HyperLynx Quasi-Static Solver

Because quasi-static methods solve the network at a single frequency point, they run faster and can handle larger structures than their full-wave counterparts. They are typically used to create package models for small components that include parasitic values for all device pins, including pin-pin coupling for all pins.

They are also used for analog applications < 1GHz, where the PCB structures can be considered as lumped elements. Quasi-static methods are ideal for analog applications where the PCB parasitics affect circuit operation despite the structure's small physical size.

Signal and Power Integrity Analysis are complex, multi-step processes, where changing a single option can significantly affect the end result. Because these simulations are often lengthy, compute and memory-intensive, ensuring that simulations are set up properly and performed consistently is critical. Without the ability to ensure that simulations are performed consistently and accurately, much time is lost adjusting and resimulating.

HyperLynx Advanced Solvers can be run both interactively and through Python-based automation. This allows designs to be initially set up, analyzed and debugged using interactive analysis to determine optimal simulation settings. Then, as the design is iterated, those settings can be reused through automation to ensure analysis is always run the same way, reports on the same metrics and produces the same output models. An interactive, command-line scripting environment is available directly with the solvers so that users can develop and test their automation scripts.

HyperLynx Advanced Solver automation is part of a broader scripting framework for the full HyperLynx family, that allows automated multi-tool analysis flows to be created. This object-oriented scripting framework includes pre-defined flows for power integrity, signal integrity and serial link compliance analysis that allow users to run complex analyses with just a few lines of custom code.