Re: Any field solvers that can import PCB design data?

Joel Kolstad wrote:

Does anyone know of a (preferably) standalone 2.5D (or 3D) field solver
that can read in a Gerber data file, be provided with stack-up data
(dielectric constants, loss tangents, etc.), and then let you willy-nilly
define ports to
look at S parameters (or similar)? The primary idea is to obtain
isolation data between one trace and another when your board size is
prescribed (i.e., you can't just move all the signals an inch apart like
the manufacturer demo PCBs do!).

Ie3D (see http://www.zeland.com/) can import GDSII data. They call it
"AGIF" (Automatic Geometry to IE3D Flow). You once put the stackup data in
a so-called template file, and then you can import layouts, add the ports
with few clicks and simulate.


Georg
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