FEM Element is a commercial
finite element method
The finite element method (FEM) is a popular method for numerically solving differential equations arising in engineering and mathematical modeling. Typical problem areas of interest include the traditional fields of structural analysis, heat ...
solver for electromagnetic structures from
EEsof
PathWave Design is a division of Keysight Technologies that was formerly called EEsof ( ; electronic engineering software). It is a provider of electronic design automation (EDA) software that helps engineers design products such as cellular phon ...
. FEM Element can perform electromagnetic simulation of arbitrarily-shaped, passive three-dimensional structures.
It is aimed at providing 3D EM simulation to designers working on RF circuits, MMICs, PC boards, modules, and
signal integrity
Signal integrity or SI is a set of measures of the quality of an electrical signal. In digital electronics, a stream of binary values is represented by a voltage (or current) waveform. However, digital signals are fundamentally analog in nature, ...
applications. It provides a full 3D electromagnetic field solver, a solid modeling
GUI, and fully automated meshing and convergence capabilities for modeling arbitrary 3D shapes such as connectors, machined parts, components, bond wires, antennas, and packages.
FEM Element is available with integration into Keysight EEsof's
Advanced Design System
Advanced Design System (ADS) is an electronic design automation software system produced by PathWave Design, a division of Keysight Technologies. It provides an integrated design environment to designers of RF electronic products such as mob ...
(ADS) and EMPro platforms.
It was originally called Electromagnetic Design System (EMDS).
See also
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Computational electromagnetics
Computational electromagnetics (CEM), computational electrodynamics or electromagnetic modeling is the process of modeling the interaction of electromagnetic fields with physical objects and the environment.
It typically involves using computer ...
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Finite element software
Electronic design automation software