Panasonic USA Inc. (Secaucus, NJ), the North American subsidiary of Panasonic Co. Ltd. (Japan), and Ansoft Corp. (Pittsburgh, PA) released a new device library for Nexxim™ and Ansoft Designer® based on Panasonic's high-density, miniaturized, surface-mount (SMT) technology components. Engineers designing electronic equipment, such as cellular handsets, car navigation systems and wireless local area networks, can now design large-scale PCBs with accurate electrical models for the parts.
The library currently consists of three principal passive SMT components: 159 multi-layer ceramic chip capacitors; 186 chip resistors; and 45 chip inductors. Panasonic SMT components are offered in both equivalent circuit and S-parameter form, and can be used in Nexxim and Ansoft Designer.
The library is available from Panasonic at http://industrial.panasonic.com/i/library.html and is easy to download and configure for use within Nexxim and Ansoft Designer. The site provides Ansoft customers with the ability to search for components by name, performance data or other specification. Panasonic will maintain model support and upgrades, while Ansoft will address all customer support for Nexxim and Ansoft Designer.
