SONNET(r) V12 Races Into Multi-Threading Technology; New Software Release Increases Analysis Speed by Up to 30 Times

SYRACUSE, N.Y., April 24, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 

Leading High Frequency Electromagnetic (EM) Software provider Sonnet Software,
Inc. introduces multi-threaded computing technology in its latest software
release 12 (V12), made public in early April, which provides designers with the
ability to analyze circuits as much as 30 times faster than in the previous
release. 

In V12, Sonnet launches two new versions of Sonnet's Electromagnetic analysis
engine, em(r): Sonnet Desktop Solver, which is aimed at typical engineering
desktop PCs, utilizes 2 cores in parallel for analysis time reduction, and
Sonnet High Performance Solver engine, which targets high-end dual quad-core
workstations, and uses up to 8 cores for 8-way parallel processing for each
frequency. 

"Primarily, this release is about speed, without compromising accuracy," Shawn
Carpenter, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, said. "With Sonnet's Release
12, we successfully reduced the EM analysis and model extraction times, in many
cases by a factor of 30 or more, and are making it possible to use EM analysis
in more of the core design cycle." 

Geometry and circuit structure variables are enhanced in Release 12. Sonnet now
permits nearly all geometrical and material properties to be expressed as
equations, including frequency variation and dependence on other variables. For
example, circuit and substrate dimensions and characteristics (like dielectric
constant, thickness and loss) can all be user specified functions of
temperature and frequency. A designer may then conduct a variable sweep over
the operating temperature range in a single analysis run and display a family
of response curves. 

Additional features incorporated in V12 include a new CAD model file translator
for Gerber import and export, and user defined hot keys for model editing and
post-processing. All new technologies are easily accessed from the major open
microwave frameworks: Agilent ADS, Agilent Genesys, AWR(r) Microwave Office(r),
and Cadence(r) Virtuoso(r). 

Sonnet is a worldwide leader in developing accurate High Frequency EM
Simulation Software for microwave and millimeter-wave design engineers and
provides the industry standard for 3D planar electromagnetic software. 

For more information on SONNET(r) Release 12, or to receive a free evaluation
package, visit www.sonnetsoftware.com or call Sonnet Software at 315-453-3096. 

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