Linking Saber and CST Studio Suite for an
Integrated Simulation Approach
Thorsten Gerke, MBA & Dipl.-Ing.
Andreas Barchanski, Dr. rer. nat.
Sr. Manager Business Development Europe
Sr. Applications Engineer
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Agenda
• Synopsys – Corporate Landscape
• Saber Technology Overview
• Demand for a Tool Integration
• Online Demonstration
• Q&A
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Synopsys Inc.
The Leader in EDA Software Tools
Mobile
Cloud Infrastructure
Computing & Peripherals
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Medical
Smart Everything
Automotive
Digital Home
Industrial
Data Center & Networking
Military / Aerospace
Other
Synopsys Inc.
Corporate Key Figures
Synopsys Profile
Annual Revenue
$1.54B FY11 Revenue
~3,350 Product Dev Staff*
$2.50B FY11 Backlog
>1,050 Application
Consultants*
$1,800
$1.54B
$1,600
$1.38B
$1.34B$1.36B
$1,400
$1.21B
$1,200
$1,000
~6,850 Employees*
~70 Offices Worldwide
~2,607 Masters / PhD
Degrees*
~30% R&D / Revenue
~1,400 Issued Patents*
$1.1B
$.99B
$800
2011 Revenue by Region
$600
$400
20%
$200
$2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Synopsys’ Fiscal Year Ends October 31
* These numbers are pre-Magma acquisition.
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13%
18%
49%
North America
Japan
Europe
Asia Pacific
Saber Product
System Level Simulation Solution for Power Electronics
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Saber Technology Overview
Integrated Development Environment
Quick Deployment
• Project oriented work flow
• Serving novices & experts
Easy Enterprise Roll-Out
• Built on CAE standards
• 3rd party interfaces
Supply Chain Integration
• Integrated in several verticals
• Fluent model exchange
Education & Support
• Global technical support staff
• Saber student edition
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Saber Strengths - Modeling
Extensive Libraries for Physical Modeling
Modeling &
Characterization
• Saber features the largest
collection of behavioral models
and building blocks for power
electronics systems including
over 40.000 models
• Spans complete electric system
design: from passives and
discretes to complex ICs, electric
machines and control
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Bridges &
Drives
Power
Devices
Electromagnetics
Machines &
Generators
Transmission
LInes
Batteries &
Storages
Transformers
Signal Flow
Control Blocks
Power
Converters
Mechanical
Elements
Comparator &
Op-Amps
Thermal
Models
Saber Strengths - Modeling
Speaking Diverse Languages
Modeling &
Characterization
• Native support for physical
modeling standards,
OpenMAST and VHDLAMS, enabling model
portability
• Reuse existing models from
diverse input formats
• Protect model IP with
powerful encryption (e.g.
IEEE VHDL encryption)
• Intuitive model integration
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Physical Modeling
Control Systems
& Software
OpenMAST
Simulink
VHDL-AMS
C/C++
Saber
Spice
Components
Signal Integrity &
EMC
PSpice
IBIS
HSPICE
S-Parameters
Saber Strengths - Simulation
Strong Analysis & Convergence Capability
Time-Domain
Performance
Simulation & Test
Frequency-Domain
Performance
• High performance, robust
and accurate engine
handles complex power
electronics systems
• Broad range of analyses
enable virtual prototypes in
place of physical prototypes
• Multiprocessor support for
Multi-run analysis to
decrease project time
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Statistical
Variation
Worst-Case
Conditions
Fault Injection
Parametric
Sweeps
Customer Driven Development
Demand for an Integrated Solution in Automotive
CST Studio Suite
Saber – ECU System Model
3D
Geometries
Discrete
Circuits
Consolidation of 3D Geometry, Circuit and IC Models
„In order to perform a reliable prediction of EM
emissions for automotive networks we require
the reuse of accurate models from CST Studio
Suite in Saber in the context of ECU system
simulation.“
Stefan Heimburger,
R&D Engineer Robert Bosch
Measured
Data
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The Tool Linkage Today
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Structural
Component Model
S-Parameter
Computation
Touchstone
Exchange Format
Saber
• Model exchange thru S-parameter
and touchstone standard
• Fully automated Saber model
export approach in CST Studio
Suite
• Easy external model integration in
Saber thru drag & drop
• Full support for transient &
frequency analysis in Saber
CST Studio Suite
Model Export/Import using S-Parameters
S-Parameter Model
Block
TR or AC Analysis
Tool demo...
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Thank you for your Attention!
Questions?
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