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Advance Notice: Next Generation of Probe Systems – TDS

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Advance Notice: Next Generation of Probe Systems – TDS

Our high-performance TDS probes are designed for measurements in the time and frequency domains covering a bandwidth from 10MHz to 6GHz. First single axis free-space E- and H-field probe systems will be released in the next quarter.

The novel active-optical probe technology employed in SPEAG TDS probes presents several unprecedented performance features. SPEAG TDS probes allow measurements in the time domain with a minimal sensitivity dispersion over a large bandwidth. The miniature, optically isolated sensor makes TDS probes ideal for near-field measurement applications. The fast optical probe technology allows the assessment of the full RF signal information, including amplitude, phase and modulation characteristics. Compared to passive optical probes, the active sensor head offers an unparalleled sensitivity increase of more than 60dB.

TDS probes are ideal for near- and far-field measurement applications where the exact determination of complex vectorial field distribution is necessary, for applications in EM-hostile environments, and for applications where a reliable characterization of the time-domain signal over a large bandwidth is required. Examples of such applications include: EMC/EMI sniffing and scanning, MRI B1 characterization, and EMP, near-field antenna, and MIMO measurements.

Detailed information on TDS probes can be found on our product webpage.

To obtain an offer, or for further information, please contact us at info@speag.com.

DAK Release

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Release: DAK (Dielectric Assessment Kit)

We have successfully launched our new product line, DAK. The first deliveries to customers began in December. Customer interest has been very strong. In the coming months, we will be expanding the DAK product line to cover new frequency ranges and applications. Please watch our website for more exciting developments.

This precision dielectric measurement system is designed for applications in the 10 MHz to 50 GHz frequency range. The first probes are based on the open-ended coaxial probe technique and use advanced algorithms and novel hardware to measure liquids, solids and semi-solids over a broad range of dielectric parameters. The measurement method is fast and non-destructive to the material under test.

Our coaxial probes are optimized for use over a broad range of frequencies and dielectric parameters.

DAK is ideal for many applications where high-precision dielectric measurements are required, including applications in the electronic, chemical, food and medical industries (e.g., human tissues).

Our hardware components are designed for robust operation in different environments. DAK probe designs enable good contact with solids, liquids and gels. The shorting block has excellent repeatability for high quality calibration. DAK interfaces with the most popular vector network analyzers on the market.

View several measurements in several formats: Smith chart, linear charts, Cole-Cole display and tabular.

The software uses advanced algorithms for fast, high-precision measurements. It allows you to view your choice of dielectric parameters (ε', ε", σ, tanδ) in a variety of data formats (linear and logarithmic charts, Smith chart, Cole-Cole plot and tabular). Our robust data analysis suite enables you to fit data to analytical curves, compare data with target parameters, and view tolerance and uncertainty ranges. Control of equipment and data analysis can be powerfully extended with our built-in Python interface. Data can also be imported from several formats and exported for use with DASY52 and SEMCAD X.

Calibration is performed according to SPEAG's high-quality standards. Dielectric probe calibration is included within the scope of our ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation and warranties measurements with small and known tolerances.

More information about DAK: http://www.speag.com/products/dak/dak-systems/

News about SPEAG products: http://www.speag.com/news-events/news/all/

To receive an offer, or for further information please contact us at info@speag.com.

iSAR Calibration Lab in Korea

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100

New iSAR Calibration Lab in Korea

SPEAG and Dymstec have successfully incorporated the SPEAG Calibration Laboratory Korea, Inc., a company jointly owned by the two partners. Located near Seoul, Korea, the new laboratory is now fully operational and completed its first iSAR calibrations this month.

SPEAG engineers from Zurich worked together with Dymstec engineers to successfully install the calibration equipment and provide operator training between 30 November and 9 December. Five employees are now fully authorized to perform iSAR calibration in Korea. SPEAG Calibration Laboratory Korea calibrates iSARs using the same high-quality equipment and procedures as the SPEAG calibration laboratory in Zurich. ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation of the laboratory is in process and expected to be completed in the first half of 2012.

The operation of SPEAG Calibration Laboratory Korea, Inc. ensures improved iSAR calibration service for many Asian customers. It thereby extends Dymstec's commitment to excellent customer service. Calibration service for key customers has already been scheduled.

For more information, please contact:

SPEAG Calibration Laboratory Korea, Inc.
Room#1308, Kranz Techno Building
5442-1 Sang-dae-won-dong
Joong-won-gu
Seong-nam-city
Kyunggi-do, Korea 462-729
E-Mail: system@dymstec.com
Phone: +82 31-777-8450

MUSAIK v1.2 Release

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100

MUSAIK v1.2 Released

The MUSAIK and SEMCAD Team is pleased to announce the release of MUSAIK v1.2, afeature release of MUSAIK. The included features, improvements and fixes are outlined in the Release Notes.

The relevant MUSAIK installers for Windows 32 bit and 64bit platforms can be downloaded from here.

All customers with up-to-date Yearly Maintenance & Support fees are entitled to use v1.2, please contact us for the login information.

Kind regards,

SEMCAD X Team

SEMCAD X EUMW Raffle Winner

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

SEMCAD X Raffle Winner at EUMW 2011

During the SEMCAD exhibition at EUMW this year a lucky draw was held with a very nice prize sponsored by SPEAG. The prize was a NVIDIA Tesla C1060 hardware acceleration card was won by...

Frederik Vanaverbeke from IMEC in Belgium.

Best regards,

The SEMCAD Team

New Product: DAK (Dielectric Assessment Kit)

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

New Product: DAK (Dielectric Assessment Kit)

Our coaxial probes are optimized for use over a broad range of frequencies and dielectric parameters.

DAK is ideal for many applications where high-precision dielectric measurements are required, including applications in the electronic, chemical, food and medical industries (e.g., human tissues).

View several measurements in several formats: Smith chart, linear chart, log chart or ε" vs ε' display.

Test if measurements are within tolerances of reference data.

More information about DAK can be found on our website: http://www.speag.com/products/dak/dak-systems/

News about SPEAG products can be found on our website: http://www.speag.com/news-events/news/all/

To receive an offer, or for further information please contact us at info@speag.com.

SEMCAD X Promotions for EUMW 2011 Attendees

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

European Microwave Week 2011, Manchester, UK

SEMCAD X Promotions for Conference Attendees

SEMCAD X in Microwave Engineering Europe Magazine

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0200

SEMCAD X in Microwave Engineering Europe Magazine

SEMCAD X: Enhanced Simulation of Waveguide Structures

By Erdem Ofli, Pedro Crespo-Valero, Schmid & Partner Engineering AG (SPEAG), Zurich, Switzerland
Jorge A. Ruiz-Cruz, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
Carlos A. Leal-Sevillano, José R. Montejo-Garai and Jesús M. Rebollar, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

SEMCAD X is a software framework with a high-end graphical user interface for electromagnetics and thermal simulations based on FDTD techniques that exploit both software and hardware acceleration strategies.

SEMCAD X incorporates a rich design and analysis environment by seamlessly combining modeling, simulation, optimization and post processing setups. To date, the FDTD techniques implemented in SEMCAD X have been successfully applied to a wide variety of both academic and industrial electromagnetic problems in a wide range of areas including antenna design, radiating/guiding microwave devices, electromagnetic compatibility, optics and bioelectromagnetics.

Despite the versatility achieved with this pool of FDTD solvers, there is a growing demand for a platform that tackles each part of the problem with the most suitable method and processes the specific outputs into the overall result. A large number of the structures encountered in microwave applications, given its resonant nature, constitute a challenging test field for this approach.

Thus, SPEAG has developed a new state-of-the-art solver based on the Mode-Matching Technique for the simulation of passive waveguide structures. This solver has been integrated into the existing SEMCAD X framework to provide the user with a common simulation environment that will abstract the method in which the solver has been implemented.

This paper presents an overview of the enhancements achieved in the simulation of mm-wave/microwave devices through a set of benchmarks, including dual-mode filters with rectangular and elliptical cavities and components for polarization discrimination.¹ Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University of Zürich and ETH Zürich, Gloriastrasse 35, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland.

Microwave Engineering Europe September 2011, 12-15

See full text in www.microwave-eetimes.com.

SEMCAD X v14.6.2 Update Release

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0200

SEMCAD X v14.6.2 Released

The SEMCAD Team is pleased to announce the release of SEMCAD X v14.6.2, an update of SEMCAD X Aletsch v14.6. The included features, improvements and fixes are outlined in the Release Notes.

The relevant SEMCAD X installers for XP/Win7 and 64bit platforms can be downloaded from here.

All customers with up-to-date Yearly Maintenance & Support fees are entitled to use v14.6.1, please contact us for the login information.

Kind regards,

SEMCAD X Team

SEMCAD X Light v14.6.2 Release

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0200

SEMCAD X Light V14.6.2 Released

The SEMCAD Team is pleased to announce a new version of SEMCAD X Light V14.6.2

SEMCAD X Light V14.6.2 Aletsch is a limited version of SEMCAD X v14.6.2, specially tailored for educational purposes in order to facilitate the understanding of Electromagnetics for:

- Antennas
- Network & waveguide structures
- Microwave radiation & absorption
- EM compatibility & interference
- Low frequency EM problems

Some of the new features in SEMCAD X Light v14.6.2 are:

- Advanced Modeling
- New post processor averaging quantities for ICNIRP and C95 standards
- Unified Multiport simulation environment: network parameters, MIMO and antenna diversity, Multiband SAR
- Floating metals for ES and EQS low frequency solvers.
- Polyline based PEC/Metal Wire model.
- Extended Python API Browser and automatic API lookup.

SEMCAD X Light limitations - compared to the full version - are:

- Model limited to 10 solids maximum
- Grid size 1 MCells maximum
- Optimizer disabled
- SPICE circuit co-simulator disabled
- Thermal solver disabled
- Parts of the ELF solver disabled (ES and MS solvers still active)
- Acceleware GPU hardware acceleration disabled
- CAD import/export capabilities disabled
- Reduced number of Tools
- Limited Python scripting capabilities

Current users of SEMCAD X Light can now log into the SEMCAD eShop where you will be able to download the SEMCAD X Light installer including the relevant SEMCAD X Light Tutorial Projects.

If any problem should occur, please feel free to contact us: semx-light@speag.com

Once you have installed the software, we suggest that you study the User Manual and go through some of the Tutorial Projects to familiarize yourself with SEMCAD X Light and discover some of its amazing features.

You can also learn more about SEMCAD X Light and SEMCAD X (full version) at http://www.semcad.com and forum.semcad.com.

Best regards,
The SEMCAD Team

Latest News

Advance Notice: Next Generation of Probe Systems – TDS

Advance Notice: Next Generation of Probe Systems – TDS

DAK Release

Release: DAK (Dielectric Assessment Kit)

Our coaxial probes are optimized for use over a broad range of frequencies and dielectric parameters.

View several measurements in several formats: Smith chart, linear charts, Cole-Cole display and tabular.

iSAR Calibration Lab in Korea

New iSAR Calibration Lab in Korea

MUSAIK v1.2 Release

MUSAIK v1.2 Released

SEMCAD X EUMW Raffle Winner

SEMCAD X Raffle Winner at EUMW 2011

New Product: DAK (Dielectric Assessment Kit)

New Product: DAK (Dielectric Assessment Kit)

Our coaxial probes are optimized for use over a broad range of frequencies and dielectric parameters.

View several measurements in several formats: Smith chart, linear chart, log chart or ε" vs ε' display.

Test if measurements are within tolerances of reference data.

SEMCAD X Promotions for EUMW 2011 Attendees

European Microwave Week 2011, Manchester, UK

SEMCAD X Promotions for Conference Attendees

SEMCAD X in Microwave Engineering Europe Magazine

SEMCAD X in Microwave Engineering Europe Magazine

SEMCAD X: Enhanced Simulation of Waveguide Structures

By Erdem Ofli, Pedro Crespo-Valero, Schmid & Partner Engineering AG (SPEAG), Zurich, SwitzerlandJorge A. Ruiz-Cruz, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, SpainCarlos A. Leal-Sevillano, José R. Montejo-Garai and Jesús M. Rebollar, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

SEMCAD X v14.6.2 Update Release

SEMCAD X v14.6.2 Released

SEMCAD X Light v14.6.2 Release

SEMCAD X Light V14.6.2 Released