Drop, Shock, and Vibration Compliance Simulation Integrated into Electronic Engineering Workflow Keysight Technologies has launched 'Keysight Multiphysics', a design verification solution that enables detection and correction of electronic product design defects arising from interactions between multiple physical elements such as electrical, thermal, and mechanical factors at the stage prior to prototype manufacturing.

 

As the integration density of electronic products increases, electrical, thermal, mechanical, and optical elements are being compressed within a single design structure, and the company explained that cases where physical effects in one domain cause unintended consequences in another domain are increasing.

The company noted that such problems are often discovered only after actual product manufacturing, resulting in increased design change costs and schedule delays.

 

 

Keysight Multiphysics directly integrates physics simulation into the electronic engineering workflow, enabling analysis work that previously took weeks of orders to be completed within hours, the company stated.

 

■ Built-in Support for MIL-STD, IEC, and JEDEC Standards

 

Key features include △reduced prototype iteration through simulation-based design △defect root cause analysis and redesign cost reduction through drop, shock, and vibration simulation △dedicated database including the latest electronic materials △guided workflow interface provision △built-in support for drop, shock, and vibration-related standards such as US Military Standard (MIL-STD), International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), and JEDEC (Solid State Technology Association).

 

Neil Fase, Senior Vice President of Keysight's Design Engineering Software Division, stated, "The conventional approach of addressing electrical, thermal, and mechanical impact factors as separate problems cannot keep pace with the speed of technological advancement," and added, "Keysight Multiphysics was developed through the process of solving problems that Keysight engineers experienced firsthand, and it provides a digital thread that can block defects more quickly and predictably."