Remcom Announces Electromagnetic Simulation Speed Increase

By DE Editors

Remcom’s XStream GPU acceleration now provides the capacity to solve electromagnetic simulation problems up to 300 times faster than a modern 64-bit CPU, according to the company. In addition, the updated version of XStream will be bundled at no additional cost with XFdtd Release 7.0 (XF7), the latest release of Remcom’s 3D electromagnetic simulation tool.
 
XStream improves EM simulation performance by leveraging the NVIDIA graphics processing units (GPUs) to make FDTD numerical computations. Remcom’s new generation of XStream enables XF7 calculations to finish in minutes as compared to hours using a CPU only.

A license to employ a single GPU for EM computation will now be an included feature in both XF7 Pro and XF7 Bio-Pro. Remcom’s inclusion of the technology at no cost enables all customers to take advantage of its benefits and provides additional value to the XFdtd family. Customers will have the option to purchase additional capability for multiple GPUs.
 
“Existing XStream customers will experience speeds up to twice as fast as the previous release without the need to upgrade their existing hardware,” said Jim Stack, manager of Remcom’s training, applications and consulting team. “By employing the power and flexibility of NVIDIA's CUDA architecture, all customers will enjoy the freedom to choose from a broader range of GPUs to fit their particular budget and simulation speed needs.”
 
XF7 is the latest version of Remcom’s 3D EM simulation tool for antenna design and analysis, biological EM analysis, microwave circuit design, and other EM simulation applications. New customers will receive the XStream capability automatically with a new purchase of XF7 Pro or XF7 Bio-Pro. Customers who are already using XStream are entitled to another license for an additional GPU. All current XFdtd customers with an active Remcom Professional Support contract can enable the new functionality immediately by downloading a free upgrade.
 
Also, Remcom is offering an introductory special to new customers: for new purchases through the end of 2009, Remcom will provide a voucher for a free CUDA-enabled NVIDIA GPU (value up to $1,300).

For more information, visit Remcom.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.