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DE Editors · January 1, 2018 · An accelerated processing unit (APU) combines a central processing unit (CPU) and a graphics processing unit (GPU) on the same die. This improves data transfer rates and reduces power consumption.
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DE Editors · January 1, 2018 · The Advanced Product Development Resource Center (APDRC) is a repository of information to help design engineering teams capitalize on digital disruption through the use of advanced computing, design, simulation and visualization technologies.
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DE Editors · January 1, 2018 · Acoustics is the branch of physics concerned with the properties of sound. Acoustics can be measured by NVH, an industry term that stands for noise, vibration, and harshness.
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DE Editors · January 1, 2018 · Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, is a process to create, layer by layer, a physical object as a three-dimensional part using a variety of materials that include plastics, metals, ceramics and more. It is widely used in medical, aerospace and for prototyping applications, and continues to expand into…
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DE Editors · January 1, 2018 · In design engineering, parametric modeling refers to the use of feature-based, solid and surface modeling software tools to affect a design using real-world attributes. Changes to a model’s attributes are interlinked via a history tree to maintain a relationship among them, which allows one attribute change to affect…
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DE Editors · January 1, 2018 · Multiphysics simulations use computers and software to couple multiple physical phenomena in order to predict or validate the real-world outcome. For example, the heat produced by a computer processor coupled with the airflow inside the computer case and the acoustics of the fans.
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DE Editors · January 1, 2018 · Various additive manufacturing/3D printing processes use metal to create objects layer by layer. These include direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) and select laser melting (SLM) that use lasers to sinter or melt metal powders, methods that shoot metal particles at high speeds to build up surfaces, as well…
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DE Editors · January 1, 2018 · In engineering, meshing refers to using computer software to generate polygons or polyhedrals that connect in a series of lines and points to approximates a digital model’s geometry. Meshing is often performed in order to divide the model into cells in order to conduct a simulation analysis or…
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DE Editors · January 1, 2018 · In design engineering, lightweighting refers to removing mass or weight from a physical product in the design stage, often via topology optimization that removes unneeded mass in structural elements or by using internal lattice structures to replace solids.
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DE Editors · January 1, 2018 · The graphics processing unit (GPU) is a supplemental processor, also known as a graphics accelerator, that is dedicated to speeding up video and graphics intensive processes.
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DE Editors · January 1, 2018 · Graphene is a one atom thick honeycombed layer of carbon atoms that has been called the lightest and strongest known material as well as the best conductor of electricity. As such, its potential applications are many, but production processes need to advance for them to be realized.
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Digital Engineering June 2026
In the latest issue of Digital Engineering, we focus on automotive design innovations, including light and sound simulation, additive manufacturing applications. Our editors head to NVIDIA GTC and RAPID+TCT, and we investigate whether you can…
May 2026 Special Focus: Artificial Intelligence in Design and Simulation
In this Special Focus Issue, learn about the latest developments in the integration of artificial intelligence into engineering workflows.
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