ALGOR Announces FEA-Based Simulation Solution for MEMS Applications
PITTSBURGH--June 4, 2001--ALGOR, Inc., a leading maker of software for mechanical engineers, announced that its FEA-based simulation software includes many tools for simulating Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS).ALGOR's MEMS solution links electrostatic analysis to structural analysis with a graphical user interface that works within many CAD systems and includes a precision FEA model building tool.
"ALGOR software meets the demands of MEMS design with Mechanical Event Simulation capabilities that include consideration of motion and electrostatic effects," said Michael Bussler, president and CEO of ALGOR, Inc. "ALGOR's MEMS solution will enable engineers to design the devices that promise to make the next generation of electronic products smarter and cheaper."
MEMS are micromachines about the size of a grain of salt that integrate mechanical elements, sensors, actuators and electronics on a common silicon substrate. MEMS applications include optical switches within telecommunication and networking systems, accelerometers in automotive airbags, inkjets in desktop printers and sensors in medical testing equipment.
ALGOR's MEMS solution includes:
| -- | Multiphysics analysis to simulate the real-world mechanical behavior for several physical factors acting simultaneously, such as: |
| -- | Electrostatic and electric field analysis that calculates forces due to surface charges |
| -- | Mechanical Event Simulation that predicts motion and electromechanical effects driven by electrostatic forces |
| -- | Structural analysis that predicts electromechanical effects driven by electrostatic forces |
| -- | Thermal analysis |
| -- | Fluid flow analysis |
| -- | Piezoelectric and composite material models |
| -- | A graphical user interface that provides right-click functionality for applying, modifying and removing loads, constraints and finite element properties |
| -- | Built-in precision FEA model building capabilities with geometric scaling and structured meshing |
| -- | InCAD technology for CAD/CAE integration |
| -- | High-quality, unstructured brick and tetrahedral meshing |
| -- | A midplane mesh engine that automatically converts thin solid parts into plate/shell elements |
| -- | A Material Library Manager that controls material property data for all analysis types |
ALGOR has been a leader in mechanical simulation software since introducing FEA for PCs in 1984 and interfacing with CAD systems in 1985. The company's software products have enabled over 20,000 engineers in over 60 countries to create safe, efficient, cost-effective designs. ALGOR also offers educational support and customer service that includes the use of Internet audio/video technology for distance learning Web Courses, which provide step-by-step software instruction, and free Webcasts for live software demonstrations.
ALGOR's family of products features Mechanical Event Simulation software for FEA-based motion and stress analysis, InCAD technology for seamless CAD/CAE integration with virtually all popular CAD systems and full multiphysics capabilities. The company also offers structural, linear dynamic, thermal, fluid flow, electrostatic and piping analysis tools. ALGOR's software interchanges data with products from ANSYS, Inc. , Autodesk, Inc. , CADKEY Corporation, MSC.Software Corporation , Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC), Structural Dynamics Research Corporation, UGS , SolidWorks Corporation, a Dassault Systemes S.A. company, and others.
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