TDK Teams with Ansoft to Deliver New Component Library for Ansoft Designer

PITTSBURGH--Nov. 4, 2004--

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TDK Ltd. and Ansoft Corporation today announced the release of a new library for TDK's capacitor, inductor, common mode filter, and ferrite bead components for use in Ansoft Designer(TM). The component library, free to Ansoft Designer customers, helps engineers to design electronic equipment, such as Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs), car navigation systems, base stations and cellular handsets. Ansoft Designer combines high-frequency circuit, system and 3D planar electromagnetic simulation to take full advantage of the accuracy offered by the TDK library.

TDK teamed with Ansoft to deliver the new device library containing S-parameters with proprietary equivalent simulation models of TDK's discrete capacitor/inductor/ferrite bead/common mode filter products for use in general-purpose high-frequency designs. These devices are key building blocks in the development of radio frequency (RF) circuits and sub-systems found in many of today's commercial and military applications. This library improves design accuracy by supplying vendor-authorized device models directly as ready-to-use components.

"Our products play a key role in high-performance electronic products and systems," said Mr. Fukunaga, Simulation Special Engineer at TDK. "We recognize that Ansoft is the emerging leader in high-frequency circuit simulation and know that providing a design kit for Ansoft Designer ensures our current and future customers will have the necessary elements to develop their communication application products using TDK's component library."

The TDK library is available free from TDK's Web site (www.tdk.co.jp/etst) and is easy to download and configure for use with Ansoft Designer. This site also provides Ansoft Designer users with the ability to search TDK components by size, name, performance data or other specification. As part of this library effort, TDK will provide and maintain model support and upgrades, while Ansoft will address all customer support for Ansoft Designer.

About TDK

TDK Corporation is a global manufacturer of magnetic recording media, ferrite products, recording device products, and electronic components including inductors and ceramic capacitors. The Company's electronic components are used in a variety of high-frequency and wireless products, including cellular telephones, wireless LAN modems, cordless phones and military microwave systems.

About Ansoft

Ansoft is a leading developer of high-performance electronic design automation (EDA) software. Engineers use Ansoft software to design state-of-the-art electronic products, such as cellular phones, Internet-access devices, broadband networking components and systems, integrated circuits (ICs), printed circuit boards (PCBs), automotive electronic systems and power electronics. Ansoft markets its products worldwide through its own direct sales force and has comprehensive customer-support and training offices throughout North America, Asia and Europe. To learn more, please visit www.ansoft.com.