What is new in HyperLynx® VX.2.4

The HyperLynx® VX.2.4 release now includes three previously separate HyperLynx installs: HyperLynx SI/PI /Thermal, HyperLynx Advanced Solvers and HyperLynx DRC.

 

New Features

HyperLynx SI/PI/Thermal VX.2.4 - Overview

HyperLynx SI/PI/Thermal VX.2.4 release contains a number of new features, as well as incremental improvements which are extremely helpful for both SI and PI analysis

• Power-Aware SI Analysis
• DC Drop
• DDRx
• SERDES
• General Signal Integrity
• Scripting

 

HyperLynx Advanced Solvers VX.2.4 - Overview

Some major new capabilities in the HyperLynx Advanced Solvers VX.2.4 are:

• User Interface Improvements:
  • Analysis theme for HyperLynx Advanced Solvers GUI
  • S-parameter Splitter
  • Bond Wire Bulk Editing
  • Holes around Bondwires in external reference
  • Circuit Netlist Dialog improvements
  • Project based on single simulation
  • Direct Results Opening / Drag & Drop
  • Layout Arc Improvements
  • Support circuit port with external reference
• Import & Export Improvements
  • Layout Export from HLAS
  • Eport flat Netlist from F3D that can be imported into FWS or Hybrid Solver
  • Export tool / pin group agnostic Wrapper Netlist when exporting Spice Netlist or S-parameter Model
  • Report into multiple HTML
• HyperLynx SI/PI Integration Improvements
  • Improved S-parameter Headers
  • Trace Etching Parameter
  • Via Back-Drilling
  • New Dielectric Material Model
  • Package modeling in Hybrid Solver - Bondwires
  • Unified Trace Modeling
• HyperLynx 3D Explorer Improvements
  • Create pre-layout templates based on post layout designs in 3D Explorer
  • Post-Process Solve Project
• Scripting and Automation
  • Unified Scripting Environment
  • Universal extration script using HLAS
• Distributed Execution Improvements
  • Distributed LIcense Feature
  • LSF Cluster Integration
• Accuracy and Solver Improvements
  • Improve trace over through hole modeling
  • Bridge delta gap for non-coplanar ports
  • Solver Compression accuracy
  • De-embedding in HL-FWS flow
  • Adaptive frequency sweep for long channels

 

HyperLynx DRC VX.2.4 - Overview

HyperLynx DRC VX.2.4 adds some important new functionality and fixes defects.

• Layout database
• Productivity
• Engine
• New Rules
  • Safety
  • Signal Integrity (SI)
  • Power Integrity (PI)
  • EMI/EMC
  • Analog
  • Utilities

 

HyperLynx VX.2.4 Compatible PCB Flows

All HyperLynx VX.2.4 products are fully compatilbe with the following PCB flows:

• Xpedition Enterprise X-ENTP VX.2.4
• Xpedition Package Integrator X-ICP VX.2.4
• PADS Professional VX.2.4
• PADS VX.2.4

 

HyperLynx VX.2.4 Platform Support Changes

HyperLynx product are no longer supported on Windows Server 2008 R2 and Red Hat Linux 6 Update 6 platforms.

 

The HyperLynx VX.2.4 Release Highlights can be found here.