IMPLEMENTATION AND APPLICATION OF A FD-TD SIMULATION TOOL FOR THE ANALYSIS OF COMPLEX 3D STRUCTURES

摘要

This paper presents information about the develop-ment of an electromagnetic analysis tool “LC” which integrates the Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FD-TD) method with an interactive Graphical User In-terface (GUI). The paper will discuss the program implementation and design; many issues in the implementation have surfaced, concerning the problem of producing a graphical model editor/simulator that runs efficiently on various hardware systems. The paper will also explore how the solver’s capabilities aid design engineers when investigating and solving packaging and interconnect design issues as well as the program’s application to engineering problems