Mentor enhances its FloTHERM with more features

Mentor Graphics announced the newest version of the FloTHERM XT software that supports transient analysis, Joule heating, parametric studies, extended EDA integration, and new modeling options where it can represent copper in detail for complex PCBs. Applications covered include automotive, transportation, consumer electronics, industrial automation as well as aerospace and defense. “FloTHERM XT extended modeling, EDA interfacing capabilities and UI improvements have been well received by our customers as well as our consulting team,” said William Maltz, president and founder, Electronic Cooling Solutions Inc. “We can now take raw mechanical and electrical design data for an electronics system through to a viable thermal model appropriate for advanced parametric analysis. The improvements offered by FloTHERM XT enable us to work more efficiently and to build and run models with a significant reduction of engineering time and effort.” Further explanation of features explained by Mentor Graphics: Transient Analysis: time-varying analyses across all industrial applications is enabled with the FloTHERM XT state-of-the-art solver and intuitive user interface (UI). Component and Board Manipulation: time is saved by importing any board and component layout and easily modifying data for position, size, orientation, shape and modeling level prior to transfer to the FloTHERM ...