Going public has proven to be a good choice for Arm so far. As reported by Reuters, Arm’s share price increased by more than 30% on February 7 on the strong forecast the company announced on occasion of its last quarter results. Arm’s shares are now reportedly traded at twice the price of the initial public offering. Arm’s results are part of this week’s news roundup; but first, some EDA updates.
EDA updates: Cadence, Ansys, SignatureIP, Accellera
Challenging multiphysics incumbents such as Ansys, Cadence has announced its Millennium Enterprise Multiphysics Platform, what it claims is the industry’s first hardware/software accelerated digital twin solution for multiphysics system design and analysis. The first-generation Millennium M1 accelerates high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations, mostly targeting the simulation of complex mechanical systems. Available in the cloud or on premises, this solution includes GPUs from “leading providers”, and a Cadence Fidelity CFD software stack optimized for GPU acceleration and generative AI. Millennium M1 instances can be fused into a unified cluster, enabling near-linear scalability.
The latest release from Ansys, 2024 R1, includes a new user interface and a number of other improvements. As for electronics applications, Ansys claims that this release offers significant advances in simulation performance, meshing, and automated workflows. It covers various applications such as combined chip-package-PCB simulation, RF, HPC, 3D IC, and electric motors. New capabilities include ECAD-MCAD integration in Ansys Maxwell for flex and rigid PCBs, adaptive templates in Ansys Motor-CAD, and multi-solver interoperability for multiphysics and multiscale solutions.
