Electronics Workbench Announces Multisim 9 for Circuit Design and Simulation
Series 9 DesignSuite Integrates with NI LabVIEW, SignalExpress to
Enhance Simulation, Testing
TORONTO—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Nov. 1, 2005—
Electronics Workbench Corporation, a National Instruments company,
today announced Multisim 9, Ultiboard 9 and Ultiroute 9. Together
these products form the Electronics Workbench Series 9 DesignSuite, a
tightly integrated, end-to-end solution that engineers can use to
efficiently take electronics projects from initial concept through
capture and simulation to final layout and production.
Multisim seamlessly integrates with the recently released NI
LabVIEW 8 graphical development environment as well as NI
SignalExpress interactive measurement software to help design
engineers increase productivity and reduce time to market by bridging
the disconnect between popular design and test tools. Using Multisim
9, engineers can access enhanced simulation capabilities by using
real-world data acquired by LabVIEW as the source that drives virtual
circuits during testing. By integrating their simulation data and
real-world measurements, engineers can reduce errors, shorten design
time and create more robust designs. Engineers also now can use
LabVIEW to graphically create fully customized virtual instruments to
use in the Multisim environment in addition to the software's 20
supplied instruments.
Engineers now can quickly import their Multisim 9 simulation
results into LabVIEW or SignalExpress in their native file formats.
With this capability, they can more efficiently share and compare
real-world and simulated data. They can use these results as
benchmarks during project testing and debug phases, improving
efficiency and interdepartmental communications by easily comparing
measured data with expected or desired results. With native file
formats, engineers can eliminate the need to convert files and can
significantly reduce errors and inefficiencies associated with data
sharing.
"Multisim 9, the first Electronics Workbench release under
National Instruments, marks a fundamental change in design technology.
Engineers now have a tightly integrated, end-to-end solution for
electronics design, from capture to simulation to test and
implementation," said Ray Almgren, NI vice president of product
marketing and academic relations. "By combining world-class simulation
with real-world measurements early in the design process, design
engineers now can make better decisions earlier, resulting in high
quality products and a faster time to market."
The Series 9 DesignSuite delivers other enhancements as well,
including:
-- New features that enable engineers to use mathematical
expressions within analyses while simulating
-- New circuit wizards that automatically generate circuitry to
match user-defined parameters for Op Amps and MOSFET
Amplifiers
-- New functionality in Ultiroute 9 autorouter for prioritizing
routing order by net (or routing a single net)
Engineers can access a freeware edition of the complete Series 9
DesignSuite or request a CD by registering online at
www.electronicsworkbench.com. Please contact Electronics Workbench for
pricing or additional information at 800-263-5552.
About Electronics Workbench
Electronics Workbench develops and markets desktop electronic
design automation (EDA) software used by design engineers and
educators around the world. The company's circuit board design system
incorporates schematic capture; patented co-simulation of analog and
digital circuits using SPICE and VHDL; RF design tools;
constraint-driven PCB layout and autorouting; and CAM verification
tools. Since 1984, the company has also produced highly effective
educational software that greatly enhances any electronics curriculum.
Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Electronics Workbench also operates
sales and support offices in Europe and South America and has
distribution partners in an additional 32 countries around the world.
Readers can reach the company at 416-977-5550, or at
www.electronicsworkbench.com.
About National Instruments
National Instruments (www.ni.com) is a technology pioneer and
leader in virtual instrumentation -- a revolutionary concept that has
changed the way engineers and scientists in industry, government and
academia approach measurement and automation. Leveraging PCs and
commercial technologies, virtual instrumentation increases
productivity and lowers costs for test, control and design
applications through easy-to-integrate software, such as NI LabVIEW,
and modular measurement and control hardware for PXI, PCI, USB and
Ethernet. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has more than 3,600
employees and direct operations in nearly 40 countries. In 2004, the
company sold products to more than 25,000 companies in 90 countries.
For the past six years, FORTUNE magazine has named NI one of the 100
best companies to work for in America. Readers can obtain investment
information from the company's investor relations department by
calling 512-683-5090, by sending an e-mail to nati@ni.com or by
visiting www.ni.com/nati.
Contact:
Electronics Workbench
Ian Suttie, 416-977-5550
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