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A Comparative Analysis of Computer-Aided Design Tools for Complex Power Electronics Systems

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  • Maide Bucolo

    (Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica Elettronica e Informatica, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
    IASI, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), 00185 Roma, Italy)

  • Arturo Buscarino

    (Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica Elettronica e Informatica, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
    IASI, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), 00185 Roma, Italy)

  • Luigi Fortuna

    (Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica Elettronica e Informatica, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
    IASI, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), 00185 Roma, Italy)

  • Carlo Famoso

    (Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica Elettronica e Informatica, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy)

  • Mattia Frasca

    (Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica Elettronica e Informatica, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
    IASI, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), 00185 Roma, Italy)

  • Antonino Cucuccio

    (STMicroelectronics, 95100 Catania, Italy)

  • Gaetano Rasconà

    (STMicroelectronics, 95100 Catania, Italy)

  • Giovanni Vinci

    (STMicroelectronics, 95100 Catania, Italy)

Abstract

Companies working on semiconductors must currently assure the customers of not only the performance of the semiconductor device per se, but also its performance when it is implemented in a real board, therefore including the role of parasitic effects. It is therefore very important to evaluate, especially during the design phase, not only the single device, but the complete board and their mutual interactions. This consideration opens a new area of investigation in the field of electronic systems engineering. In the current literature, the problem of a software evaluation of parasitic dynamics and electromagnetic effects on printed boards is addressed from the point of view of researchers. Moreover, it is fundamental to have a complete view of the various tools that could be usefully adopted from the perspective of manufacturers. This is the main motivation of this technical note, which performs a comparative analysis of the most prominent software tools for printed circuit boards’ (PCBs) simulation. The main features, the key aspects, and the limitations of the software packages are analyzed in terms of the industrial design of power electronics devices, in order to ensure efficiency and fastness in the semiconductor market.

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  • Maide Bucolo & Arturo Buscarino & Luigi Fortuna & Carlo Famoso & Mattia Frasca & Antonino Cucuccio & Gaetano Rasconà & Giovanni Vinci, 2021. "A Comparative Analysis of Computer-Aided Design Tools for Complex Power Electronics Systems," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(22), pages 1-17, November.
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    1. Loris Pace & Nadir Idir & Thierry Duquesne & Jean-Claude De Jaeger, 2021. "Parasitic Loop Inductances Reduction in the PCB Layout in GaN-Based Power Converters Using S-Parameters and EM Simulations," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(5), pages 1-17, March.
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