SOUTHPOINTE, PA - ANSYS and Zuken announced that it will interface Zuken's ECAD tools with the ANSYS Workbench simulation environment.

“The interface with ANSYS Workbench will enhance the MCAD import/export capabilities of Board Modeler as well as provide extensive simulation capabilities to its users." said Kazuhiro Kariya, R&D director at Zuken.

"Working with Zuken is an important step in providing our simulation capabilities to the electronics industry," said Joe Solecki, VP at ANSYS.

"The company reports that the software enables the use of 3-D models for structural and thermal analyses on PCB designs without creating prototypes, improving development speed and reducing costs.