Simulation & Design Tools

Products, Materials + Tools | Nov 21, 2013
Mentor Graphics Next-Generation FloTHERM Product Delivers Enhanced Performance and Extended Functionality
Mentor Graphics Corporation today announced its next-generation FloTHERM® product featuring a new native Windows graphical user interface (GUI) to handle pre-processing and large models with ease, targeting today’s most advanced electronic designs. The latest release continues the product line’s 25 year history of technical product innovation and was developed based on extensive user feedback. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Feb 26, 2014
Lambda Research Adds Improved Photorealistic Rendering Capability To TracePro
Lambda Research Adds Improved Photorealistic Rendering Capability To TracePro Lambda Research Corporation, the leading designer and publisher of illumination and optical design software, introduces improved photorealistic rendering with the latest release of its flagship product, TracePro®. The photorealistic rendering capability uses photon mapping to render scenes, sources, lightpipes, and instrument panels. Render high-fidelity photorealistic images showing the lit appearance of optical and illumination systems, and their affected surroundings. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Mar 21, 2014
Altium Partners with Octopart in Developer Program to Improve Features of Altium Designer
Altium Partners with Octopart in Developer Program to Improve Features of Altium Designer Altium Limited, a global leader in Smart System Design Automation, 3D PCB design (Altium Designer) and embedded software development (TASKING), announces a third party developer partnership with Octopart, a well known provider of an electronic parts search engine used by hundreds of thousands of engineers to find and compare parts across different manufacturers and distributors. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Feb 13, 2015
PI’s Flexible Power Supply Design Tool Is Now Available as a Cloud-Based App
PI’s Flexible Power Supply Design Tool Is Now Available as a Cloud-Based App Power Integrations, the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, today announced that its powerful, flexible power supply unit (PSU) design tool, PI Expert™ Suite, is now accessible as a cloud-based app. Previously, users downloaded the tool to a local PC or workstation; with the cloud-based version designers may access the design tool from any internet browser and can be sure that they are always using the most up-to-date version. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Jul 09, 2015
Updated LightTools 8.3 Speeds the Design of Luminaires with a New Advanced Design Module
Synopsys, Inc. announced the availability of version 8.3 of its LightTools® illumination design software, which offers a new Advanced Design Module with robust capabilities for modelling freeform optics for a wide range of applications. The new capabilities enable users to easily incorporate freeform surfaces in illumination designs to produce optical systems that have increased energy efficiency, superior light control and innovative design forms. In addition, LightTools 8.3 delivers new features for highly accurate design and modelling of phosphor based LED systems. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Jul 09, 2015
Updated LightTools 8.3 Speeds the Design of Luminaires with a New Advanced Design Module
Synopsys, Inc. announced the availability of version 8.3 of its LightTools® illumination design software, which offers a new Advanced Design Module with robust capabilities for modelling freeform optics for a wide range of applications. The new capabilities enable users to easily incorporate freeform surfaces in illumination designs to produce optical systems that have increased energy efficiency, superior light control and innovative design forms. In addition, LightTools 8.3 delivers new features for highly accurate design and modelling of phosphor based LED systems. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Sep 30, 2016
Lambda Research Releases TracePro® Version 7.8
Lambda Research Releases TracePro® Version 7.8 Lambda Research Corporation, a leading designer and publisher of illumination and optical design software, announces the official release date of its flagship TracePro software. The latest release, TracePro v7.8, will be available to download starting, September 30, 2016. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Dec 07, 2016
Future Lighting Solutions Updates the Lighting System Creator
Future Lighting Solutions Updates the Lighting System Creator Future Lighting Solutions, the world-class leader and innovator in demand creation, marketing and distribution of solid-state lighting technologies, announces significant enhancements to its Lighting System Creator design tool, available free of charge to engineers worldwide. The LSC, designed for enabling lighting designers to quickly and efficiently design lighting systems, now has several feature upgrades. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Technology | Dec 09, 2016
LRC Releases Free, Open Access Circadian Stimulus Calculator
LRC Releases Free, Open Access Circadian Stimulus Calculator The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has recently released a free, open-access circadian stimulus (CS) calculator to help lighting professionals select light sources and light levels that will increase the potential for circadian-effective light exposure in architectural spaces, utilizing the CS metric. Developed by LRC researchers, the CS metric is a new way to quantify light’s impact on acute melatonin suppression, a marker of circadian system activation. Read more »
Tools | Simulation Tools | Horticulture | Jan 17, 2017
Lumileds Launches Horticulture Lighting Calculator to Accelerate Grow Light Development
Lumileds Launches Horticulture Lighting Calculator to Accelerate Grow Light Development Lumileds today introduced an online calculator that fixture manufacturers can use to more quickly optimize the design of their grow lights. The calculator allows the user to input various LED combinations and operating conditions to generate the spectral power distribution, photosynthetic photon flux (PPF), and power usage of a fixture using Lumileds LUXEON SunPlus Series LEDs. Read more »
Featured | Simulation Tools | Mar 24, 2017
Lumileds Launched Horticulture Lighting Calculator
Lumileds Launched Horticulture Lighting Calculator Lumileds introduced an online calculator that fixture manufacturers can use to more quickly optimize the design of their grow lights. The calculator allows the user to input various LED combinations and operating conditions to generate the spectral power distribution, photosynthetic photon flux (PPF), and power usage of a fixture using Lumileds LUXEON SunPlus Series LEDs. Read more »
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