Any company taking the AXIEM-Challenge?

[loucy]

This is interesting: "If AXIEM isn't faster than in-house commercial, competitive 3D planar EM tool, AWR will buy lunch for the whole design team."

https://web.awrcorp.com/Usa/News--Events/Press-Releases/2009/AXIEM-Challenge/

"Faster" is somtimes difficult to qualify in EM simulation. Please share your experience here.

 

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lucy,

I don't think it is good tool for Antenna analysis isn't it!?@#$%^&*

 

[maxwellian]

Usually an "in-house" EM software tool is chosen because it provide reliable results, is accurate and is fast. It's not only about speed, or we would just use circuit theory tools all the time.

I am always a little skeptical when something is only advertised to be "Fast." There are other very important things to consider, like "accuracy." I didn't see anything in the Axiem Challenge about that. Only fast.

If you have a PEEC-based EM code, you could get a free lunch! I think PEEC is faster than the MoM technique used in Axiem (but I haven't taken the challenge.)