Thermal Integrity in AEDT
Icepak
• Introduction of Thermal Mesh Fusion [Beta] – Thermal Mesh fusion enables automated partitioning of the target
geometry into subdomains of similarity and then applies the most appropriate mesher to the subdomain. These
are then re-combined enabling a robust and automated mesh ideal for engineers working with complex CAD.
• Introduction of the use of Fluent's GPU solver for Icepak [Beta] – thru the enablement of Fluent's GPU solver,
Icepak can now employ multiple GPUs to accelerate simulation in HPC/Distributed Computing environments by
up to 70x.
Mechanical Thermal
• Introduction of the Transient Thermal Solver – Enhancing the well-received utilization of steady state thermal is
our introduction of a Transient Thermal solver in AEDT Mechanical. This solver enables transient boundaries
and excitations readily. This innovative technology also utilizes Ansys' flagship HFSS meshing technology and the
Ansys Mechanical solver.
• Introduction of Thermal & Structural Layout Components with Trace Mapping – includes variable geometries per
PCB layer and a metal fraction map like what is in Icepak.
