Sweet music for hf designers

Concerto v7 accelerates simulation and optimisation speed, whilst supporting 64bit pc processing. The package also provides what is described as an innovative optimization tool that intelligently applies multiple algorithms to resolve complex problems. “Concerto v7 provides a platform that can deal cost effectively with a very broad range of high frequency electromagnetic design problems,” said Vector Fields’ Chris Riley. “It puts developers back in control … allowing them to achieve the best solution in the shortest time, whether the goal is best performance, lowest cost, easiest manufacture or some combination.” Applications for Concerto are said to span the high frequency spectrum, including antennas, waveguides, cavities and resonators, filters, connectors, microwave heating, and radar systems and signatures. The company claims Concerto v7 can produce an accurate simulation of a horn antenna 10 wavelengths long, with an aperture of six wavelengths, in less than five minutes on a single processor laptop.