A Comparative Analysis of Computer-Aided Design Tools for Complex Power Electronics Systems

Maide Bucolo, Arturo Buscarino, Luigi Fortuna, Carlo Famoso, Mattia Frasca, Antonino Cucuccio, Gaetano Rasconà and Giovanni Vinci
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Maide Bucolo: Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica Elettronica e Informatica, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
Arturo Buscarino: Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica Elettronica e Informatica, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
Luigi Fortuna: Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica Elettronica e Informatica, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
Carlo Famoso: Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica Elettronica e Informatica, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
Mattia Frasca: Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica Elettronica e Informatica, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
Antonino Cucuccio: STMicroelectronics, 95100 Catania, Italy
Gaetano Rasconà: STMicroelectronics, 95100 Catania, Italy
Giovanni Vinci: STMicroelectronics, 95100 Catania, Italy

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 22, 1-17

Abstract: Companies working on semiconductors must currently assure the customers of not only the performance of the semiconductor device per se, but also its performance when it is implemented in a real board, therefore including the role of parasitic effects. It is therefore very important to evaluate, especially during the design phase, not only the single device, but the complete board and their mutual interactions. This consideration opens a new area of investigation in the field of electronic systems engineering. In the current literature, the problem of a software evaluation of parasitic dynamics and electromagnetic effects on printed boards is addressed from the point of view of researchers. Moreover, it is fundamental to have a complete view of the various tools that could be usefully adopted from the perspective of manufacturers. This is the main motivation of this technical note, which performs a comparative analysis of the most prominent software tools for printed circuit boards’ (PCBs) simulation. The main features, the key aspects, and the limitations of the software packages are analyzed in terms of the industrial design of power electronics devices, in order to ensure efficiency and fastness in the semiconductor market.

Keywords: computer-aided design; power electronics; parasitic dynamics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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