Patent ID: 6834380
Filing Date: 2004-12-21
Classification: G01R,G06F

Abstract:
An apparatus for electromagnetic compatibility-driven design, said apparatus comprising:an electromagnetic field calculator configured and arranged to receive (A) placement information relating to a relative placement of a plurality of circuit components and (B) at least one emissions profile, each emissions profile corresponding to one among the plurality of circuit components; and an electromagnetic interference calculator coupled to the electromagnetic field calculator and configured and arranged to receive at least one susceptibility profile, each susceptibility profile corresponding to one among the plurality of circuit components, wherein the electromagnetic field calculator is further configured and arranged to output information regarding an induced electromagnetic field, and wherein the electromagnetic interference calculator is further configured and arranged to receive the information regarding an induced electromagnetic field and to output information regarding effects caused by the induced electromagnetic field; wherein each among said at least one emissions profile includes results of a plurality of electromagnetic near-field measurements, and wherein for at least one emissions profile, each among said plurality of electromagnetic near-field measurements is associated with a location in a grid, said grid having boundaries and at least two spatial dimensions, and wherein the information regarding an induced electromagnetic field includes a plurality of amplitudes of the induced electromagnetic field, and wherein each among the plurality of amplitudes corresponds to one among a plurality of spatial locations, and wherein at least one among the plurality of spatial locations lies outside the boundaries of said grid.