Ansys Sherlock is the only reliability physics-based electronics design tool that provides fast and accurate life predictions of electronic hardware at the component, board and system levels in early stage design.
Using reliability physics, Sherlock reduces expensive build-and-test iterations by virtually running thermal cycling, power-temperature cycling, vibration, shock, bending, thermal derating, accelerated life, natural frequency, CAF and more so you can adjust designs in near real-time and achieve qualification in one round.
With Sherlock you will:
– Predict product failure early in the design process
– Mitigate thermal, mechanical and manufacturing risks
– Avoid re-design and re-test
– Reduce warranty returns in the field by calculating time to failure
– Translate ECAD to FEA in minutes
– Easily facilitate design file transfer with a locked IP model
Unlike any other tool on the market, Sherlock uses files created by your design team to build 3D models of electronic assemblies for trace modeling, post-processing of finite element analysis (FEA) and reliability predictions. This early insight translates to almost immediate identification of components with potential failure risks and gives you the ability to quickly adjust and retest designs.
Sherlock capabilities include:
– Solder fatigue analysis
– Thermal-mechanical analysis
– Shock and vibration analysis
– Plated through hole (PTH) fatigue
– Conductive anodic filament (CAF)
– Analysis PCB/BGA
– Substrate stackup design for manufacturability (DfM)
– Conformal coating/potting
– CAE interface
– Thermal derating
– Trace modeling
– MTBF, empirical handbook MTBF, reliability physics
– Ceramic capacitor time to failure
– Electrolytic capacitor time to failure
– Integrated circuit wearout
– Heatsink editor
– DFMEA
Libraries – Sherlock’s over 500,000 parts library provides embedded databases easily expanded by users
– Parts Library
– Packages Library
– Materials Library
– Laminates Library
– Solders Library
– Glass Style Library
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