TICRA Tools 24.1 is released

We are excited to announce the next release of TICRA Tools: TICRA Tools 24.1 is now available.

While the new capabilities and improvements are primarily focused on ESTEAM and QUPES, all TICRA Tools products have received numerous enhancements and updates. Specifically, TICRA Tools 24.1 release provides:

Enhanced productivity: Experience significantly faster computations, with up to threefold speed improvements and advanced optimisation methods for more efficient workflows.

Greater accuracy: Benefit from enhanced algorithms and analytical techniques that ensure consistent and precise results for your antenna designs.

Improved usability: Streamlined workflows provide a seamless and intuitive user experience.

Advanced visualisation: New visualisation features enable detailed analysis by highlighting edges, identifying errors, and providing greater clarity.

More details on selected features can be found below.

With an active Technical Support and Maintenance (TSM) contract, you may download TICRA Tools 24.1 on the TICRA support site. Here, you can also find the release note with details on all new features, enhancements, and bug fixes.

If you would like to renew your TSM agreement, please contact us.

Periodic MoM refactoring (QUPES)

QUPES is now easier to use. Different classes have been combined into a single, simplified class called Quasi-Periodic Surface Analysis. All settings are now organised in one place, under the Periodic Unit Cell Settings, to avoid confusion. File settings have also been moved to make them more consistent.

Acceleration of Periodic MoM 3D Elements (QUPES)

QUPES is now much faster, especially for cases involving dielectrics. With the improved algorithm, computations can be several times faster than in the previous implementation. As an example, the QUPES tutorial case Modelling and Analysis of a Three Dimensional Dielectric Resonator Reflectarray now runs three times faster than in previous software versions.

Analytical derivatives in Optimisation Goal, Sidelobe Level (POS, QUPES)

Sidelobe level optimisation in POS and QUPES is now significantly faster. The sidelobe level optimisation goal now uses analytical derivatives with the bulk optimisation variables (for reflector shaping, array optimisation, multibeam array optimisation, or quasi-periodic structure optimisation).

Improved 3D MoM core algorithm (ESTEAM)

ESTEAM is now faster and consumes less memory. This improvement significantly impacts cases involving dielectric regions.

Time instantaneous current densities of a graded-index (GRIN) lens. It is now faster and more memory-efficient to simulate structures involving dielectrics with ESTEAM.

MLFMM peak memory reduced for electrically large cases (ESTEAM)

MLFMM has been improved to reduce peak memory consumption for electrically large cases that run in parallel with many threads.

Time instantaneous current densities of a Dammann lens. For this case, the new release has halved memory requirements and reduced solution time by two-thirds.