Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) recently released Compressed Matrix Package (CMPACK). ARA’s CMPACK is a fast solver software library that accelerates simulations of complex radio frequency (RF), acoustic, and other wave physics applications. Faster simulation times and reduced memory requirements allow researchers to explore millions of potential designs virtually before a physical prototype is ever created, saving time and money.
ARA’s revolutionary Domain Decomposition Method (DDM) solver in CMPACK is more than 50 times faster than the current industry standard Adaptive Cross Approximation (ACA) method. This novel DDM solver enables full-wave simulations at twice the frequency previously achievable, and CMPACK’s scalability enables large matrix systems to be solved in record time on everything from individual workstations up to supercomputers.
“Virtual prototyping accelerates design processes for everything from fighter jets to commercially available autonomous vehicles,” said Tom Voss, a principal software engineer at ARA, who helped develop CMPACK. “ARA’s CMPACK provides fast, accurate, and scalable simulations. It enables digital engineering models of unprecedented scale, in addition to greatly accelerating routine analyses.”
CMPACK is a modern C++ library featuring automated testing, modularity, and composability and includes a well-documented API with examples to facilitate integration.
Learn more about ARA’s CMPACK at https://www.ara.com/cmpack/.
