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CODE V 2024.03 Service Release 1
We are pleased to announce that CODE V 2024.03 Service Release 1 (SR1) is now available. This service release will run with CODE V 2024.03 license codes (available from ).
The latest updates include:
- Improvement of 2D Image Simulation (IMS) option to use larger images.
- Resolution of conflict when using a pickup with an environmental coupling. The environmental coupling now takes precedence as intended.
- Improvement of the GDS writer to enable writing larger GDS files that describe metalens layout for manufacturing.
- New Index tab added to the CODE V Help system. Index entries can be filtered to speed discovery of relevant information.
Additional information is provided in CODE V 2024.03 SR1 Release Notes, which are available from SolvNetPlus or your distributor.
Software and License File Instructions
Direct-Sales Customers
Software and license key files for CODE V direct-sales customers are available on the Synopsys SolvNetPlus website.
- CODE V product software: You can download CODE V and the latest Release Notes from (or from the SolvNetPlus Home page, click the Downloads navigation tile). Click CODE V, and then CODE V 2024.03 SR1. Note that the latest Release Notes must be viewed/downloaded from this page. The SR1 software installs the Release Notes for CODE V 2024.03.
- License key file: If CODE V version 2024.03 is already running with a license, you can install just the CODE V software. Users of all other versions of CODE V must download a new license key file using the SmartKeys page on SolvNetPlus at .
- Complete instructions for installing CODE V are available in the CODE V Installation Guide.
- To learn more about navigating SolvNetPlus to obtain CODE V software and license key files, visit our "Using SolvNetPlus" page.
Distributor Customers
For customers working with distributors, you will continue to obtain your software, license keys, and Release Notes from your local CODE V software distributor. See the Synopsys Optical 91³Ô¹ÏÍø Group Global Contacts page for contact information. If your country is not listed on the page referenced above, please contact us at codev_support@synopsys.com for instructions.
RSoft Photonic Device Tools 2023.12-SP2
New RSoft Photonic Device Tools Release with GPU-Based FDTD Simulation
A service release of the RSoft Photonic Device Tools, version 2023.12-SP2, is now available. This update includes a limited-availability beta version of a major new feature for FullWAVE: GPU-based FDTD simulation.
With this feature, we've achieved simulation speeds up to 14,000 MCells/sec with a single A100 GPU and up to 92,000 MC/sec with 8 GPUs. These speeds represent nearly 20x and 130x improvements compared to a 12-core Xeon E5-4667 CPU.
If you're interested in evaluating this feature, please contact osg_sales@synopsys.com.
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