Ansys, building on a long-standing relationship, announced in late 2021 a multi-year agreement with Seagate Technology to expand Seagate’s use of Ansys simulation solutions internationally. Seagate Technology, a global leader in mass data storage solutions, applies Ansys’ best-in-class multiphysics simulation software to product innovation, from the smallest semiconductor development units to complete hard drive assembly.

This new three-year contract reinforces a long-standing collaboration between the two companies and will provide Seagate with new and enhanced simulation capabilities and optimize new use cases. The use of Ansys simulation allows Seagate to reduce the need for late-stage redesign, saving significant development time and costs.

Based on the fundamental principles of modeling, physics, mathematics and computer science, it gives engineers the ability to see how their designs will perform in many real-world scenarios, while reducing or eliminating the need for expensive physical testing.

As an example, Ansys’ tools have enabled the development of Seagate’s latest storage technology: Thermally Assisted Magnetic Recording (HAMR). With HAMR, Seagate is demonstrating an incremental increase in data bit density (bits/unit area), which will result in significantly higher capacity drives.

HAMR systems are very complex and require sophisticated mechanical, thermal and magnetic models to evaluate the performance of different component designs and drive architectures. Seagate has integrated many Ansys simulation tools for this purpose, including Ansys OptiSLang, an evolving response to the challenges of CAE-based Robust Design Optimization (RDO). Its state-of-the-art algorithms efficiently and automatically search for the most robust design configuration, eliminating the slow manual process used to define RDO. Seagate has applied this software to streamline HAMR simulation workflows and accelerate system optimization modeling studies using its AI/ML tools.

Engineers save valuable time and can focus on other areas, such as optics with Ansys Lumerical software, a leading solution for nanophotonics simulation (the study of light and its interactions with matter at the nanoscale).

Ansys Lumerical, a complete photonic simulation software solution, enables the design of photonic components, circuits and systems. Device- and system-level tools work together seamlessly, allowing designers to model interacting optical, electrical and thermal effects. Flexible interoperability between products enables a variety of workflows that combine multiphysics and photonics circuit simulation with third-party design automation and productivity tools. Python-based automation and workflows for creating and using compact models support the industry’s leading foundries.

Chris Woldemar, vice president of engineering at Seagate said:

“Achieving productivity, performance and sustainability goals in the ever-increasing timeframe requires greater use of simulation across all engineering disciplines Ansys’ solutions offer technical and business advantages that allow us to maximize the potential of our data and build confidence in our solutions.”

Prith Banerjee, Chief Technology officer at Ansys, concluded:

“Ansys is proud to offer tools to advance Seagate’s leading technologies. Simulation is optimized with premium data storage solutions, while those same storage solutions are enhanced with simulation. Premium data storage solutions are essential tools for enhancing the capabilities of simulation in key areas such as optics, chip manufacturing and the development of artificial intelligence and machine learning.”

Translated from Seagate étend l’utilisation des solutions de simulation d’Ansys pour améliorer le stockage des données