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Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. and Ansoft Corporation (NASDAQ:ANST) have released a new device library for Ansoft's Nexxim based on Murata's discrete Capacitor/Coil Inductor products. Engineers designing electronic equipment, such as Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs), car navigation systems, and cellular base stations, can now incorporate the accurate electrical responses and mechanical layout features for these high-performance parts within their large-scale PCB analysis. "Murata is excited to offer a component library, which takes advantage of Ansoft's latest innovations for high-performance RF and PCB design," said Mr. Yoshihiko Ashida, Section Manager, Technical Management Department at Murata. "The library, which currently contains multi-layer ceramic chip capacitors and chip inductors, provides excellent diversity and design flexibility. Providing a library for Nexxim will ensure that our current and future customers will have the necessary elements to develop the next generation of ultra-miniature telecommunication products with assured accuracy." The device library contains proprietary equivalent simulation models of Murata's discrete components. -- 938 Murata monolithic ceramic chip capacitors -- 265 Murata chip coil inductors Murata components, recognized as the most reliable in the industry, can be used within Nexxim as equivalent circuit models. Developed by Murata, these models are based on extraction of the parasitic elements and couplings and have been verified to converge under all tested simulation technologies. The Murata library is available free from Murata's Web site (www.murata.com/designlib/ansoft) and is easily downloaded and configured for use in Nexxim. This site provides Nexxim users with the ability to search for components by size, name, performance data or other specifications. Murata will maintain model support and upgrades, while Ansoft will address all customer support for Nexxim. For more information, visit www.ansoft.com/products/hf/ansoft_designer/designkits.cfm. About Murata Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. is a world leader in electronic components. The Company claims leading world market shares in ceramic capacitors, ceramic filters and various indispensable electronic components. Since its founding in 1944, Murata has followed a balanced strategy based on consistent investment in research and development and a global network of manufacturing and marketing subsidiaries. To learn more, please visit www.murata.com. About Ansoft Ansoft is a leading developer of high-performance electronic design automation (EDA) software. Engineers use Ansoft software to design state-of-the-art electronic products, such as cellular phones, Internet-access devices, broadband networking components and systems, integrated circuits (ICs), printed circuit boards (PCBs), automotive electronic systems and power electronics. Ansoft markets its products worldwide through its own direct sales force and has comprehensive customer-support and training offices throughout North America, Asia and Europe. To learn more, please visit www.ansoft.com.