he new version of EMPIRE features a completely redesigned graphical user interface with an updated arrangement of menus, navigation tree, toolbars and icons to ensure an intuitive simulation workflow. The new release 7.00 is especially optimized to process huge amount of imported CAD data, i.e. files larger than 2 GByte can be imported in less than 2 minutes. Many other customer requests have been taken into consideration in order to account for the challenges in today's design tasks. New features include: Advanced parametric modelling, including symbolic equations New wizards for far field and port array setup, layout import, multiple copy Extended pick-and-place library for embedded projects, surface objects, layout features Circuit simulation module including tuning and optimization capabilities Field source excitation for measured or simulated data Enhanced meshing algorithm for wire objects (keeping connectivity) New time domain field probes New marker features in 2D plots Analytic correction for numerical dispersion of plane waves Field normalization to arbitrary power/voltage/current levels Color display of material distributions Field dump compression methods for saving memory Infiniband support on Linux for cluster solver EIAV calculation inside human bodys according to ICNIRP guidlines On-line help: Quick links to manual entries New templates, examples and step-by-step tutorials