(video) Inside Electromagnetic Effects: The Particle-In-Cell Solver for Space and Semiconductor Applications

EMA product manager and staff scientist Kevin-Druis Merenda discusses the numerical methods employed by the solver technology of EMA3D Charge (the Finite Element Method, Particle-in-Cell and a nonlinear module.)

Kevin then describes how these solvers lend themselves to modeling and simulating charged plasmas from the perspective of 3D fluid dynamics in applications such as spacecraft surface charging, plasma wakes & sheaths, and semiconductor plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PE-CVD.) Kevin will also examine how the many integrations of EMA3D Charge with other Ansys tools permit true multiphysics simulations.

Kevin has extensive expertise in atmospheric electricity and elementary particle physics, along with participation in physics research at CERN and the Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory. He is also a very dynamic speaker, and the conversation in this podcast is wide-ranging.

Learn more about EMA3D Charge: https://www.ansys.com/products/electronics/ansys-ema3d-charge

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00:00 Introduction
01:00 What are the conditions that lead to an electrostatic discharge?
02:11 How can you avoid ESDs?
02:52 What danger does ESD pose to electronic equipment?
04:26 What type of regulations do engineers face with ESD?
09:49 Who are the typical users for EMA3D Charge?
17:35 Understanding the EMA3D Charge solvers.
24:20 How can I get started with EMA3D Charge?