There is an increasing demand for evaluating a component's performance in the system environment. The performance of an antenna depends on the platform it is installed on, for example, and the antenna itself might be a system built from various RF components. The importance of the EM system simulation approach becomes obvious when considering the electromagnetic compatibility of a device. The overall performance depends on the interaction of all the components, such as PCBs, cables and housings.

However, for each of the device's components, there might be specialized solutions that will dramatically decrease simulation time. The new CST STUDIO SUITE 2011 integrates methods to synthesize and optimally handle both the constituent components and their interaction within a complex system. In addi-tion, the high performance computing (HPC) options enable simulation with increasing complexity.