do you see 15-20dB in IL and RL? If so, then I think the material parameters are somehow different. Or is the difference just in the coupling? In general, different Tools use different methods, but they should not have such enormus difference, but different tools also allow different errors when setting up the simulation. You will always get an answer to the chosen simulation setup. How close the setup is to reality is user dependent. I havn't used SIwave, but I know that HFSS sometimes has problems to get PCB traces calculated correctly. This kind of simulation needs special care. I prefer CST for 3D PBC simulations. BR Gert -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Absender ist HARTING Electronics GmbH & Co. KG; Sitz der Gesellschaft: Espelkamp; Registergericht: Bad Oeynhausen; Register-Nr.: HRA 5596; persönlich haftende Gesellschafterin: HARTING Electronics Management GmbH; Sitz der Komplementär-GmbH: Espelkamp; Registergericht der Komplementär-GmbH: Bad Oeynhausen; Register-Nr. der Komplementär-GmbH: HRB 8808; Geschäftsführer: Torsten Ratzmann -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Im Auftrag von Mohamad Haghtalab Gesendet: Mittwoch, 17. März 2010 11:03 An: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Betreff: [SI-LIST] Different Simulation Results Hi all I've simulated two coupled parallel microstrip lines with both HFSS and SIwave(from Ansoft), there is good agreement between the SHAPE of Scattering Matrix results in two softwares,BUT in the LEVEL of them there is about 15 - 20 dB difference,what do you think about this? Regards ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.net List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.net List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu