The new VOLTA, modeFRONTIER and nDAI 2026R2 is now available. modeFRONTIER launches connectorSTUDIO, the app for building custom Connectors to integrate external software/scripts into modeFRONTIER workflows. VOLTA expands Data Manager as your central hub, integrating business projects alongside your simulation data. nDAI empowers its nD Modeler app to create models for any variable in your dataset. Release highlights modeFRONTIER: Introducing connectorSTUDIO app connectorSTUDIO lets you create custom nodes (connectors) to seamlessly integrate external software, scripts, or proprietary tools directly into your modeFRONTIER workflow. Connectors are the next generation of custom integrations, allowing you to: Set all Connector properties, parameters, and behaviors directly through the interface, making the creation process faster and more accessible. Use Connectors with the same ease and interface consistency as standard, pre-installed integration nodes. Export your custom nodes in the native MYN format to share them with colleagues VOLTA: Manage business projects directly in Data Manager Data Manager now manages business projects (BPMN models, processes,

The new version of CONTACT’s PLM and IoT platform provides customers with the ideal foundation to unleash the full potential of AI in development, manufacturing, and service. A host of new features boost innovation and bring greater efficiency and speed to everyday work. In the new release of its open low-code platform Elements, CONTACT Software embeds the powerful intelligence layer Fourier AI system-wide and delivers innovations to enhance efficiency across the entire lifecycle – from change management and manufacturing to service. Additional improvements accelerate day-to-day work with the platform. Integrating AI deep into the product lifecycle With Fourier AI, the new Elements release provides a scalable infrastructure that enables companies to flexibly implement their individual AI use cases. It is specifically designed for demanding engineering tasks and deeply integrated into development, production, and service processes. Fourier AI understands the context of data in CONTACT Elements and delivers reliable results. To achieve this, an orchestrator combines

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced a new capability within its RF Circuit Simulation Professional software which enables engineers to capture their design process on an executable whiteboard. It replicates the engineer’s decision process, capturing simulations, optimizations, decision trees, and design parameters built on prior analyses. Each step generates editable Python code that can be saved, shared, and redeployed across Keysight Advanced Design System (ADS), Cadence Virtuoso, and Synopsys Custom Compiler environments.  RF organizations face a looming talent gap. McKinsey projects the semiconductor industry will need 88,000 engineers by 2029. In RF design, the challenge is more acute. Simulation methodologies spanning multiple physics domains can take years to master, and critical expertise is often lost when senior engineers leave. Design teams face inefficient workflows, simulation bottlenecks, and knowledge barriers. RF Circuit Simulation Professional lets engineers construct their workflow on a visual whiteboard or in auto-generated Python scripts. Each step executes simulations, optimizations, and design decisions in

JuliaHub announced Dyad 3.0, a major release of its AI-native systems simulation platform for the design, refinement, and validation of complex physical systems. Dyad 3.0 introduces autonomous simulation agents that work alongside engineers to interpret specifications, mine prior designs and test data, generate candidate models, run physics-based simulations, enforce physical and safety constraints, and produce validated models and control code. Dyad is already in production with Fortune 100 customers and is being demonstrated today in a global livestream. "AI has transformed software development through agents that combine LLMs with open-source compilers, but engineering physical systems requires the combination of LLMs with a physics compiler that grounds hardware designs in physical laws," said Dr. Viral B. Shah, CEO and co-founder of JuliaHub. "Dyad 3.0 brings agentic AI directly into the engineering workflow by combining autonomous agents, a multi-physics compiler, high-fidelity simulation, SciML, and enterprise deployment capabilities into one seamless environment. It gives

PTC announced that it was named the Official Engine Design Software Partner of TRD U.S.A. (Toyota Racing Development). PTC and its Creo® computer-aided design (CAD) and Windchill® product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions will support TRD in strengthening engineering capabilities, improving efficiency, and accelerating speed to market. TRD, the high-performance division for Toyota and Lexus, designs motorsport engines for participation in NASCAR, GR Cup, off-road, and numerous other racing competitions. From its Costa Mesa engineering team to trackside staff, TRD uses PTC's Creo computer-aided design (CAD) and Windchill product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions for early design through race-ready production of its multiple generations of winning motorsports engines. "PTC has been a trusted part of our engine development process for many years, supporting our teams from initial design through production," said Tyler Gibbs, President, TRD U.S.A (Toyota Racing Development). "As our engineering programs continue to evolve, partnering with PTC allows us to further leverage PTC's expertise and technology to improve

Setting new standards in SAP Business AI services T-Systems has achieved SAP Certified in SAP Business AI Operations, strengthening its position as a leading provider in this field. As one of only around ten companies worldwide to hold this certification, T-Systems demonstrates its ability to deliver AI solutions in line with SAP standards, offering customers proven quality, scalability, and trust. Proven SAP Business AI capabilities in action The certification validates T-Systems’ comprehensive capabilities across SAP Business AI, from functional expertise to real-world implementation. SAP recognized the combination of advanced Business AI functionalities, customer proofs of concept, and proprietary AI tools currently in use and development. T-Systems supports customers with solutions such as SAP Joule, AI-supported development, and its own tools like Smart Monitor and Smart Data. These capabilities are already being applied in multiple proof-of-concept projects, particularly in the public sector, helping federal and state organizations enhance daily operations through AI. Sovereign AI as a competitive edge T-Systems differentiates itself through a unique combination

Synopsys, Inc. announced at Samsung Advanced Foundry Ecosystem (SAFE) Forum 2026 its latest collaborations with Samsung Foundry on advanced nodes, including an expanded portfolio of production‑ready, AI-powered EDA tools, certified interface IP, and silicon-based test capabilities, enabling customers to bring differentiated AI and multi-die designs to market faster and with measurably improved quality. During his keynote at the event, Synopsys President and CEO Sassine Ghazi underscored the companies' long-standing collaboration to address compounding semiconductor engineering complexity, intense pressure for faster development cycles, and increasing costs. Ghazi emphasized that overcoming these challenges requires a fundamentally new approach where AI driven automation and multiphysics intelligence are fused across the entire design and manufacturing flow. Pointing to initiatives leveraging Synopsys AI-powered solutions and deep design and technology co optimization (DTCO), Ghazi said customers are bringing advanced silicon to market faster, while achieving meaningful gains in PPA and test efficiency, on Samsung Foundry's latest process nodes.  "Close alignment across design, test,

Siemens announced the latest continued collaboration with Samsung Foundry, reinforcing joint efforts to enable advanced semiconductor design and manufacturing workflows for the global fabless ecosystem. Through close engineering alignment, Siemens continues to qualify and deploy its electronic design automation (EDA) software - including design, verification, simulation and silicon manufacturing enablement - with Samsung Foundry’s latest process technologies. These efforts are focused on improving design quality, accelerating time to market and increasing confidence in first-pass silicon success at Samsung’s advanced nodes. “Samsung Foundry continues to work closely with Siemens to support customers with robust, manufacturing-ready design flows across advanced process technologies,” said Hyung-Ock Kim, vice president and head of the Foundry Design Technology Team, Samsung Electronics. “Through our collaboration within the SAFE ecosystem, we are aligning proven EDA solutions with our process platforms to help customers address increasing design complexity, improve verification confidence, and accelerate innovation from design through manufacturing.” “Our continued collaboration with

Autodesk, Inc. announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MaintainX, a leading modern maintenance and operations solution, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $3.6 billion. Autodesk’s strategy is to converge design, make, and operate workflows, ensuring data and insights flow seamlessly in a continuous lifecycle. With the creation of Autodesk Operations Solutions (AOS), the company is bringing together its operations capabilities under a unified platform. The proposed acquisition of MaintainX is intended to strengthen Autodesk’s ability to connect operations workflows with the broader lifecycle, helping teams make faster, more informed decisions over time. Operations represents a significant opportunity for Autodesk and a natural extension of the company’s platform strategy. Organizations are increasingly looking to connect workflows, real-world performance, and lifecycle data to improve reliability and reduce downtime. Autodesk believes expanding further into operations will unlock higher-value system level AI, extend its duration with assets and systems from years to

Siemens has announced the expansion of the Simcenter advanced engineering simulation and test solutions portfolio with Simcenter™ PhysicsAI™ software, which empowers engineers to almost instantly evaluate bold design concepts and variations. Simcenter PhysicsAI brings proven geometric deep learning technology in Siemens’ Simcenter™ STAR-CCM+™ software to accelerate AI-powered design exploration. The new capabilities enable engineers to create highly efficient AI reduced-order models (ROMs) from computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation data and to conduct what-if exploration in a fraction of the time (in the order of 1,000x faster) and with fewer computational resources than traditional workflows. “Engineering simulation isn’t limited by physics - it’s limited by how quickly we can explore possibilities. Our strategy is to help customers learn from past work, accelerate exploration, and use AI as a prescriptive engine for innovation. We’re not replacing deterministic truth - we’re making it scalable and immediate,” said Sam Mahalingam, executive vice president, Simulation, HPC and