Ansoft Corp. (www.ansoft.com) announced the formation of an educational partnership with Carnegie Mellon University's (www.cmu.edu) new center for wireless and broadband networking (CWBN) by donating advanced software for the virtual design of high-frequency technology.

The in-kind contribution, which begins a new three-year partnership between Ansoft and CWBN, includes an initial donation of Ansoft's HFSS and Ansoft designer packages, as well as support. The Center's students, faculty, and other members will use the software to help them design, analyze, and understand wired, optical, and wireless networks and systems.