High-Performance Computing For MRI-Safe Devices

Challenge

Researchers at Boston Scientific are using Acceleware's solution with SPEAG's SEMCAD X simulation software to investigate the impact of design parameters of implantable medical devices when exposed to electromagnetic fields. Using advanced FDTD solvers and Acceleware's high performance platform, scientists hope to identify and understand the basic physical mechanisms.

Solution

Acceleware combines its proprietary solution with Schmid & Partner Engineering AG's (SPEAG) SEMCAD X simulation software and NVIDIA® GPU computing technology, enabling engineers at Boston Scientific to supercharge their simulations by a factor of up to 25 times compared to a CPU. NVIDIA's parallel architectural foundation allows Boston Scientific to tap into the high-performance computing power of NVIDIA GPUs for high speed processing; dramatically reducing the time required for design parameter investigations as each team member's desktop workstation now has the compute power of a cluster.