Efficient FDTD Parallel Processing on Modern PC CPUs

In the first part this paper describes special algorithms for FDTD based field solvers which increase the simulation speed. Based on a new equivalent circuit for the FDTD calculation scheme a new stability criteria is derived which speeds up the simulations for thin sheets. The new processor generations like Pentium Ill/Pentium IV and Athlon/Athlon XP have extensions that allow multiple