Polar January news: Si Excel 2026 with Dynamic Arrays / CGen 2601 / ICT Annual Foundation course

1. Si Excel 26_02 is now shipping with Dynamic array capability. For users needing to extract L / C / Tpd as well as Zo this offers a significant reduction in solve time. This application note explains.

2. CGen 2602 is shipping – this fixes a text rendering bug and better supports locales that use “comma” as a decimal separator.

3. The ICT Annual foundation course in PCB Design and manufacture is accepting bookings Location – Chester University UK and Merlin Circuit Technology. Monday 23rd to Thursday 26th March 2026.

Details and Booking Form

Question: Polar is looking at the possibility of extending the Si Excel interface to support insertion loss calculation. Before we proceed I am keen to see if there is market demand.

If you are interested in the addition of insertion loss calculation to Si Excel – please write to martyn_gaudion@polar.co.uk