A method of designing an electronic component comprises: a) modeling a first material with respect to a characteristic of the first material in a sufficient detail to at least partially account for a first value for the characteristic; b) modeling a second material with respect to a characteristic of the second material in a sufficient detail to at least partially account for a second value for the characteristic; c) modeling an interface between the first material and the second material such that in at least some instances the characteristic of the interface does not have an obvious characteristic or obvious value of between the first value and the second value; and d) generating a set of evaluation data from the modeling of the interface. A modeling system is also disclosed comprising: a) a computer; b) an output device operatively coupled to the computer that outputs a set of evaluation data; c) a plurality of sets of controls coupled to the computer; and d) a software code that models a first material with respect to a characteristic of the first material in a sufficient detail to at least partially account for a first value for the characteristic; models a second material with respect to a characteristic of the second material in a sufficient detail to at least partially account for a second value for the characteristic; models an interface between the first material and the second material such that in at least some instances the characteristic of the interface does not have a value of between the first value and the second value; and generates the set of evaluation data from the modeling of the interface, wherein the code is run by the computer and is coupled to the controls and to the video display.
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