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Mentor Graphics PADS 9.0 Flow

Posted by Ken Cheung in Design Flow on Tuesday, June 2, 2009
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PADS 9.0 flow, from Mentor Graphics, features new levels of functionality, scalability, and integration. PADS design solution helps individuals and design teams to develop PCBs within a highly productive and easy-to-use environment. PADS enables engineers to accomplish a wide breadth and depth of core PCB development tasks — including schematic entry, analog design, signal and power integrity, thermal analysis, and PCB layout-to-manufacturing preparation.

PADS 9.0 Flow Highlights

  • HyperLynx Analog provides a truly scalable solution for board-level analog and mixed signal simulation
  • I/O Designer offers a foundation for an effective FPGA/PCB co-design process enabling designers to optimize system performance and reduce PCB layers
  • HyperLynx Signal Integrity (SI) and Power Integrity (PI) enable engineers to design for optimum performance and reliability
  • HyperLynx Thermal integration allows quick and easy analysis of the thermal characteristics of PCBs early in the design process
  • A 3D Viewer allows users to pan, zoom, and rotate plus the ability to import 3D models of components and other mechanical devices
  • The visECAD tool enables real-time collaboration between designers and the rest of the supply chain (procurement, manufacturing, test, etc)

Typical PADS 9.0 Suite Configuration

  • Design entry including DxDesigner, variant management, and data import/translators from competitors’ PCB design systems
  • HyperLynx pre-and post-layout signal integrity simulation, thermal analysis and analog simulation
  • PADS Layout with powerful auto-routing, high-speed rule adherence, unlimited database and layers, and design reuse
  • Advanced manufacturing rules
  • 3D Viewer and integration to multi-disciplined collaboration solutions

More info: Mentor Graphics PADS Flow

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