Mentor Graphics Announces PADS Release Targeting Design-for-Manufacturing (DFM) Analysis, High-Speed and Interactive Routing
06 3월 2012 - 11:00PM
Business Wire
Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ:MENT), the worldwide market
and technology leader in printed circuit board (PCB)
design-through-manufacturing software, today announced the latest
release of the PADS® product suite, the world’s most widely used
desktop PCB design solution. These additional features in the
release add significant value to electronics companies as they
strive to deliver the most competitive, high-performance products
to market faster.
Key new features include the ability to associate nets necessary
for DDRx interconnect design. Multiple nets can now be “grouped”
and given unique high-speed constraints, including length and
differential pair rules. Associated nets adhere to these rules
during interactive and automatic routing, assuring that tight,
high-speed performance specifications are met. Another feature
allows a trace to “hug” an existing obstacle like another trace or
board outline. This feature will reduce routing time and more
effectively use board space. Drafting operations have also been
enhanced with new 2D line styles and snap capabilities.
“The new associated nets functionality in PADS 9.4 reduces
design time,” stated Johnnie Howman, director at Icarus Design. “I
can now easily define the high-speed associated nets, assign
constraints, and be assured that they will be routed to those
rules.”
The PADS 9.4 software is a significantly enhanced,
next-generation PADS release which adds unique DFM analysis
functionality to the PCB design space, giving the designer the
ability to perform over 100 fabrication and assembly checks in PADS
Layout. This analysis is based on the Valor® technology, the
industry leader in fabrication and assembly DFM analysis.
Complimenting ODB++ intelligent data transfer from design into
manufacturing, the new ODB++ viewer provides the ability to overlay
and compare traditional CAM documents, such as Gerber files for PCB
design-through-manufacturing data integrity. Detecting and
correcting manufacturing issues early in the design process helps
decrease overall time to market by reducing design/manufacturing
re-spins. With the scalable PADS 9.4 flow, engineers and designers
can cost-effectively design the industry’s most complex,
highest-performance, and densest PCBs.
“The PADS 9.4 release provides our desktop customers with the
critical technologies required for today’s complex PCB designs,”
stated Mike Griesbach, PADS product director at Mentor Graphics.
“Our completely integrated and scalable PADS 9.4 flow addresses
high-speed, thermal, manufacturing prep, signal and power
integrity, FPGA to PCB optimizations, and much more.”
To learn more about PADS, please visit www.mentor.com/pads, or
to find your local reseller, visit
http://www.mentor.com/products/pcb-system-design/design-flows/pads/resellers.
About PADS
PADS, Mentor Graphics’ worldwide leading desktop PCB design
solution, enables individuals and design teams to develop PCBs
within a highly productive and easy-to-use environment. Integrated
and scalable, PADS allows individual engineers and designers 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.
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation is a world leader in electronic
hardware and software design solutions, providing products,
consulting services and award-winning support for the world’s most
successful electronic, semiconductor and systems companies.
Established in 1981, the company reported revenues in the last
fiscal year of about $1,015 million. Corporate headquarters are
located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777.
World Wide Web site: http://www.mentor.com/.
(Mentor Graphics, Valor and PADS are registered trademarks of
Mentor Graphics Corporation. All other company or product names are
the registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective
owners.)
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