By Ray Macias and Gregory Beers PCB routing is one of the most enjoyable parts of PCB design , but also the most time consuming. It may take only a week to layout your board, but it could take you three months to route it unless you have the appropriate automation tools. PCB routing technology is more advanced than in years past, and yet, you can still be very creative and make a beautiful design. It makes sense to take advantage of the tools that are available to you when ro

By Stephen Chavez In the world of PCB design, PCB routing plays a pivotal role in ensuring the efficiency and functionality of electronic circuits. Let’s explore the various PCB routing techniques, and shed some light on interactive routing, auto routing, and the empowering realm of sketch routing. Interactive routing: mouse-driven precision Interactive routing, the standard approach adopted by PCB designers across various PCB design tools, involves meticulous control over t

By Matt Walsh Let’s delve into the challenges that electronic systems development organizations face and how an integrated part research solution, such as PartQuest Portal, can help streamline the design process, making it faster and more efficient. Challenges in electronics development Electronic systems development organizations are no strangers to complex challenges. Tight deadlines, resource limitations, the aspiration for first-pass success, and productivity hurdles coll

By Stephen Chavez What is electrical/electronic co-design? Circuit boards don’t work in isolation, they usually interface with other circuit boards via connectors, cables or harnesses. Electrical/electronic co-design is the integrated collaboration between these disciplines. This way, your entire hardware design from multi board electronic system specification to completed PCBs and cables can be handled within one integrated flow. What’s not working? Full systems design is us

By Jim Martens You asked and we answered! Here are the frequently asked questions about PADS Professional. What is PADS PCB design software? PADS PCB software is a comprehensive electronic design automation (EDA) software suite developed by Siemens Digital Industries Software, formerly Mentor Graphics. It provides advanced tools for designing, simulating, verifying, and manufacturing printed circuit boards (PCBs) and electronic systems. What does PADS Professional include? PA

By Jim Martens The new VX.2.12 release of PADS Professional has improvements across the following areas: Array placement MCAD collaborator Physical reuse Improved differential pair stability while moving complex vias High speed routing and design Performance General improvements PADS Professional cloud ecosystem applications Array placement We have made some design creation improvements that affect predictability such as the new array component property, and we have improved

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PCB設計面臨著諸多機電方面的挑戰，處理不當將會急劇加重設計工作負擔，造成上市時間延後。這些挑戰包括既要使 PCB Layout 設計符合機械要求，又要讓這些設計滿足 MCAD 人員的要求。例如，要確保將 PCB 佈局在外殼或系統中後不發生任何物理違規，無論是電氣設計還是機械設計，都必須考慮到元器件和機械間距。透過在 Layout 階段考慮機械要求，並確保電氣和機械流程之間保持高效的溝通，那麼設計就能完全符合製造要求，從而避免在最後關頭進行更改，耗費多餘的時間和費用。 利用 PADS 3D Layout，PCB 設計人員可以更多地參與到機械方面的設計之中並查看更多信息，因而能在遵守機械要求的前提下完成器件的佈局和佈線。 PADS 3D Layout 支援在 2D 和3D 環境的交互驅動佈局，可以導入導出 Step 數據，並能根據設置的立體約束和間距顯示元件佈局過程中的任何約束違規情況，使用導出的 3D PDF 幫助製造商把握設計意圖。除此之外，PADS 3D Layout 功能還可讓您有效地與 MCAD 人員進行溝通和協作，顯著改善您與 MCAD

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