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Board-Level Design Tools

Board-level design tools support:

Table 1. Board Design Entry
EDA Vendor Tool Name Description
Altium nVisage Board design capture
Protel Board design capture
P-CAD Board layout
Cadence Allegro PCB Librarian 610 Verify the packaging of library parts
Allegro Design Entry CS210 Schematic entry allowing teams to share parts information
Allegro Design Entry HDL 610 Merges schematic design with PCB design
Allegro PCB Editor World’s leading PCB layout system
OrCAD PCB Editor Place-&-route editor
EMA Design Automation

OrCAD Capture CIS

Schematic entry with access to Component Information Systems (CIS)

Allegro Design Entry HDL

Streamlines high-speed PCB design with a constraint-driven approach

OrCAD PCB Editor

Interactive environment for creating & editing simple to complex PCBs

OrCAD Layout

A quick & easy-to-use tool for PCB designs

Mentor Graphics® I/O Designer Automates pin placement & maintains connectivity across multiple design iterations
Board Station PCB design tool for global enterprise
Expedition Complex PCB designs


Table 2. Board Verification
EDA Vendor Tool Name Description
Altium nVisage Board simulation & signal integrity analysis
Protel DXP Board-level design
P-CAD Layout design desktop
Cadence SPECCTRAQuest SI Expert Constraint-driven PCB design flow for ICs with high-speed IO pins
SPECCTRAQuest Power Integrity Integrated design & analysis environment to clear, reliable power delivery systems
EMA Design Automation OrCAD Signal Explorer Scalable, cost-effective signal integrity exploration & analysis environment for complex PCBs
Mentor Graphics Tau Worst-case timing analysis verification
ICX PCB signal integrity tool supporting IBIS, SPICE & VHDL-AMS
Synopsys HSPICE Circuit simulation environment

 
Third-Party EDA Tools, Listed by Design Flow

Third-Party EDA Tools, Listed Alphabetically

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