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Calibre RealTime delivers Calibre signoff DRC inside custom and analog/mixed-signal design flows. With its ability to perform all checks in Calibre DRC, including recommended rules, pattern matching, equation-based DRC, and double patterning, Calibre RealTime lets custom and analog designers correct and adjust their designs during the layout process using the same foundry-qualified rule decks used by batch Calibre. Imagine-no more time-consuming layout-verification-simulation loops, and no more unwelcome, costly manufacturing issues after tapeout. By allowing designers to correct and optimize \”on the fly\” during the design process, Calibre RealTime lets them make needed layout changes while the design is still highly flexible, and without slowing down the design process. In short, Calibre RealTime lets the designers drive the design process, not...

FloTHERM® PCB is a radical new collaboration tool for product marketing, electrical and mechanical engineers that accelerates the conceptual thermal design of printed-circuit boards.Features and BenefitsModel Building Direct interfaces to Mentor Boardstation and other popular board layout tools that automatically extract and build: Board outline, cutouts, and thickness Component position, size, and orientation Layer Stackup Detailed descriptions of the copper content (traces, pads, vias, etc) in image format. These images are transformed into a thermal conductivity map (with user controlled resolution) for the board with a novel and unique image processing technique. Property sheet driven construction of electronics objects and cooling solutions: Components heatsinks Thermal vias Daughterboards Shielding cans Potting compounds Fully integrated library capability Pre installed with a comprehensive...

Precision Synthesis offers high quality of results, industry-unique features, and integration across Mentor Graphics’ FPGA Flow– the industry’s most comprehensive FPGA vendor independent solution. Physical Synthesis Average performance improvement of 10% Support for Actel, Altera, Lattice and Xilinx Mil-Aero, Safety-Critical, & DO-254 Repeatability of results Synthesis for design assurance Integration with Mentor tools for DO-254 Low Power Synthesis Optimizations to reduce dynamic power Multi-vendor support Incremental Synthesis Fully automatic incremental synthesis Partition-based incremental synthesis Reduces runtime and preserves QoR Integrated with incremental place-and-route Precise-IP™ Generate building block IP for any device Leverage 3rd party IP validated for Precision Precise-Encrypt Vendor independent HDL encryption Based on IEEE P1735 draft Interoperable with ModelSim & Questa Integration with Mentor Tools Design reuse with...

Ucamco is delighted to introduce the latest generation of Integr8tor, the PCB industry\’s only sales and engineering server for auto input and design analysis. With Integr8tor v8 comes a raft of new and extended capabilities that make it a true “must have” technology for busy PCB fabricators. Fast, intuitive and easy to use, Integr8tor is a powerful enabler for sales, engineering and production professionals who want to improve their output and their profit margins. Ucamco is delighted to announce its release of Integr8tor 8.2. This is the latest generation of a unique suite of tools that support the CAD-to-CAM data transfer process as well as pre-CAM and CAM functions in PCB manufacture. By automatically capturing and analysing incoming design data...

The Proteus 8.0 release delivered a new platform as well as host of feature additions. The new application framework also now enables us to bring out many important features that would have been extremely difficult (or impossible) to implement in previous versions. The goal of the Proteus 8.1 release was to start delivering these features and our focus was on four main areas: Pads and Footprints Project Clips / Design Snippets Dynamic Teardrops Proteus VSM for Arduino™ AVR® Pads and FootprintsDemo Movie Making Button Pads Making QFN Footprints Footprint and packaging requirements for modern packages is a rapidly evolving field. We�ve looked at our existing capabilities and extended them with a view to flexibility. The ability to store vias with...

Altera’s Quartus® II software is the industry\’s number one software in productivity and performance for CPLD, FPGA, and SoC designs. Quartus II software v13.1 enables you to achieve unprecedented levels of design productivity by enabling more design iterations within a day, and providing the tools to capture your design intent in the most efficient way possible. With Quartus II software v13.1, you will experience an average of 30% reduction in compile time and an additional average of 50 percent reduction for small design changes, enabling quicker design turns and faster time to market. In addition, Quartus II software v13.1 provides new capabilities, enhancements, and performance improvements to our suite of higher level design tools (i.e. Qsys, OpenCLTM, and DSP Builder)...

Integrated with Cadence® Allegro® PCB and IC Package design, editing, and routing technologies, Allegro Sigrity™ SI provides advanced SI analysis both pre- and post-layout. Operating early in the design cycle allows for “what if” scenario exploration, sets more accurate design constraints, and reduces design iterations. Allegro Sigrity SI reads and writes directly to the Allegro PCB and IC Package design database for fast and accurate integration of results. It provides a SPICE-based simulator and embedded field solvers for extraction of 2D and 3D structures. It supports transistor-level and behavioral I/O modeling, including power-aware IBIS 5.0 model generation. Parallel bus and serial channel architecture can be explored pre-layout to compare alternatives, or post-layout for a comprehensive analysis of all associated signals....

LabVIEW software is ideal for any measurement or control system, and the heart of the NI design platform. Integrating all the tools that engineers and scientists need to build a wide range of applications in dramatically less time, LabVIEW is a development environment for problem solving, accelerated productivity, and continual innovation. Program Graphically: Program the way you think using a graphical approach.Reduce Complexity: See how graphical programming streamlines measurement and control.Acquire and Analyze Measurements: Take measurements and perform signal processing with a single environment.Control Stand-Alone Instruments: Discover how you can use LabVIEW to automate stand-alone instruments.Design Embedded Systems: Explore how you can design, prototype, and deploy embedded systems.For engineers and scientists who need to connect to real-world signals, LabVIEW 2013...

Technical Specifications Common constraint definition environment is shared between schematic capture and layout, allowing the evaluation of critical signals at any design stage Autorouting technology combined with interactive editing capabilities produces a single, powerful and easy-to-use design environment Common database and user interfaces and rules increase productivity The RF module integrates RF and PCB design; the PCB layout environment understands RF circuitry and interfaces directly with Agilent and AWR RF simulation tools Clears area fills automatically around traces, vias, and pads as the board is edited Rules-by-area greatly improves routing around BGAs and other fine-pitched parts Multiplow functionality allows you to simultaneously route multiple nets, including differential pairs, with true 45 degree routing, including routing through areas of staggered pins...

Synplify Pro® FPGA synthesis software, part of the Synopsys FPGA design solution, is the industry standard for producing high-performance, cost-effective FPGA designs. Its unique Behavior Extracting Synthesis Technology® (BEST™) performs optimization at a high level first, before synthesizing the RTL code into specific FPGA logic. This approach allows for superior optimization across the FPGA, provides fast runtimes and support for very large designs. Synplify Pro software supports the latest VHDL and Verilog language constructs including SystemVerilog and VHDL 2008. The software also supports FPGA architectures from a variety of FPGA vendors, including Altera, Lattice Semiconductor, Microsemi (formerly Actel), SiliconBlue and Xilinx, all from a single RTL and constraint source. Synplify Pro software uses a single, easy-to-use interface and has the...