EDN

Mentor Graphics extends the popular PADS PCB design tool

The PADS PCB Product Creation Platform has been enhanced with the inclusion of advanced analog/mixed-signal and high-speed analysis that addresses engineering challenges associated with mixed-signal ...
Business Wire

New Component Library Available for Mentor Graphics PADS PCB Design Tools

WILSONVILLE, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 2003--Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq:MENT), the market leader in printed circuit board (PCB) design software, today announced it has established a ...
电子工程专辑

AD设计的PCB导入到PADS有不少问题，解决方法讲解

PADS导入AD设计的PCB，有不少问题，是不能直接拿来使用的。如下图所示，刚在PADS Layout界面里导入了一个AD设计的PCB。 从图中可以看出，PCB中所有元器件的管脚都是同一种颜色，分不清元器件是在顶层还是在底层。其实是PCB所有的网络都被默认设置成了一种颜色。
Electronics Weekly

Mentor revives PADS PCB design for low end

Mentor Graphics has resurrected the PADS name for circuit board designers, bringing out three toolsets for low to mid end PCB layout. Called PADS Suites, the Windows-based tools address the ...
Electronic Design

Mentor Graphics' David Wiens Discusses the New PADS Family

Mentor Graphics just announced three new PADS family products for PCB design that, according to the company, start at unprecedented pricing for the independent hardware engineer, delivering affordable ...
电子工程专辑

PCB Layout 跳坑指南——PCB走线角度选择到底该不该90°？

现在但凡打开SoC原厂的PCB Layout Guide，都会提及到高速信号的走线的拐角角度问题，都会说高速信号不要以直角走线，要以45度角走线，并且会说走圆弧会比45度拐角更好。 事实是不是这样？PCB走线角度该怎样设置，是走45度好还是走圆弧好？90度直角走线到底行不行 ...
Electronic Design

Free Design Rule Checker Focuses on PCB Designs

Mentor, a Siemens business, is into a wide range of software, from real-time operating systems (RTOSs) to chip-design tools. Also in the mix is printed-circuit-board (PCB) design software. Quite a bit ...