PADS
Video: Michael Creeden, Owner and President of San Diego PCB, Inc., discusses why he's been a PADS user for nearly 20 years.
- Complete PCB design solution combining schematic definition with powerful layout and simulation tools
- Integrated design environment combines ease of use with functional depth
- With PADS PCB design solutions, you will:
- Achieve a high ROI on PCB designs ranging from basic to complex
- Improve productivity with shorter design cycles
- Maintain design integrity with the latest analysis and simulation tools
Featured PADS Techpubs
3.125 Gbps with your Hair on Fire - Simulation-Based Signal-Integrity Analysis of Digital Interconnects at Multi-Gigabit Speeds
As clock frequencies and data rates soar, system designers are being forced to account for the effects of degraded high-frequency signals, causing otherwise healthy signals to be potentially unrecognizable at receiver ICs. This technical paper will focus on simulation-based signal-integrity analysis of multi-gigabit interconnects using Mentor Graphics' HyperLynx{reg} GHz product. Techniques will be presented for using both HSPICE and IBIS buffer models in concurrent simulations; along with eye-diagram and jitter analysis using multi-bit stimuli, while accounting for line loss, inter-symbol interference, and advanced via modeling.
The Benefits of FPGAs: Are they consumed by the obstacles of integrating FPGAs on a PCB?
FPGAs have proven to be a valuable technology in today's electronic industry, offering performance, time-to-market, and cost advantages. Evidence of their pervasiveness is the fact that almost every Printed Circuit Board (PCB) now contains at least one FPGA. But, does the process of putting the FPGA on a PCB compromise those highly valued benefits? This paper examines the move from ASIC to FPGA technology, and the impact of FPGA on board integration today.
News and Related Articles
- Mentor Graphics Publishes New Technology Book On BGA Routing by Charles Pfeil Jun 26, 2008
- Mentor Graphics Announces 20th Annual PCB Technology Leadership Awards ProgramJan 10, 2008
- Mentor Graphics Accelerates FPGA / PCB Design Collaboration with New I/O Designer Product Targeted at PADS UsersSep 19, 2007