PADS2005 Provides Significant Productivity and Ease-of-Use Enhancements for PCB Systems Designers.WILSONVILLE, Ore. -- Mentor Graphics Mentor Graphics, Inc (NASDAQ: MENT) is a US-based multinational corporation dealing in electronic design automation (EDA) for electrical engineering and electronics, as of 2004, ranked third in the EDA industry it helped create. Corporation (Nasdaq:MENT) the market leader in printed circuit board (PCB PCB: see polychlorinated biphenyl. PCB in full polychlorinated biphenyl Any of a class of highly stable organic compounds prepared by the reaction of chlorine with biphenyl, a two-ring compound. ) design software, today announced the release of the PADS(R)2005 PCB design solutions. The PADS2005 update features significant enhancements that improve the designer's productivity and ability to optimize designs for performance and manufacturing. This release also extends the capabilities of PADS Logic to enable faster schematic capture schematic capture - The process of entering the logical design of an electronic circuit into a CAE system by creating a schematic representation of components and interconnections. , viewing and analysis by design team members and increased ease-of-use features for the full PADS flow. New features include floating connections that organize the design according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the preference of the designer, as well as automatic connection of parts-to-parts and parts-to-nets that accelerate the incorporation of new parts into the design. True Type Font A set of print characters of a particular design (typeface), size (point size) and weight (light, medium, heavy). See font. (TM) support for both PADS Logic and PADS Layout, increased readability of the design screen and printed schematic. In addition, international fonts, such as Chinese characters, are supported. PADS2005 includes two new options for PADS Logic. PADS Logic PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. enables the designer to create intelligent representations of their schematics in the standard PDF format. Users who do not own PADS Logic can view and share schematics, thereby enhancing design portability and accessibility while protecting the design from unwanted changes. All parts information is available in the PDF, and for easy readability, nets can be traced throughout the design using hyperlinks. PADS SPICEnet provides a connection between PADS Logic and industry standard SPICE programs. Designs can easily be verified without redundant, error-prone data entry. "Mentor Graphics has set a new standard of excellence for design entry software. The improved performance and added features to PADS Logic will greatly enhance our company's design entry capabilities," said Ed Current, PCB engineer for C&D Technologies, Power Electronics Division. "The ability to use True Type Fonts helps emphasize important design elements, while improving the overall appearance of our drawings. With the addition of intelligent PDF outputs, we can meet our global communication requirements without jeopardizing design integrity." "We continue to significantly invest in the PADS product line. This enables our customers to stay ahead of the competitive curve by using an easy to use solution that is capable of designing complex printed circuit boards. The enhancements in the PADS2005 release offers features that enable designers to meet ever decreasing time to market windows through increased productivity," said Syed Gilani, general manager, PADS Business Unit, Systems Design Division, Mentor Graphics. The PADS2005 release has these additional enhancements: --PADS Logic enhancements include custom title blocks with active fields and user interface updates. --PADS Layout now includes improved copper pour In electronics, the term "copper pour" refers to an area on a printed circuit board filled with copper (the metal used to make connections in printed circuit boards). Copper pour is commonly used to create a ground plane. enhancements that more accurately handle overlapping flood areas and board outlines and allow the user to define a priority order in which the copper pours are filled. The feature now enables the designer to define copper pour outside the board outline that is beneficial for copper balancing during the fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. process. --True Type Font support for both PADS Logic and PADS Layout. --PADS AutoRouter now has improved handling of escape paths for routing of differential pairs Differential pair is a pair of conductors with special characteristics, used for differential signaling. Examples of the differential pair include:
About PADS PADS is the Windows-based standard for PCB design solutions, combining value and broad technology. Its rich functionality and affordable pricing give customers a high return on their investment, enabling them to handle everything from basic designs to complex problems with speed, high quality, and ease. For more information on the PADS solutions, please visit www.mentor.com/pads or e-mail us at pads_info@mentor.com. About Mentor Graphics Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq: MENT) is a world leader in electronic hardware and software design solutions, providing products, consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" and award-winning support for the world's most successful electronics and semiconductor companies. Established in 1981, the company reported revenues over the last 12 months of over $700 million and employs approximately 3,850 people worldwide. Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon Wilsonville is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. The population was 13,991 at the 2000 census, and as of 2005 was estimated to be 16,510.[1] Geography Wilsonville is located at (45.306805, -122. 97070-7777; Silicon Valley headquarters are located at 1001 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. 95131-2314. World Wide Web site: http://www.mentor.com/. Mentor Graphics and PADS are registered trademarks of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All other company or product names are the registered trademark or trademarks of their respective owners. |
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