PCB Design Software & Tools

Addressing PCB Design Applications

PCB designs grow increasingly complex and challenging with each technological advance. Add globally dispersed design and manufacturing teams to the mix, and the collaboration hurdles make projects difficult at best. PCB design software helps companies meet market demands, facilitate global collaboration, accelerate time-to-market, increase profit margins, and optimize/improve PCB reliability.

PCB Innovative Technologies

EDN Innovation AwardMentor Graphics offers an unrivaled portfolio of leading-edge PCB design technologies that provide real-world value in the world of High-Speed Design, Design for Manufacturing, Advanced Layout and Routing, and more. Learn More about PCB Innovative Technologies

PCB Design Tasks

Solutions for common PCB design tasks:

PADS ES Suite Evaluation Software

Quickly define and complete PCB designs with the PADS ES suite. This licensed evaluation software is fully functional and yours to try for free, for 30 days, with no limitation. Evaluate Today

Design Kits

Mentor Graphics has teamed up with several vendors to provide design kits and reference designs to accompany industry-leading high-speed design and PCB layout tools.

HyperLynx Evaluation Software

HyperLynx evaluation software includes a step-by-step approach that will show you how to predict and eliminate signal integrity and EMC problems early, and verify your layout prior to manufacturing. See How

Mentor Graphics HyperLynx PI (Power Integrity) Wins the 2010 DesignVision Award for System Modeling and Simulation.
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PCB Design Best Practices

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PCB Design Flows

Expedition Enterprise

Designing a product requires more than just a great PCB layout tool – you need tightly integrated PCB design software. Expedition Enterprise provides this high level of integration, enabling all team members to work collaboratively and more efficiently.

PADS

PADS PCB design solutions are created for designers by designers. They cover the entire design flow, from design definition through signal integrity analysis, functional simulation, layout and outputs to manufacturing.

Board Station

The global business environment drives increasing pressure on Board Station® customers to stay competitive. As a result, companies need to get their products to market faster and improve productivity while designing more complex products.

PCB Design Resources

PCB White Papers

The CAD Library of the Future

The electronics industry is constantly growing and introducing new technology sometimes faster than we can keep up with. This paper reviews one of the single most important, but sometimes overlooked or... View White Paper

The Universal PCB Design Grid System

This paper reviews one of the single most important, but sometimes overlooked or taken for granted, aspects of the electronics industry – The PCB Design Grid System. Mixing PCB Design Layout units... View White Paper

Metric Pitch BGA and Micro BGA Routing Solutions

The following paper provides Via Fanout and Trace Routing solutions for various metric pitch Ball Grid Array Packages. Note: the “metric” dimensions are the ruling numbers. To solve the metric... View White Paper

Building and Maintaining CAD Libraries

There are three driving forces that are radically changing CAD library construction. The first is lead free solder. The next is metric units. And lastly is Component Manufacturer Chaos. This term describes... View White Paper

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Mentor PCB Design Systems: Timing Is Everything

Technology Overview

Work more efficiently, cut costs, and bring more competitive products to market faster with Mentor PCB Design Software. View Video

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BGA Book

PCB innovator and thought leader Charles Pfeil offers his book, BGA Breakouts and Routing Learn More

Where To Buy PADS

PADS solutions are available worldwide through a global network of value-added resellers. View Locations

Service Bureaus

Looking for companies that can design or fabricate boards for you? Consult one of our PADS Service Bureaus. View Locations

From the Blogs

HyperLynx 8.1 Released

The HyperBlog

Last week we released the official version of HyperLynx 8.1. If you've been a beta tester (I know there are a lot of you out there), make sure you go to SupportNet and get this latest release! This…View Blog Post

Minimizing Late Stage PCB Respins

CFD doesn’t mean Color For Directors

In a recent survey, 60% of mechanical engineers in electronics companies stated that thermal issues had forced board layout changes during the previous 12 months. While I can’t purport to know how much…View Blog Post

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