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
Mentor 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:
- Design Creation
- Circuit Simulation
- Layout & Routing
- Library & Data Management
- Design for Manufacturing and Fabrication
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.
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- Product Demo: PADS Product Demos
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.
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- Board Station XE Brochure (PDF, 600kb)
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
Mentor PCB Design Systems: Timing Is Everything
Technology OverviewWork more efficiently, cut costs, and bring more competitive products to market faster with Mentor PCB Design Software. View Video
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
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
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
News & Press
- Mentor Graphics Announces 22nd Annual PCB Technology Leadership Awards Program
- Valor, a Division of Mentor Graphics, Releases Major New Functionality in the vSure DFM Product
- Valor MSS Software Suite for PCB Assembly from Mentor Graphics Wins New Product Introduction Award
- Valor MSS Software Suite for PCB Assembly from Mentor Graphics Wins 2010 Vision Award
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