Valor NPI
DFM optimization in design and manufacturing
At each successive step of the New Product Introduction (NPI) process, the cost of rectifying a product design problem increases tenfold. The Valor NPI platform provides comprehensive DFM analysis that you can apply concurrently with your design flow for maximum advantage, or at entry to manufacturing.
Resolve manufacturability issues early in the process to save time and money
For PCB designers, Valor NPI provides concurrent DFM analysis during the design process, applying upwards of 700 manufacturing rules to your design to ensure minimum revision spins in manufacturing. The DFM analysis flow can be set up to automatically analyse each new version and pinpoint all potential manufacturing problems directly in the CAD system. For manufacturing NPI and process engineers, Valor NPI provides comprehensive analysis of how new products match the fabrication, assembly and test processes, including BOM and AVL analysis, for rapid feedback to the design customer.
Highlights
- Reduces the number of design revisions required to bring a new design to volume production release
- Lowers total product cost by enabling automated DFM early in the design and NPI process
- Improves the reliability of a design by locating manufacturing risks to be managed ahead of the production processes
- Reduces the amount of time spent on supplier "call-backs" to the designer
- Works with all major PCB layout and manufacturing tools, supported by Mentor's OpenDoor partnering program
ODB++ Data Exchange Format
- An intelligent format for the PCB industry, ODB++ provides optimized data exchange between design and manufacture.
- Format open to all OpenDoor partners and customers who request it.
- Captures all PCB DFM, fabrication, assembly and test data into a unified data structure that is easily shared across the supply chain.
- Eliminates time-consuming reverse-engineering; facilitates automated, repeatable engineering processes.
- Constantly evolving de facto standard that follows the technology requirements of the electronics interconnect industry.
- Establishes a continuous, traceable engineering process between design, fabrication and assembly.
Design for PCB Manufacturing (DFM) Verification
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- On-demand Web Seminar: Concurrent DFM Verification for Assembly Web Seminar
- On-demand Web Seminar: Concurrent DFM Verification for Fabrication
- On-demand Web Seminar: Reducing Design Cost & Time With Concurrent DFM Verification
Contact Mentor Graphics
- Valor NPI Info Request or call toll free: 1-800-547-3000