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Allegro PCB Router
Specctra is a commercial PCB auto-router originally developed by John F. Cooper and David Chyan of Cooper & Chyan Technology, Inc. (CCT) in 1989. The company and product were taken over by Cadence Design Systems in May 1997. Since its integration into Cadence's Allegro PCB Editor, the name of the router is Allegro PCB Router. The latest version is 17.4 – 22.1 (20 October 2022). Specctra routes boards by presenting graphical data using a "shape-based" technology which represents graphical objects not as a set of points-coordinates but more compact. This increases the efficiency of routing printed circuit boards with a high density of components, provides automatic routing of the same chain of tracks of different widths, and more. Specctra uses adaptive algorithms implemented in multiple trace runs. The routing is carried out in three stages: # preview routing # autoroute # additional processing of autoroute results On the first pass, the connection of all conductors is per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cadence Design Systems
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (stylized as cādence)Investor's Business DailCEO Lip-Bu Tan Molds Troubled Cadence Into Long-Term LeaderRetrieved November 12, 2020 is an American multinational corporation, multinational technology and computational software company. Headquartered in San Jose, California, Cadence was formed in 1988 through the merger of SDA Systems and ECAD, Inc., ECAD. Initially specialized in Electronic design automation, electronic design automation (EDA) software for the semiconductor industry, currently the company makes software and Electronic hardware, hardware for designing products such as integrated circuits, System on chip, systems on chips (SoCs), printed circuit boards,The StreeHow Cadence Designs the FutureRetrieved July 21, 2020 and pharmaceutical drugs, also licensing intellectual property for the electronics, aerospace, defense and automotive industries, among others. History 1983–1999 Founded in 1983 in San Jose, California, Cadence Design Systems ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KiCad
KiCad ( ) is a free software suite for electronic design automation (EDA). It facilitates the design and simulation of electronic hardware for PCB manufacturing. It features an integrated environment for schematic capture, Printed circuit board, PCB layout, manufacturing file viewing, ngspice-provided SPICE, SPICE simulation, and engineering calculation. Tools exist within the package to create bill of materials, artwork, Gerber format, Gerber files, and 3D models of the PCB and its components. History Early history KiCad was created in 1992 by Jean-Pierre Charras while working at University_technical_institute_(France), IUT de Grenoble. The name came from the first letters in the name of a company of Jean-Pierre's friend in combination with the term Computer-aided design, CAD. KiCad originally was a collection of electronics programs intended to be used in conjunction with each other. The main tools were EESchema, PCBnew, a Gerber format, Gerber viewer, and a calculator. 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GitHub
GitHub () is a Proprietary software, proprietary developer platform that allows developers to create, store, manage, and share their code. It uses Git to provide distributed version control and GitHub itself provides access control, bug tracking system, bug tracking, software feature requests, task management, continuous integration, and wikis for every project. Headquartered in California, GitHub, Inc. has been a subsidiary of Microsoft since 2018. It is commonly used to host open source software development projects. GitHub reported having over 100 million developers and more than 420 million Repository (version control), repositories, including at least 28 million public repositories. It is the world's largest source code host Over five billion developer contributions were made to more than 500 million open source projects in 2024. About Founding The development of the GitHub platform began on October 19, 2005. The site was launched in April 2008 by Tom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
P-CAD
P-CAD was the brand name of Personal CAD Systems, Inc., a California-based manufacturer of electronic design automation (EDA) software. It manufactured a CAD software available for personal computers. The company was divested into ACCEL Technologies, which was purchased by Altium in 2000. The last release of the software was in 2006, before it was retired in favor of the Altium Designer product. History Personal CAD Systems was founded in 1982 by Richard Nedbal and Roy Prasad. Both were former executives of American Microsystems, Inc. (AMI), a custom semiconductor company based in Santa Clara, California. Also, part of the founding team were Gregory Houston, VP marketing, a former Calma executive, and Chi-Song Horng, director of software engineering (later promoted as a vice president), a former AMI software engineering manager. P-CAD was a play on personal computers, which were just becoming popular, following the launch of the IBM PC. The vision of the company was to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proteus (EDA Tool)
The Proteus Design Suite is a proprietary software tool suite used primarily for electronic design automation. The software is used mainly by electronic design engineers and technicians to create schematics and electronic prints for manufacturing printed circuit boards. It was developed in Yorkshire, England by Labcenter Electronics Ltd and is available in English, French, Spanish and Chinese languages. History The first version of what is now the Proteus Design Suite was called PC-B and was written by the company chairman, John Jameson, for DOS in 1988. Schematic Capture support followed in 1990, with a port to the Windows environment shortly thereafter. Mixed mode SPICE Simulation was first integrated into Proteus in 1996 and microcontroller simulation then arrived in Proteus in 1998. Shape based autorouting was added in 2002 and 2006 saw another major product update with 3D Board Visualisation. More recently, a dedicated IDE for simulation was added in 2011 and MCAD import/e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OrCAD
OrCAD Systems Corporation was a software company that made OrCAD, a proprietary software tool suite used primarily for electronic design automation (EDA). The software is used mainly by electronic design engineers and electronic technicians to create electronic schematics, and perform mixed-signal simulation and electronic prints for manufacturing printed circuit boards (PCBs). OrCAD was acquired by Cadence Design Systems in 1999 and was integrated with Cadence Allegro in 2005. Company Founded in 1985 by John Durbetaki, Ken, and Keith Seymour as "OrCAD Systems Corporation" in Hillsboro, Oregon, the company became a supplier of desktop electronic design automation (EDA) software. The name OrCAD is a portmanteau, reflecting the company and its software's origins: ''Or''egon + ''CAD''. In 1984 Durbetaki began designing an expansion chassis for the IBM Personal Computer. Durbetaki, who had left Intel Corp. after five years as an engineer and project manager, decided, along with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zuken CadStar
CADSTAR is a Windows-based electronic design automation (EDA) software tool for designing and creating schematic diagrams and printed circuit boards (PCBs). It provides engineers with a tool for designing simple or complex, multilayer PCBs. CADSTAR spans schematic capture, variant management, placement, automatic and high-speed routing, signal integrity, power integrity, EMC analysis, design rule checks and production of manufacturing data. Originally developed by U.K. PCB vendor Racal-Redac, CADSTAR has been part of the Zuken product portfolio since its acquisition in 1994. The software is developed at Zuken's Technology Centre, ZTC in Bristol, United Kingdom. The basic features of CADSTAR can be tested with the free version of CADSTAR Express or Schematic and PCB files produced by CADSTAR can be reviewed using the free CADSTAR Design Viewer. History The first version of CADSTAR was released in 1988 running under DOS. CADSTAR for Windows 1.0 was released in March 1994. Since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zuken Visula
is a Japanese multinational corporation, specializing in software and consulting services for end-to-end electrical and electronic engineering. Zuken came into existence as a pioneer in the development of computer-aided design (CAD) systems in Japan to contribute to electronics manufacturing. The literal translation of Zuken is ''graphics laboratory''. Established in 1976 in Yokohama, Japan, it is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange; net sales were US$216 million for the year 2011. Zuken's software is used mainly to design printed circuit boards (PCBs), multi-chip modules, and to engineer electrotechnical, wiring, wiring harness, pneumatics and hydraulics applications. Furthermore, Zuken offers software for electrical and electronic engineering data management (electronic product lifecycle management (e-PLM)). The company's key markets are the electronics industry – which includes digital home electrical appliances; mobile communications devices; transportation equipment, suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CR-5000
CR-5000 is Zuken's EDA design suite for electronic systems and printed circuit boards aimed at the enterprise market. It was developed to address complex design needs that involve managing the complete development and manufacturing preparation process on an enterprise-wide scale. CR-5000 is made to facilitate the design of complex and high-speed boards, with features aimed at addressing challenges such as signal integrity and electromagnetic compatibility. CR-5000 is the fourth-generation successor of CREATE1000, originally developed for the PDP-11 by Zukei-Gijutsu-Kenkyusho (Japanese for "Graphic Technology and Research Laboratory"). The main CR-5000 software is developed at Zuken Inc. headquarters in Yokohama, Japan. Other modules are developed at Zuken's EMC Technology Center in Paderborn, Germany, which is known for its research in EMC and SI simulation tools, and Zuken Technology Center in Bristol, England, which focuses on routing tools. The latest version as of June 2012 is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zuken CR-3000
is a Japanese multinational corporation, specializing in software and Information technology consulting, consulting services for end-to-end electrical and electronic engineering. Zuken came into existence as a pioneer in the development of computer-aided design (CAD) systems in Japan to contribute to electronics manufacturing. The literal translation of Zuken is ''graphics laboratory''. Established in 1976 in Yokohama, Japan, it is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange; net sales were US$216 million for the year 2011. Zuken's software is used mainly to design printed circuit boards (PCBs), multi-chip modules, and to engineer electrotechnical, wiring, wiring harness, pneumatics and hydraulics applications. Furthermore, Zuken offers software for electrical and electronic engineering data management (electronic product lifecycle management (e-PLM)). The company's key markets are the electronics industry – which includes digital home electrical appliances; mobile phone, mobile communi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ULTIboard
NI Ultiboard, formerly ULTIboard, is an electronic printed circuit board (PCB) layout program which is part of a suite of circuit design programs, along with NI Multisim. One of its major features is the ''real time design rule check'', a feature that was only offered on expensive work stations in the days when it was introduced. ULTIboard was originally created by a company named Ultimate Technology, which is now a subsidiary of National Instruments. Ultiboard includes a 3D PCB viewing mode, integrated import and export features to the schematic capture, and simulation software in the suite, Multisim. History Market penetration ''ULTIboard'' was originally created by Ultimate Technology in Naarden, Netherlands. It sold for $800–$2500, depending on the design size chosen. Student versions that were offered for very low prices were limited; they could not produce photo plot files. They also contributed to the popularity of the software as most students knew how to work with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TARGET 3001!
TARGET 3001! is a CAD computer program for EDA and PCB (printing circuit board) design, developed by Ing.-Büro (en: engineering office) Friedrich in Germany. This software application has been available since (for 32 years) and operates on Microsoft Windows. It supports the design of electronic schematics, PCBs, and device front panels. The software is available in English, German and French. It is possible to use Target 3001! on Linux systems with the assistance of Wine, a compatibility layer for running Windows applications on Unix-like operating systems. This setup has been tested with Ubuntu 11.04 (64-bit). A notable feature of Target 3001! is its ability to support reverse engineering. Users can derive a circuit drawing from a photograph of an existing circuit board through the traced layout. A special branch of the program is the ''ASIC Designer'', which allows design of integrated circuits. The company offer a free version of the service for non-commercial use, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
