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  • Supriya Srivastava
    ASCENT: Training Insights: Get Rid of Design Errors in Allegro System Capture
    By Supriya Srivastava | 18 May 2022
    With thousands of components connected across a multi-layered board, anticipating the complexity of your layout design at the logic design stage can be quite a challenge. For example, how to ensure that the logical design you are trying to create fun...
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    System Capture | 17.4 | Design Rule Checker | 17.4-2019 | Training Insights | Allegro System Capture | ASCENT | Schematic
  • Auromala
    ASCENT: Reasons to Move to 17.4-2019 HotFix SPB17.40.028 of Allegro Pulse
    By Auromala | 6 May 2022
    HotFix SPB17.40.028 of 17.4-2019 of Allegro® Pulse is out and is available for download. This release includes various enhancements, new features, and product changes that address design challenges. Let’s look at some of the Alle...
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    collaboration | data platform | Team design | QIR4 | 17.4-2019 | Allegro Pulse | Allegro System Capture | ASCENT
  • Sonia Pande
    Training Insights: Bridging the Gap Between Design and Analysis with Sigrity Aurora
    By Sonia Pande | 13 Apr 2022
    Join Cadence Training and Principal Application Engineer Vladimir Papic for this free Technical Training Webinar. What is this Webinar About? Cadence® Sigrity Aurora is a Signal and Power Integrity (SI/PI) analysis solution tightly integrated in...
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    IDA | sigrity aurora | Power Integrity | Signal Integrity | Topology Explorer | Training Insights | Sigrity | Allegro PCB Editor
  • Monika
    BoardSurfers: Reasons to Move to 17.4-2019 HotFix SPB17.40.028 of Allegro PCB Editor
    By Monika | 8 Apr 2022
    The HotFix SPB17.40.028 of 17.4-2019 of Allegro® PCB Editor has been rolled out and is now available for download . This release includes various enhancements, new features, and product changes that address design challenges and speed up the ...
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    17.4 | BoardSurfers | padstack | DesignTrue DFM | QIR4 | 17.4-2019 | Constraints | Allegro PCB Editor | Allegro
  • AllegroReleaseTeam
    Cadence OrCAD and Allegro 17.4-2019 HotFix SPB17.40.028 is Now Available
    By AllegroReleaseTeam | 31 Mar 2022
    The HotFix 028 (QIR4, indicated as 2022 in the application splash screens) update for OrCAD® and Allegro® is now available at Cadence Downloads . This blog post contains important links for accessing this update and introduces some of the main...
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    Cadence Design Systems | 17.4 | PSpiceA/D | PSPICE | PCB Editor | 17.4-2019 | OrCAD | PCB design | Allegro System Capture | Pulse | Allegro
  • Sanjiv Bhatia
    BoardSurfers: Specifying Layer Information for Multi-Layer Rigid and Flex Stackups
    By Sanjiv Bhatia | 24 Mar 2022
    To manufacture a product that performs as you intended, it is imperative that you share accurate stackup definitions with the board fabricator or manufacturer. An accurate stackup definition is critical to getting the best possible performance from ...
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    APD+ | 17.4 | Signal Intregrity | BoardSurfers | layer stacks | Layout | 17.4-2019 | Allegro PCB Editor | Allegro
  • Supriya Srivastava
    BoardSurfers: Training Insights: All You Wanted to Know About User Preferences in Allegro PCB Editor
    By Supriya Srivastava | 1 Mar 2022
    Wouldn’t it be convenient if you could customize how to view and access your PCB design environment? You might want to lock the toolbars to prevent the accidental movement of objects or set up design libraries when creating designs. Personalizing the...
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    17.4 | BoardSurfers | 17.4-2019 | Training Insights | Allegro PCB Editor | Allegro
  • mrigashira
    (P)SpiceItUp: Sweeping Multiple Parameters to Enhance Performance
    By mrigashira | 21 Feb 2022
    Often you want to see the effect of changing multiple parameters on the performance of your design.  For example, you might want to know how the gain or bandwidth of a design is affected when you vary multiple components across a range of values...
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    17.4 | PSpiceA/D | (P)SpiceItUp | 17.4-2019 | OrCAD | PSpice Advanced Analysis | simulation
  • Himanshu Saxena
    BoardSurfers: Installation Know-How: Configuring OrCAD and Allegro Installations on Windows
    By Himanshu Saxena | 15 Feb 2022
    Often, you install the Cadence products with default settings and that suffices to work with the tools. However, you might encounter instances when the default settings may not be enough to serve your requirements. For example, when multiple use...
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    Installation Know-How | 17.4 | BoardSurfers | Allegro OrCAD Installer | 17.4-2019 | OrCAD | installation | Allegro
  • Auromala
    ASCENT: 3 Reasons to Use Live BOM for Your Bill of Materials
    By Auromala | 3 Feb 2022
    A product is only as good as its components, which makes selecting good components vital. So how does one select the right component? And let’s think about what 'right' means. You have to consider the availability and lead time, the pri...
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    17.4 | LIVE BOM | 17.4-2019 | Allegro System Capture | Part Search | ASCENT | BOM | Schematic | Allegro
  • Rachna2018
    ASCENT: Training Insights: Connecting System Architecture Design and Implementation
    By Rachna2018 | 28 Jan 2022
    Today we take a break from our regular posts on Allegro System Capture features and basics to announce a Cadence Training webinar on System-Level Design with Senior Application Engineer, Dave Palumbo. What Is this Webinar About? In the produ...
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    17.4 | webinar | 17.4-2019 | Design Reuse | Training Insights | Constraints | Allegro System Capture | ASCENT | Schematic | Allegro
  • Sanjiv Bhatia
    BoardSurfers: An Introduction to Dimensioning in Allegro PCB Editor
    By Sanjiv Bhatia | 26 Jan 2022
    With boards becoming more complex and lightweight at the same time, designing and manufacturing a cost-effective and reliable PCB has assumed greater significance than ever before. Inaccurate or incomplete design details can affect the fabrication of...
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    17.4 | Manuafacturing | BoardSurfers | Layout | 17.4-2019 | PCB design | Allegro PCB Editor | Allegro
  • mrigashira
    (P)SpiceITUp: Using Monte Carlo to Make Sense of Randomness and Calculate Yield
    By mrigashira | 11 Jan 2022
    Any circuit you design uses parts that will vary depending on many factors that are not under your control. All components, such as resistors or capacitors, that you use have a tolerance. A 50Ω resistor with a precision of ± 1%, can vary between 4...
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    OrCAD Capture | PSpiceA/D | (P)SpiceItUp | 17.4-2019 | PSpice Advanced Analysis
  • Shilpa Gandotra
    ASCENT: Configuring Design Constraints the Easy Way
    By Shilpa Gandotra | 7 Jan 2022
    Constraint capture made easy with in-context editing right next to the circuitry being constrained. Read on to find the power of the Docked Constraint Manager in Allegro System Capture
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    System Capture | 17.4 | Constraint Manager | 17.4-2019 | design | Constraints | ASCENT | Schematic | Allegro
  • Monika
    The Year That Was: Cadence PCB Design Blogs in 2021
    By Monika | 23 Dec 2021
    “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. By 2021, the changed working environment, transformed digitally in ways we never expected, taught us important life lessons. Despite the...
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    BoardSurfers | (P)SpiceItUp | PSPICE | Training Insights | Allegro System Capture | Allegro PCB Editor | ASCENT | Allegro
  • Monika
    BoardSurfers: Training Insights: Creating and Managing Copper Shapes in Allegro PCB Editor
    By Monika | 20 Dec 2021
    In multilayer PCB designs, copper areas have many uses and are critical to the performance of a design. As a designer, you have a fair idea of how and when to pour in copper. However, copper areas are created in the form of shapes and any change in the design, for example, moving components or adjusting routing, affe...
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    17.4 | BoardSurfers | PCB Editor | 17.4-2019 | Training Insights | Allegro PCB Editor | Shape Checks | Allegro
  • (P)SpiceITUp: Using Curve-Fitting to Optimize a Design
    By mrigashira | 7 Dec 2021
    If you are interested in the performance of a circuit that can be best described by a waveform instead of a value, say a practical filter circuit response, curve-fitting is the choice. You can use an external specification composed of measurement data defined in an external data file ...
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    17.4 | OrCAD Capture | PSpiceA/D | (P)SpiceItUp | 17.4-2019 | PCB design | PSpice Advanced Analysis
  • Gunjan Goel
    ASCENT: Managing Designs with Evolving Libraries
    By Gunjan Goel | 3 Dec 2021
    Components, or parts, are the basic building blocks of a PCB design. It is of utmost importance that the components present in the design, their graphics, electrical, and part definitions, match the latest and updated li...
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    System Capture | 17.4 | 17.4-2019 | design | ASCENT | library | Schematic | Allegro
  • mrigashira
    (P)SpiceITUp: How to Use Measurements to Optimize Your Design
    By mrigashira | 23 Nov 2021
    Your products must perform well in terms of their requirements. For a product to perform well, you must ensure the design parameters are tuned for the best performance possible. For example, you might need the output voltage to hover around 20V or th...
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    OrCAD Capture | PSpiceA/D | PSpice Advanced Analysis
  • Taanya
    BoardSurfers: Training Insights: Tips to Zoom and Pan Efficiently in Allegro PCB Editor
    By Taanya | 15 Nov 2021
    While designing a layout within Allegro® PCB Editor, designers zoom in and out or pan in the design canvas to take a closer look at a component’s placement and connectivity. Because they frequently zoom or pan when creating or edi...
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    PCB | 17.4 | BoardSurfers | PCB Editor | 17.4-2019 | PCB design | Training Insights | Allegro PCB Editor | Allegro
  • Siddharth Makkar
    BoardSurfers: How to Map CAD Models in 3D Canvas
    By Siddharth Makkar | 12 Nov 2021
    In the world of PCB design, shorter delivery deadlines have less scope of re-spin cycles. Before manufacturing the board, every designer wants to see what the manufactured board would look like. Allegro 3D Canvas , enabled within Allegro® PCB Edi...
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    PCB | 17.4 | BoardSurfers | MCAD | 3D Canvas | PCB Editor | 17.4-2019 | PCB design | CAD | Allegro PCB Editor | Allegro
  • vignesh k
    BoardSurfers: Exchanging Layer Stackup Data Using IPC-2581
    By vignesh k | 2 Nov 2021
    Sharing design intent and stackup information with your manufacturer at the beginning of the design process avoids manufacturing and assembly issues that may impact the product design, and eventually, delay the product delivery. However, without havi...
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    17.4 | PCB manufacturing | Gerber | BoardSurfers | IPC | IPC-2581 Consortium | 17.4-2019 | PCB design | PCB data exchnage | Allegro PCB Editor | IPC-2581 | PCB standards | Allegro
  • Taanya
    BoardSurfers: Training Insights: Manually Placing Components in Allegro PCB Editor
    By Taanya | 26 Oct 2021
    Component placement is one of the most critical aspects of PCB designing. As the number of components and layers increases, the complexities of placing components increase manifold. Allegro PCB Editor, with its streamlined and efficient component placement...
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    BoardSurfers | 17.4-2019 | PCB design | Training Insights | Allegro PCB Editor | Allegro
  • Auromala
    ASCENT: Workflows in Allegro System Capture
    By Auromala | 22 Oct 2021
    Tight deadlines, multiple people working on a design, inevitable errors…there are so many things that can affect the design and development of a PCB. Ensuring a smooth flow of work is easy enough if you are just one designer or a small team. A...
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    business processes | Cadence Design Systems | 17.4 | ECAD | Workflows | 17.4-2019 | Allegro System Capture | Pulse | ASCENT | Allegro
  • mrigashira
    (P)SpiceItUp: Creating Predictable Designs Using Sensitivity Analysis
    By mrigashira | 14 Oct 2021
    We all want to be sure, or as sure as we can be, that our products will work as expected in the real world under circumstances that may not always be under our control or per our specifications. We want to be adequately aware of how the output of the...
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    OrCAD Capture | PSpiceA/D | PSpice Advanced Analysis
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