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DesignCon 2025 Highlights and Papers on Demand

The Cadence MSA team had a GREAT DesignCon highlighting how Cadence can help you…

MSATeam
• 2 min read
featured , DesignCon , Advanced IC packaging , PCB design

Designing High-Performance Sensor Packages to Ensure Optimized Performance

In an era where technology and connectivity reign supreme, electronic, and mechanical…

Vinod Khera
• 4 min read
featured , IC Packaging , Allegro X Design Platform , EDA , MCAD-ECAD

Machine Learning Is Revolutionizing IBIS-AMI Optimization in High-Speed Design

The complexity of IBIS-AMI models used in simulating serial links has increased to…

MSATeam
• 1 min read
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System, PCB, & Package Design 

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APD and SiP Layout 16.3 - Virtual-ly Amazing

On December 2, the Cadence Allegro team went live with the Cadence Allegro and OrCAD…

• less than a min read
SPB16.3 , Digital SiP design , 3D-IC , Allegro 16.3 , IC Packaging and SiP , APD , CAO16.3

What's Good About Repeating Myself? With the SPB16.3 Virtual Conference, You'll Know

This is a first for me, basically writing about the same topic. But, the SPB16.3…

• less than a min read
Virtual Conference , SPB 16.3 , Allegroro , PCB design

What's Good About the SPB16.3 Release? Join The Virtual Conference 12/02/09 and See

You will NOT want to miss this event! The first ever Virtual Trade Show for the SPB…

• 4 min read
PCB , IC Packaging and SiP Design , Virtual Conference , SPB 16.3 , Allegroro , OrCAD , PCB design

What's Good About Cadence Online Support? – Here’s My List!

My good friend and fellow blogger - Bob Dwyer - recently posted on the new Cadence…

• 2 min read
Support , PCB design , Online Support

What's Good About Innovation at Cadence? – It’s Alive and Well and Increasing!

I'm switching gears this week from my regular SPB technical product posts to focus…

• 3 min read
innovation , PCB design

What's Good About Net Color Override in Allegro? Check Out The SPB16.2 Release and…

Color assignment in Allegro PCB Editor has been accomplished with either a class…

• 1 min read
SPB 16.2 , color , Allegroro , PCB design

What's Good About Package Power Integrity? You'll Need SPB16.2 To See!

As clock and data frequencies increase and high-speed systems become ever more densely…

• 10 min read
SPB 16.2 , SiP , Integrity , Allegroro , PCB design , power , PaKSi

What's Good About PDV Symbol Property Templates? The Secret's in the SPB16.2 Release

Allegro PCB Librarian / Part Developer (PDV) Symbol Property Templates have been…

• 2 min read
SPB 16.2 , PDV Symbol , templates , property , PCB design , Allegro

What's Good About APD's Design Integrity Check? - It's in SPB16.2!

The Cadence IC Packaging tools are complex, flexible tools that allow a designer…

• 4 min read
SPB 16.2 , Integrity Check , IC Packaging , APD , Allegro 16.2 , PCB design

What's Good About Allegro's Component Placement Changes? - More Features in SPB16

In the SPB16.2 release of Allegro PCB Editor , there are two (2) new very helpful…

• 3 min read
SPB 16.2 , Placement Replication , Component Alignment , Allegroro , PCB design

What's Good About Eye Masks in PCB SI? You'll Need SPB16.2 to See!

Eye masks let you specify the acceptable parameters for what an eye should look like…

• 3 min read
SPB 16.2 , Signal Intregrity , SigWave , Allegroro , PCB design

What's Good About Split Parts in AMS Simulator? More Features in SPB16.2!

This new SPB16.2 feature allows Allegro AMS Simulator (PSpice) customers to simulate…

• 1 min read
SPB 16.2 , Allegroro AMS Simulator (PSpice) , PCB design , Allegro

What's Good About Blogging? - The People: Readers, Posters, Cadence!

I'm taking a break this week from the technical type posts to say THANK YOU to the…

• 2 min read
IC Packaging and SiP Design , PCB design , FPGA

What's Good About DEHDL Usability Improvements? The Secret's in the SPB16.2 Release

The Design Entry HDL (DEHDL) usability improvements are many and significant in the…

• 5 min read
SPB 16.2 , DEHDL , PCB design , Allegro

Power Issues? Manage Your IR Drop The "Advanced" Way

Just added to the Cadence Resource Library for Allegro PCB SI is a whitepaper written…

• less than a min read
16.01 , PCB Layout and routing , SPB 16.2 , PCB Signal and power integrity , Allegro 16.2 , SPB16.2 , PCB design

What's Good About Cavity Support in APD? You'll see for yourself using the SPB16…

No - we're not talking teeth, candy, and cavities here ... Many customers have been…

• 3 min read
SPB 16.2 , APD , PCB design

What's Good About Allegro's Placement Application Mode? - Look to SPB16.2 and See

In prior releases, Allegro PCB Editor does not provide the user the ability to place…

• 5 min read
Allegro 16.2 , PCB Editor , PCB design

What's Good About ABIML in PCB SI? It's in SPB16.2!

First - ABIML is an acronym for A lgorithm- B ased I nterconnect M odel L ibrary…

• 3 min read
SI , SPB 16.2 , ABIML , PCB design , Allegro

What's Good About USB 3.0? You Tell Me

I read a recent article (June 11, 2009) in EDN magazine - " USB 3.0: A simple Idea…

• 2 min read
USB 3.0 , PHY , PCB design

What's Good About an FPGA Co-Design Environment? - Watch The Video For Answers

Check out Hemant Shah - Product Marketing Director for Allegro PCB Products - highlighting…

• 1 min read
FPGA: ASIC Prototype , FPGA System Planner , FSP , PCB design

What's Good About the new FPGA System Planner? - Ask Hemant Shah!

Our product marketing manager for Allegro PCB products, Hemant Shah introduced the…

• 2 min read
FPGA System Planner , FSP , PCB design , FPGA

Innovative Approach to Optimized FPGA Pin Assignment

Cadence has been a leader in silicon-package and package-board co-design for over…

• less than a min read
FPGA-PCB Co-Design , PCB design , FPGA

What's Good About New Smoke Analysis Devices? Check out the SPB16.2 Release and See

The AMS Simulator Smoke Analysis has been enhanced in the SPB16.2 release to support…

• 2 min read
SPB 16.2 , AMS simulator , Smoke Analysis , PCB design , model editor

What's Good About Relational Table Support in Capture-CIS? You'll Need SPB16.2 to

With SPB16.2 release, Capture-CIS allows you to create and use relational tables…

• 2 min read
SPB 16.2 , Functional Verification , Capture-CIS , RDBMS , Allegro

What's Good About Social Networking? Boomer Adoption up, Gen Y Flat

I decided to switch gears a bit and write about an interesting article I read in…

• 1 min read
social networking , Baby Boomers , PCB design , Generation Y , EE Times

What's Good About TCL, P&S, STUFF in ASA? The Secret's in the SPB16.2 Release!

OK - so maybe I got a little bit too happy with acronyms (STUFF doesn't represent…

• 3 min read
ActiveTcl , SCM , SPB 16.2 , ASA , PCB design , Allegro , tcl

What's Good About DEHDL-CM Physical and Spacing Constraints? You'll need SPB16.2

That's right - the SPB16.2 release now includes support for Physical and Spacing…

• 2 min read
16.01 , SPB 16.2 , DEHDL , Design Entry HDL , PCB design , Allegro

What's Good About Schematic Drawing Standards?

This past week, there has been a very interesting discussion on the "icu-pcb-forum…

• 2 min read
PTF , PCB design , Schematic , Allegro
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