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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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What's Good About DEHDL Anchor Point Wire Stretch? It's In SPB16.3!

Just a very quick post this week on a simple, but elegant new SPB16.3 feature for…

• 1 min read
PCB , SPB16.3 , Allegro Design Entry , DEHDL , Allegro 16.3 , SPB 16.3 , Design Entry HDL , Front-end PCB design , PCB design , Design Entry , ConceptHDL

What's Good About The PCB SI Model Editor? See For Yourself In The SPB16.3 Release

With the SPB16.3 release of PCB SI , the Model Editor has been added to allow you…

• 5 min read
PCB SI , PCB , SI , RF , SPB16.3 , SiP , HSPICE , Signal Intregrity , Digital SiP design , IBIS , SigXP UI , PCB Signal and power integrity , Allegro 16.3 , SPB 16.3 , IBIS-AMI , SigWave , PCB design , SI analysis and modeling , model editor , power

Favorite Features Of An IC Package Designer: Assembly Rule Checks

This is the third in a series of discussions we would like to open up regarding…

• 1 min read
SPB16.3 , package , SiP , Analog and RF SiP design , Digital SiP design , 3D-IC , Allegro 16.3 , IC Packaging and SiP , IC Packaging & SiP design , SPB , wirebond profile library , IC Package Physical layout and co-design , Kulicke & Soffa

What's Good About Allegro GRE Bundle Editing? SPB16.3 Has Many New Enhancements!

The Allegro Global Route Environment (GRE) has expanded its capabilities in the area…

• 4 min read
PCB , PCB Layout and routing , SPB16.3 , global route , Allegro 16.3 , SPB 16.3 , SPB , PCB Editor , Layout , PCB design , Allegro PCB Editor , GRE , Allegro

What's Good About Via DRCs In Allegro Constraint Manager? It's In SPB16.3!

Current design technologies require extremely tight matching requirements right down…

• 1 min read
PCB , PCB Layout and routing , SPB16.3 , Allegro 16.3 , SPB 16.3 , SPB , PCB Editor , Constraint Manager , via , "PCB design" , PCB design , Allegro PCB Editor

What's Good About Vias And The Allegro Router? SPB16.3 Has A Few New Enhancements

A few new enhancements specific to vias in the SPB16.3 release of Allegro PCB Editor…

• 4 min read
PCB , PCB Layout and routing , SPB16.3 , Allegro 16.3 , SPB 16.3 , PCB Editor , Layout , via , "PCB design" , PCB design , Allegro PCB Editor , microvia , Allegro

What's Good About AMS Simulator And Cursors? You’ll Need The SPB16.3 Release To See

With the SPB16.3 release of AMS Simulator , several new cursor enhancements are available…

• 1 min read
AMS , AMS simulator , SPB 16.3 , PSPICE , SPB , AMS simulation , Schematic

Catch A Full-Wave Summer Kickoff Webinar: CST 3D Extraction Integrated With Cadence…

Is there anyone who does not carry a mobile communication device anymore? Sending…

• 1 min read
SPB16.3 , SiP , Analog and RF SiP design , Digital SiP design , Allegro 16.3 , APD , webinar , SI analysis and modeling

What's Good About Browsing For Power Pins in Capture? It's In SPB16.3!

The SPB16.3 release of Allegro Design Entry CIS (Capture) now allows you to browse…

• 1 min read
"capture CIS" , Capture CIS' , Design Entry CIS , OrCAD Capture , SPB 16.3 , Capture CIS , Capture-CIS , OrCAD , Design Entry , Schematic

Favorite Features Of An IC Package Designer: Rich And Diverse Set Of Import And Export…

This is the second in a series of discussions we would like to open up regarding…

• 1 min read
SPB16.3 , SiP , Analog and RF SiP design , Digital SiP design , 3D-IC , Allegro 16.3 , IC Packaging and SiP , IC Packaging & SiP design , SPB , wirebond profile library , IC Package Physical layout and co-design , Kulicke & Soffa

What's Good About ADW Part Lifecycle? Numerous Improvements in the SPB16.3 Release

The SPB16.3 release of Allegro Design Workbench (ADW) now adds several new key features…

• 1 min read
Allegro Design Workbench , Library flow , Library and design data management , PCB design , ADW 16.3 , Librarians , ADW

DDR3 Timing issues? Watch the Allegro PCB SI / TimingDesigner Webinar!

Last year, TimingDesigner improved the interface to PCB SI and many of our joint…

• less than a min read
PCB SI , SI , Signal Intregrity , IBIS , PCB Signal and power integrity , Allegro 16.3 , SPB 16.3 , "PCB design" , DDR3

Economic Recovery on the Way to the Airport

Last week, one of the members of TEAMOrCAD took a trip to China. The ride to the…

• 1 min read
"capture CIS" , PSPICE , "PCB design" , OrCAD , PCB Capture , Schematic

What's Good About SCM and Packageable Schematics? The Secret's in the SPB16.3 Release

Many customers want to use System Connectivity Manager (SCM) known as Allegro System…

• 1 min read
SCM , Allegro Design Entry , DEHDL , SPB 16.3 , Design Entry HDL , ASA , Allegro System Architect (ASA) , Front-end PCB design , PCB design , Design Entry , ConceptHDL , Schematic

What's Good About DEHDL Alignment? You’ve got it in the SPB16.3 Release!

Schematic construction requires a lot of effort in placing components, wires and…

• 2 min read
Allegro Design Entry , DEHDL , Allegro 16.3 , SPB 16.3 , Component Alignment , SPB , Design Entry HDL , Front-end PCB design , Design Entry , ConceptHDL , Schematic

What's Good About APD’s Super Smooth Routing? See for yourself in the SPB16.3 Release

When using the point-to-point routing in the packaging products ( APD and SIP ),…

• 3 min read
PCB , PCB Layout and routing , IC Packaging and SiP Design , IC Packaging , Allegro 16.3 , SPB 16.3 , APD , advanced package designer , PCB design , Allegro PCB Editor , Cline change

Favorite Features of an IC Package Designer: Flexible 3D Viewing

This is the first in a series of discussions we would like to open up regarding…

• 1 min read
SiP , Digital SiP design , 3D-IC , Allegro 16.3 , TSV , APD , IC Packaging & SiP design , IC Package Physical layout and co-design , Kulicke & Soffa

Who’s up for Chinese?

Recently, someone asked me " .. . why bother translating OrCAD products to Chinese…

• 1 min read
Capture CIS' , PSPICE , OrCAD , PCB design , PCB Capture , Schematic

What's Good About Simplifying the Use of Third-Party SI Models? It's in SPB16.3!

Today, many users receive SI models that are not in DML format. They are given IBIS…

• 8 min read
PCB SI , SI , HSPICE , Signal Intregrity , IBIS , SigXP UI , PCB Signal and power integrity , SPB 16.3 , IBIS-AMI , PCB design

What's Good About Allegro PCB Editor Groups? Look to SPB16.3 and See!

With the Allegro PCB Editor SPB16.3 release, you can now allow groups to have elements…

• 1 min read
PCB design

What's Good About Windows 7? You'll Need SPB16.3 To See!

OK, OK - I'm sure you don't "need" SPB16.3 to see all the cool whiz-bang features…

• 1 min read
SPB 16.3 , PCB design , CDNLive! , windows 7 , Allegro

What's Good About Support Service And Design Bureau Providers? AcAe Can Help!

I usually discuss our SPB solution technical capabilities in my weekly blogs, but…

• 2 min read
PCB , design bureau , AcAe , Layout , PCB design , Allegro

What's Good About Taray? Quite a Bit Actually!

You've probably read about all the buzz in the EDA news this week - " Cadence acquires…

• 4 min read
FPGA System Planner , Taray , OrCAD , PCB design , FPGA , Allegro

TeamAllegro Spices Up SNUG With Allegro PCB SI

Allegro PCB SI has supported multiple simulation engines for well over seven years…

• less than a min read
PCB SI , HSPICE , IBIS , SigXP UI , PCB Signal and power integrity , Allegro 16.3 , SPB 16.3 , PCB design

What's Good About Optical Wiring On PCBs? See How Allegro PCB Editor Makes This Happen

This week, I'm taking a brief break from the usual PCB solution/product technical…

• 2 min read
Optical Wiring , OPCB , PCB Editor , PCB design , Allegro

What's Good AMS Simulator’s Probing? Check Out The SPB16.3 Release!

You'll need to check into the nifty new probe capabilities in the SPB16.3 Allegro…

• 1 min read
AMS , AMS simulator , SPB 16.3 , PCB design , Allegro

What's Good About Capture’s Auto-Wiring? You’ll Need The SPB16.3 Release to See!

Just a brief post this week to highlight one of the new SPB16.3 features in Allegro…

• 3 min read
Design Entry CIS , SPB 16.3 , Auto-wire , PCB design , Allegro

What's Good About The Latest Cadence Online Support? Check Out This List!

This past weekend, several new enhancements and features were added to Cadence Online…

• 2 min read
Allegro Design Entry , SPB 16.3 , Support , Allegroro , PCB design
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