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"Portals and Platforms PCB design tools and methods continue to evolve as they race to keep pace with faster, highly integrated electronics. Along the way, the design-for-manufacturing (DFM) capabilities of today’s PCB design suites are getting more sophisticated, leveraging cloud-based collaboration and more. Topics Covered What's happening in PCB design-for-manufacturing (DFM) tools?DFM design rulesDFM signoffCloud-based PCB DFM softwarePCB DFM customer/manufacturer collaborationReal-time manufacturing DRCs Tech Discussed Cadence Design Systems' Allegro PCB DesignTrue DFMSiemens EDA's PCBflow,Zuken's CR-8000 DFM CenterZuken’s CR-8000 ADMAltium's cloud based Nexar solution Long gone are the days when PCB design tools were limited to just schematic capture and board layout. Today’s leading PCB design tool suites offer a complex set of functionalities, including design-for-manufacturing, multi-board designs, 3D designs, component management and IC-PCB codesign. Meanwhile, their automated chip placement, intelligent routing and high-speed signal support capabilities continue to advance. Because there are so many aspects of PCB design tools to consider, no one article can provide a complete look at everything. With that in mind, this article is focusing on the design-for-manufacturing (DFM) offerings of today’s PCB design tool suites. DFM is part of a continuum within tool suite packages that considers not just PCB itself, but also all the system processes revolving around PCBs, including collaborative team design support, verification solutions, detailed component libraries and more. Recently, tool vendors are making use of cloud-based solutions for connecting design and manufacturing stakeholders." (Extrait de Circuit Cellar n°372)
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