Altium demonstrerer Altium Designer 15 på embedded world
Altium benytter den kommmende embedded world udstilling til at demonstrerer den nye Altium Design 15 PCB-designsystem (in english)
Altium Limited, a global leader in Electronic Design Automation, native 3D PCB design systems (Altium Designer) and embedded software development toolkits (TASKING), will be showcasing Altium Designer 15 at embedded world in NurembergAltium Designer 15 includes powerful new enhancements for designing the next generation of high-speed printed circuit boards and supports the latest fabrication output standards.
Modern designs require signal propagation at rates up to 100 gigabits per second. Designing to these specifications in previous generation design software is challenging. This process traditionally required manual rework and careful signal planning outside of the design tool, typically in a spreadsheet program - causing additional steps and introducing lots of room for errors. With Altium Designer 15 a new Pin Pairs feature has been added to:
● Enable accurate length and phase tuning across termination components.
● Enable length, phase and delay tuning traversing an entire signal path.
Designers will no longer require external software or have to maintain complex lists of signals and nets, but instead will be able to plan and route groups of high speed nets with much greater efficiency and accuracy.
IPC-2581 and Gerber X2 Support
As a Computer Aided Manufacturing format, traditional Gerber has its origins in standard RS-274D published almost 35 years ago; many consider 'standard Gerber' to be out of date. Ucamco have recently updated RS-274X to Gerber X2 to incorporate critical fabrication data previously missing, and the International Printed Circuit association has developed an entirely new standard, IPC-2581.
Both resolve issues of ambiguous or missing data encountered when using older formats such as Gerber RS-274X to hand off design to fabrication, completely describing a PCB according to its design:
● Copper layer images.
● Plated and unplated holes, slots, routes, grooves and microvias.
● PCB design outline and cutout regions.
● Complex layer stack regions.
● Rigid and flexible board areas.
● Material specifications.
● Fabrication notes, tolerances, and other critical standards-compliance information.
Altium Designer 15 introduces support for both IPC-2581 and Gerber X2, keeping designers up to date while giving them a choice that broadens their selection of PCB fabrication partners.
Along with additional new features and ongoing maintenance based on solid customer feedback, Altium Designer 15 will enhance electronics engineering workflow and reduce communication bottlenecks between designers and manufacturers.
