EDN

Mentor Graphics extends the popular PADS PCB design tool

The PADS PCB Product Creation Platform has been enhanced with the inclusion of advanced analog/mixed-signal and high-speed analysis that addresses engineering challenges associated with mixed-signal ...
Business Wire

New Component Library Available for Mentor Graphics PADS PCB Design Tools

WILSONVILLE, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 2003--Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq:MENT), the market leader in printed circuit board (PCB) design software, today announced it has established a ...
Electronics Weekly

Mentor revives PADS PCB design for low end

Mentor Graphics has resurrected the PADS name for circuit board designers, bringing out three toolsets for low to mid end PCB layout. Called PADS Suites, the Windows-based tools address the ...
EDN

Mentor offers libraries for PADS PCB flow

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Mentor Graphics Corp. said it has signed agreements with library vendors Optimum Design Associates and PCB Libraries that will make their libraries available for use with the Mentor ...
Electronic Design

Free Design Rule Checker Focuses on PCB Designs

Siemens Mentor group now offers a free version of its HyperLynx design-rule-checking software for checking printed circuit boards using the latest high-speed serial interfaces. Mentor, a Siemens ...
Hackaday

Comparing Altium And Cadence PCB Layout Tools

We see a lot of projects using Eagle for the schematics and PCB layout. There are a few that use Kicad, but we hear very little about other alternatives. Recently, [Limpkin] has been working with ...