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Reading and Writing Excel Files in Allegro SKILL
Allegro SKILL scripting capabilities combined with the familiar interface of Excel spreadsheets create a dynamic platform for PCB design automation. The Allegro SKILL language provides a set of...
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Deciphering the Labyrinth of High-Speed Signal Optimization Using AI-Based...
In the dynamic realm of system design, ensuring signals arrive unscathed at their destinations is just the tip of the iceberg. The intricacies evolve with escalating package densities, finer PCB...
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Clarity in Complexity—Meeting EM Design Challenges for Electronic Systems
Today’s high-performance electronic systems are being driven by ever-increasing complexity and density, requiring designers to consider EMI and EMC, as well as PI/SI and high-speed RF/microwave issues....
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ASCENT: A Simplified Process to a Reliable PCB
You read the requirements for a green card to Narnia, gathered the required documents, filled an application form, managed your schedules, traveled to the PR office, and after a long wait, you are told...
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BoardSurfers: How to Create Custom Menus in Allegro SKILL
A menu provides access to frequently used commands or features of an application or program. You can access menu items from the menu bar, typically located at the top of the application window, or a...
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Co-Design of Analog and RF Multi-Die Packages at IMAPS Device Packaging Show
By John Park, Product Management Group Director for Advanced IC Packaging, CadenceTraditionally, the integration process involving chips, packages, and PCBs relied heavily on manual methods. Experts in...
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Celsius Studio: Breaking Barriers Between Thermal and Electrical Engineers
Thermal issues in today's electronic designs have become significantly more challenging due to advanced nodes and heterogeneous integration, such as in 3D-ICs. Complete thermal analysis is required to...
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Podcast: PCB 3.0: A New Design Methodology
The current state of PCB design is in the middle of a trifecta; there’s an evolution, a revolution, and an exodus. There are better tools and material changes, there’s the addition of artificial...
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Cadence OrCAD X and Allegro X 23.1 HotFix 003 is Now Available
The HotFix 003 (QIR 1) update for OrCAD X and Allegro X 23.1 release is now available at Cadence Downloads. This blog post contains links to access this release and describes some significant changes...
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Podcast Episode 2: PCB 3.0: How Will AI Play a Role?
Generative design is an innovative approach that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) and computational algorithms to generate a multitude of potential design solutions, transcending the creative...
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Installation Know-How: Streamlined Software Updates for OrCAD X and Allegro X
Like any software application or electronic gadget, software updates are crucial for Cadence OrCAD X and Allegro X applications as well. These software updates, often referred to as hotfixes, include...
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BoardSurfers: Data Type Conversion in Allegro SKILL Programming
Data type conversion is a crucial aspect of programming that helps you handle data across different data types seamlessly. The SKILL language supports several data types, including integer and...
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Podcast: PCB 3.0: Design for Manufacturing
From the inception of a circuit board design idea, the decisions made by PCB designers have far-reaching consequences that can greatly affect the manufacturability and quality of the final product....
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BoardSurfers: Training Insights: Design Effortlessly Using Structures in...
Structures in Allegro X layout editors let you create reusable building blocks for your PCBs, saving you time and ensuring consistency. What are Structures? Structures are pre-defined groups of design...
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Podcast: PCB 3.0: SI/PI for PCB Designers
As younger PCB designers enter the workforce, design teams are looking for ways to empower the designer with more responsibility. “Shifting left” some of the signal and power integrity (SI/PI) analysis...
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Podcast: PCB 3.0: More Power to the EEs
Today’s electrical engineers (EEs) are being asked to design increasingly complex products in less time than ever before. To satisfy design requirements and produce designs on schedule, EEs require...
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Sigrity and Systems Analysis 2024.0 Release Now Available
The Sigrity and Systems Analysis (SIGRITY/SYSANLS) 2024.0 release is now available for download at Cadence Downloads. This blog contains important links for accessing this release and introduces some...
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System Analysis Knowledge Bytes - Importance of VRM Modeling in PDN Simulation
This post talks about the role of VRMs in Power Integrity (PI) analysis It discusses the VRM Model types available in Sigrity OptimizePI.(read more)
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Podcast: PCB 3.0: It’s All About the Data
Data management and PCB design discussions have shifted from the basics of data management to collaboration. OEMs and manufacturers shifting into system design need control of the overall design, but...
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BoardSurfers: A Guide to File Input/Output Operations in Allegro SKILL Language
Efficient file Input/Output (I/O) operations are crucial for seamless workflow management. Allegro SKILL language offers a robust set of utility functions for handling I/O file operations. This post...
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