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Z-planner Stackup design overview.

Practical advice on PCB stackup planning

The more technology advances, the more attention we must pay to every aspect of printed circuit board (PCB) design, including…

Nistec PCBflow partner Online DFM tool

PCBflow now available from Nistec, Israel

Nistec Design, one of Israel’s largest PCB design bureaus, has signed on as the world’s first distributor of PCBflow, Siemens’…

Test Drive Valor DFM software

Test Drive Valor NPI Free for 30 Days

This free, online trial will let you learn how moving manufacturing knowledge into the layout process can eliminate potential manufacturing issues early with Valor NPI.

DFM tool for SMBs

A customer survey confirms: Early DFM is more important than ever

It’s a given in manufacturing—the earlier you catch an error, the less it will cost to remedy. In the electronics…

What’s New in Xpedition IC Packaging-VX.2.11

Xpedition IC Packaging VX.2.11 delivers capabilities targeting heterogenous integration and the prototyping, planning, design and verification of next-generation 2.5/3D package…

PADS Professional VX.2.11 is Now Available!

PADS Professional solves the problems other unified PCB design tools don’t. With industry-leading placement, routing, and analysis technologies, PADS Professional contains everything you need…

TESAT: Launching high-density space designs better and faster with stellar collaboration tools

Have you ever wondered how a global, industry-leading company is able to design the most complex equipment for communication satellites…

Xpedition® VX.2.11 is now available for download!

Before you read on, a newer version of Xpedition is now available. To learn more, visit the VX.2.12 product highlights…

Military Aviation

Global aerospace leader seamlessly integrates Valor NPI into an Allegro® workflow

Corporate Goal: reduce re-designs and increase product quality A few years ago corporate management at a global aerospace leader examined…