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Electronic Systems Design

DxDesigner With PADS Layout

January 25, 2013

I’ve spoken with several customers recently who have, or are in the process of transitioning from PADS Logic to the...

Electronic Systems Design

PADS Tips and Tricks - Assigning a Shortcut Key to a Macro

January 25, 2013

Have you written a macro and want to execute it quickly and easily with a custom defined shortcut key? That’s...

Electronic Systems Design

How much stitching do I need?

January 09, 2013

If signal integrity engineers had the power to make their jobs as easy as possible, every signal in an electronic...

By Patrick Carrier

Electronic Systems Design

Pick a layer and stick with it

January 07, 2013

One of the nice things about newer, faster busses like DDR3 and DDR4 is on-die termination. They are nice because...

By Patrick Carrier

Electronic Systems Design

Manage reference plane changes for quiet boards

January 04, 2013

In the past I have blogged about crossing splits in reference planes. This is probably the most glaringly obvious of reference...

By Patrick Carrier

Electronic Systems Design

PADS Tips and Tricks - Changing Trace Width While Routing

January 03, 2013

This Tip is Shared by Yan Killy, Technical Marketing Engineer There are technology and fabrication reasons why designers on occasion need...

Electronic Systems Design

PADS Logic Isn’t Going Away

November 20, 2012

Do you need to do more with your schematic? Are you frustrated with PADS Logic? It’s time to take a...

Electronic Systems Design

Is it Time to "Bring the Power" to your Front-End Design?

October 26, 2012

I’ve visited with many customers over the past couple of months at seminars, user group meetings and other venues. One...

Electronic Systems Design

PADS Announces New PCB YouTube Video Channel

October 23, 2012

Mentor Graphics PCB is proud to announce the launch of our new dedicated PADS YouTube channel located at www.youtube.com/PADSPCBDesign. Explore...