Welcome to CAD Design Software’s world of Electronic Design Automation. CAD Design Software produces Electronic Design Automation layout software that utilizes very advanced 2D and 3D graphics capabilities for the RF/Microwave PCB, Flex, Ceramic MCM, Lead Frame and IC packaging industries.

This design system was developed in-house at CAD Design Software and is used in our own CAD design bureau. Over the years of experience and interaction with our customers, we have received experience in all types of packaging and layout designs that have driven the industry. CAD Design Software created and wrote software commands in the AutoCAD environment to speed-up the design and output process. We call this intelligent design engine, Electronics Packaging Designer or EPD. This core design engine (EPD) is tailored for specific technologies and industries. The result is faster, more accurate designs than are possible with other "Design Automation" tools. Electronics Packaging Designer (EPD) is the best environment for all types of designs and layouts.

The EPD base engine drives over 700+ commands that are available from CAD Design Software. These commands are assembled in menu structures with unique names like PCB, BGA, RF, Hybrid, etc., and cater to the user’s design needs. The menus and commands are organized and offered as Design Suites appropriately named for each design field.

When launched, CAD Design Software allows the user to automatically create an intelligent drawing environment. It loads standard design layers, design measurement units, clearance rules, and other default settings to use during the design process. These settings are saved with the drawing along with netlists and embedded settings. This design standard was built to aid the user in automatically creating layouts using a parametric-driven design practice. Parts are created by parameter input though dialog boxes and with one click, the part is placed, blocked, and saved to a library. Using the autosnap and grid functions from the AutoCAD engine allows precise placement of parts, nodes and routing with different angles. Routing features include real-time DRC for trace-to-trace and via-to-via rules.

You can use EPD to create components parametrically and then place them into your designs. You can also import parametric parts from our vast libraries of commonly used components. Parametrically created parts are easy to manipulate and modify as your design specifications change. Flexibility, precision, versatility and functionality are the key ingredients of the EPD design system. In addition, complex parts, such as RF transistor cases, can be created in unique libraries. Although not parametrically built, they can be easily manipulated using the modification commands in EPD.
 

CAD Design Software specializes in customized software that is tailored to each customers' specific needs.  From customization of our powerful design suites, to major proprietary custom software development, CDS develops EDA layout software to meet your design and manufacturing needs, rather than requiring you to do things our way.  We work hard to reduce your time to market and simplify your design methodology, not make it more complex. 

Because we rapidly customize our tools and provide custom development software for your unique requirements, there is a dramatic reduction in design time, improved throughput, and faster time to market over conventional EDA tools.  This has a major positive benefit on your bottom line because you can now design based on your optimum method, not according to a rigid inflexible software tool flow.

We also realize that you have a major investment in your processes and your tools.  We look at how we can improve and optimize your process and system, not throw out what you have.  We reduce design time by adding automation to your processes, at a lower cost of entry than traditional EDA tools.  This helps you increase productivity and also improve cost avoidance.  We not only offer full stand-alone EDA layout tools, but we also complement the tools you already have through interoperability.

We work with industry leaders in RF/Microwave, PCB, Flex, Hybrid / MCM / LTCC, and IC packaging.  

Our customers see up to 90% design time savings and more accurate designs with CAD Design Software's custom “Design Automation” tools.

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