EPD Basic Design Suite (EPDB)
Tools for Substrate designers PCB, RF, Flex, Schematic, Bi-Direction Gerber and GDS, 3D tools, Advanced route and Documentation.
The EPD Basic Design Suite is an
great starter to advanced-use design
environment. The geometry engine puts
the power of the most advanced CAD
systems at the circuit designer's
fingertips. For the first time, this
package brings to the EDA world an
unrivaled capability to successfully and
intelligently layout the most complex
designs, without compromises in
accuracy.
Watch a Basic Video Demonstration for
building an RF Design
Covers
all of the design steps needed for a variety
of PCB, Flex and RF technologies which includes:
Key Features:
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Any component (whether active or
passive) can be placed on any layer,
facing up or down
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Support for Inch, Mils, MM, CM,
and Microns
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No layer, pin, entity limits
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Advanced pad stack editor that
edits pad shapes quickly can create
custom entities on any layer at any
angle or X, Y offsets. It also
controls net names, class names and
attribute offsets on each pin.
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Length tuning of net lengths using arcs,
accordion or trombone tuners (includes
phased-array design tools)
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Automate the creation of complex
embedded circuits, Dividers,
couplers, spiral inductors, radial
stubs.
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Any footprint can be made with any shape
using closed polyline boundaries.
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Via peppering makes via arrays
connecting identical plane nets, on
multiple layers and automatically
removes vias that would connect to the
wrong net
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Support for embedded components and
circuits inside blocks
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Full net list (LVS) and DRC checking
functionality on any shape and at any
hierarchical level
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Creates coplanar ground shields with
coplanar vias, even on arced entities
automatically
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Automatic placement of all ground ties
on SMT parts, on all layers and nets
with automatic tie segment / via
reduction based on DRC results
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Boundary ground planes with
progressively filleted corners and
variable individual gap control on every
entity
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Automatic placement of all ground ties
on through hole parts, on all layers,
with automatic tie spoke deletion based
on DRC results
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Split plane edges are automatically
generated from simple easy to draw
dividers
PCB Design Tools
The PCB layout environment is the heart of the Designer system.
It natively supports all major features
for PCB laminate circuit design
technologies. The environment features
an advanced Technology system, which is
used to control and manipulate design
rules, layering system, routing
assignments, environment preferences,
etc.
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Large,
parametrically controlled parts
library through which an infinite
number of components can be
constructed
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A dedicated
suite of utilities allows
construction of custom components
with any imaginable geometry
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Advanced
routing tools including manual,
interactive, and fully automatic
modes
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Custom
entity system for customer-specific
requirements
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Advanced
region modelers for the most
advanced ground planes, including
solid fill, hatched, positive,
negative, and boundary fill planes
RF Design Tools:
The RF Layout
environment features a comprehensive
library of parametrically controlled
standard RF elements. It provides the
electrical intelligence to all custom
element and component constructions.
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Powerful boundary based geometry, or “anyshape” nets
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Support for true RF miters and fillets
with true arcs
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Manual and automatic features for
matched lengths, differential pairs, etc.
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Automatic length tuning and matching
Schematic
Design:
The Schematic design environment is a
full featured,
hierarchical schematic capture program
that can
communicate seamlessly with the PCB
layout. The
Schematic environment also features:
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Schematic driven design rules
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Symbols and attributes can be loaded
from a
database
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Powerful library system for custom
symbols
Flex Circuit layout:
The Flex Layout environment features
include support
for flex tape based designs, as well as
rigid-flex
combinations. It provides special step
and repeat
features for easy constructions of
panels. The Flex
environment also features:
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Automatic and progressive teardrops
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Custom coverlay openings
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Timesaving utilities, such as automatic
and progressive trace filleting
Advanced Routing:
The Advanced Route Module provides many
advanced tuning, filleting, chamfering,
progressive chamfering, neck downs,
tapering and advanced trace editing
commands.
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Easy Differential
Pair routing
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Many types of length
tuning.
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Trace segment
sliding.
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Any angle advanced
manual routing with on-line DRC,
hugs objects and follows angles of
originating pad
Manufacturing and
Gerber Artwork outputs:
The system features
powerful
fabrication outputs, such as automatic
drill tables, drill
charts, NC drill files, and Laser
control outputs. A number
of common tasks are completely automated
by
intelligent, parameter driven programs.
The system also
features:
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Automatic soldermask openings
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Automatic silkscreen generation and
positioning
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Automatic assembly drawings
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Automatic equipment outputs to wirebond,
pick and place, and epoxy dispense machines (Contact CDS to find out which machines
are
currently supported)
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DWG, DXF
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Powerful Gerber output
3D Modeling
and Export:
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3D
visualization of design created as
true 3D model
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3D modeling
for accurate data output to
mechanical and analysis systems
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Subtract
Vias and Holes from Substrate, Pads
and Traces.
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Create
Cylindrical Holes and specify Hole
Wall Thickness.
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Industry
standard outputs (ACIS, IGES, STEP)
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True 3D solid creation, with exports to
all popular MCAD systems through ACIS,
IGES, STEP
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