The HotFix 019 (QIR 3, indicated as 2021.1 in the application splash screens) update for Release 17.4-2019 of OrCAD and Allegro products is now available at Cadence Downloads. This blog post contains important links for accessing this update and introduces s...(read more)![]()
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Cadence OrCAD and Allegro 17.4-2019 HotFix SPB17.40.019 is Now Available
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BoardSurfers: Installation Know-How: Download Manager – Better than Ever Before
The Download Manager user interface has been revamped in 17.4-2019 HotFix 019. Various new features are integrated to enhance user experience and efficiency. The latest release of Download Manager delivers modern UI architecture with a scope for future enhancements...(read more)![]()
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BoardSurfers: Accelerating Allegro Layout Tools Using NVIDIA GPUs for Complex Board Designs
Boards and Packages are getting extremely complex and large; what used to be considered large with millions of objects is now close to 100s of millions of objects. Traditional rendering on CPU of such large and complex designs is not scalable for tod...(read more)![]()
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ASCENT: Reasons to Move to 17.4-2019 Hotfix 019
“The only constant in life is change” nowhere is this adage truer than in the world of software. Updates, releases, patches … They are a part of our lives as experts work behind the scenes to constantly improve and fine-tune what w...(read more)![]()
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ASCENT: More Reasons to Move to 17.4-2019 Hotfix 019
Picking up from where we left off in the previous post, let’s look at some more new and interesting changes made in Hotfix 019. As you might already know, Allegro® System Capture is available both for designers who work alone, in small tea...(read more)![]()
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(P)SpiceItUp: Speed and Reliability Through Tried and Tested TI-PSpice Models
When time and quality are at a premium and you are in a hurry to meet a tight schedule, access to 5000 tried and tested TI-PSpice models across 100 categories, not to mention the 4000 test circuits, definitely gives you the edge you needed. You can q...(read more)![]()
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BoardSurfers: Reasons to Move to 17.4-2019 Hotfix019 of Allegro PCB Editor
Cadence OrCAD and Allegro 17.4-2019 Hotfix 019 was rolled out in mid-July and is now available for download. In this update, we bring to you many new and enhanced features across multiple technological areas, fixes for customer-reported bugs, ...(read more)![]()
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ASCENT: Accessing System Capture Functions Through a Browser-Based Dashboard
So, if you are an electronics design program manager or team manager, it’s unlikely that you work directly with any design tools, such as System Capture. However, you might still want quick access to ECAD data, including project lists, Live BOM...(read more)![]()
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BoardSurfers: Training Insights: Creating and Applying Spacing Constraint Sets in Allegro Constraint Manager
When designing a PCB layout, all the constraints and design rules must be followed to avoid design issues and ensure that the board works as intended. Constraints are rules that you apply to different objects in your design, nets, and XNets to ensur...(read more)![]()
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BoardSurfers: Using Regular Expressions in Allegro SKILL
As a developer, you would have often used regular expressions, (\.[a-zA-Z]{2,3}), in your code to search, extract, or replace words in a string. Whether it is C++, Java, or Python, you can use regex in every programing language to match any characte...(read more)![]()
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(P)SpiceITUp: Managing the Stress Levels of Design Components
I came across a question on a social media site about how to know when the absolute maximum ratings for a component have been exceeded? In other words, how do you identify components that are stressed due to power dissipation, increase in junction te...(read more)![]()
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BoardSurfers: Have You Heard About Computational Fluid Dynamics Yet?
A guest blog to take your focus away from normal news and feature information that you are accustomed to reading about in the world of PCB Design blogs to let you know about Cadence’s recent ventures into the world of Computational Fluid Dynamics.(read more)![]()
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BoardSurfers: Detecting Potential Component Lead Assembly Issues
Placing component leads accurately as per the datasheet is an important task while creating a package footprint symbol. As the pin pitch goes down, the size and location of the component lead play a crucial role in the assembly of the components. The...(read more)![]()
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ASCENT: Team Collaboration in Allegro System Capture
I know it and you know it. Electronic design cycles are a challenge. All that back and forth between designers, board engineers, CAD librarians, mechanical designers, suppliers, manufacturers, and component engineers can be difficult to manage.
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BoardSurfers: Configuring Toolbar Icons for Custom SKILL Menus
Use AXL-SKILL and customized toolbars and icons to access frequently performed tasks that you have automated. Your own set of menus and icons for ease and speed...(read more)![]()
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(P)SpiceItUp: Creating Predictable Designs Using Sensitivity Analysis
We all want to be sure, or as sure as we can be, that our products will work as expected in the real world under circumstances that may not always be under our control or per our specifications. We want to be adequately aware of how the output of the...(read more)![]()
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ASCENT: Workflows in Allegro System Capture
Tight deadlines, multiple people working on a design, inevitable errors…there are so many things that can affect the design and development of a PCB.
Ensuring a smooth flow of work is easy enough if you are just one designer or a small team. A...(read more)![]()
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BoardSurfers: Training Insights: Manually Placing Components in Allegro PCB Editor
Component placement is one of the most critical aspects of PCB designing. As the number of components and layers increases, the complexities of placing components increase manifold. Allegro PCB Editor, with its streamlined and efficient component placement...
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BoardSurfers: Exchanging Layer Stackup Data Using IPC-2581
Sharing design intent and stackup information with your manufacturer at the beginning of the design process avoids manufacturing and assembly issues that may impact the product design, and eventually, delay the product delivery. However, without havi...(read more)![]()
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BoardSurfers: How to Map CAD Models in 3D Canvas
In the world of PCB design, shorter delivery deadlines have less scope of re-spin cycles. Before manufacturing the board, every designer wants to see what the manufactured board would look like. Allegro 3D Canvas, enabled within Allegro® PCB Edi...(read more)![]()
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