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Electro-Mechanical Co-design
PADS Professional enables PCB and mechanical engineers to collaborate in real-time built on world-class collaboration data transfer standards that eliminate boundaries and accelerate time-to-market.
PADS Professional
PADS Professional is an affordable, intelligent, and integrated PCB design and verification flow for hardware engineers and small workgroups that delivers compatibility with Xpedition technology and extended collaboration for PCB engineering projects.
Technology Overview
Powerful, Affordable and Intelligent PCB Design
Discover why PADS Professional is the industry's most affordable, powerful, and intuitive PCB design software used by engineers and small teams worldwide. With PADS, you can take your electronic designs from concept to production in an easy-to-use environment - from the designer desktop to a connected cloud environment, empowering the future of collaboration.
PADS Professional Solutions
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Routing Automation
Routing automation reduces PCB layout by up to 80%. With electronics design becoming more complex, automation is a major competitive advantage for experienced designers and engineers who “do-it-all”.
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Rigid-Flex
From flex/rigid-flex operations that understand unique structures, constraints, plane management, materials, and stack-ups, PADS Professional has the features to support flex/rigid-flex design.
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Analog/Mixed-Signal Simulation
Proper design practices and close attention to detail are essential for accurate functionality in analog mixed-signal (AMS) portions of your PCBs.
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Signal integrity analysis
Ensure that you are getting designed right the first time, avoiding costly overdesign and saving test cycles with HyperLynx Signal Integrity.
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Design-for-Manufacturing
Using integrated design for manufacturing analysis, electronic engineers and PCB designers can quickly and easily identify common issues that cause costly delays in PCB fabrication and assembly, before hand-off to manufacturing.
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RF Design
RF design is being driven by a growth in electronic devices using 6 to 100 GHz wireless technology, requiring access to PCB design tools to enable wireless design automation.