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This article is about what kind of software you often use to draw schematic diagrams and PCB. The editor thinks it is very practical, so I share it with you. I hope you can get something after reading this article.

Hardware engineers are inseparable from schematic design and PCBLayout, in order to design an efficient PCB, we must have more convenient design software, let's take a look at the commonly used PCB design software.

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Protel/DXP/Altium Desginer

The reason for putting these pieces of software together is that they all belong to the same company. These softwares are more popular in China, easy to learn, more user-friendly operation, and have gained a lot of fans. Up to now, the software has formed a complete omni-directional electronic design system, including circuit schematic drawing, mixed signal simulation of analog and digital circuits, multi-layer printed circuit board design (including automatic wiring of printed circuit boards), programmable logic device design, chart generation, spreadsheet generation, support for macro operation and other functions, and has Client/Server (client / server) architecture.

02Cadence allegro

Cadence allegro high-speed signal design is a de facto industry standard. PCB Layout is very powerful. Simulation is also very powerful, with its own simulation tools, which can realize signal integrity simulation and power integrity simulation. Absolute dominance in the production of high-speed circuit boards. According to statistics, 60% of the computer motherboard and 40% of the mobile phone motherboard are painted by Cadence, which shows how high its market share is.

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PADS

PADS software is the circuit schematic diagram and PCB design tool software of MentorGraphics Company. At present, this software is one of the circuit design software mainly used by domestic circuit design engineers and technicians, and it is the most commonly used tool software for PCB design high-end users. As the mainstream PCB design platform in the industry, PADS has been widely used in the most active industrial fields, such as communications, semiconductors, consumer electronics, medical electronics and so on, because of its powerful interactive layout and routing function and easy to learn and use. PADS Layout/ Router supports a complete PCB design process, covering all functional requirements from schematic Netlist import, rule-driven interactive layout and routing, DRC/DFT/DFM verification and analysis, to the final production document (Gerber), assembly file and bill of materials (BOM) output, ensuring that PCB engineers complete the design task efficiently.

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Mentor WG

I believe this software is rarely heard of, and I have never used it before. It is mainly aimed at high-end circuit design, and it also has its own simulation tools. It's just that there are relatively few support providers in China.

The above is what kind of software you often use to draw schematic diagrams and PCB. The editor believes that there are some knowledge points that we may see or use in our daily work. I hope you can learn more from this article. For more details, please follow the industry information channel.

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