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Start Smarter with PADS Webinar Q and A – Part 1

Start Smarter with PADS Webinar Q and A – Part 1

Hello everyone! So many people attended our recent “Start Smarter” webinar, asking so many great questions on different topics, that…

Which do I choose – simulation or measurement?

Which do I choose – simulation or measurement?

When designing a PCB, part of the design process is making sure the PCB works correctly.  At the very least,…

Start Smarter with PADS Webinar

Start Smarter with PADS Webinar

I’d like to thank all those that attended my “Start Smarter with PADS” webinar last Thursday.  You set records here…

Correlating simulation and measurement

Correlating simulation and measurement

We go through great pains to ensure that our analysis tools give highly accurate answers in the most efficient manner…

Simulation and measurement

Simulation and measurement

A few months ago my colleague Chuck Ferry posted a blog about a correlation study he did for DesignCon, where…

Why Partner with PADS and Mentor Graphics?

Why Partner with PADS and Mentor Graphics?

When you purchase new EDA tools, you shouldn’t look at it as just an acquisition of a new product.  You…

New PADS Website and Webinar

New PADS Website and Webinar

Please take a look at the new PADS website.  There is some cool, new stuff here: Virtual Labs, Online Chat,…

Selective Autorouting to Increase Productivity

Selective Autorouting to Increase Productivity

Autorouting is a nasty word to many designers.  Many would not be caught dead doing anything other than interactively routing…

What’s New with PADS?

What’s New with PADS?

Lots of good things coming – very soon!  Check this video snippet out! Jim