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What’s new in Valor 2604

The latest release of Valor NPI 2604 continues to strengthen our Design-For-Manufacturing (DFM) validation by bringing new constraint types, additional checks and enhanced analysis capabilities.

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What’s new in Xpedition 2604

The Xpedition 2604 release brings a host of enhancements designed to streamline your workflow, improve collaboration, and ensure design integrity from concept to manufacturing.

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What’s new in HyperLynx 2604

HyperLynx 2604 release brings a comprehensive set of enhancements that make PCB design verification faster, more intelligent, and more accessible

From classroom to General Motors: How a Siemens sponsored PCB course helped one student see the bigger picture 

Learn about Maggie’s experience using Siemens PCB design software in a course sponsored by Siemens alongside PCEA, with instruction support from Steph Chavez and Wayne State faculty. 

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How constraint-driven design boosts quality and reliability

Constraint-driven design helps engineering teams move from reactive PCB design to a proactive, intelligent workflow. Xpedition Standard helps growing teams implement a more disciplined PCB design process without forcing unnecessary complexity.

Fig. 1: Voltage monitor schematic in Xpedition Designer.

Improving functional safety analysis

In safety-critical applications, engineers must perform functional safety analysis to ensure that their designs meet or exceed safety standards.

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Engineering excellence: Reliability and efficiency through constraint-driven design

One approach that continues to gain importance across advanced electronics development is constraint-driven design.

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Powering innovation: How Xpedition add-ons transform PCB design with HyperLynx signal integrity analysis

Xpedition offers flexible, token-based add-ons for seamless integration of pre-layout and post-layout signal integrity analysis.

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HyperLynx: A parallel reality

What if PCB designers today have ONE simulation and verification tool that connects all aspects of their design with unparalleled power and ultimate control of their universe?