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6. Allegro
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PCAD EDA For Windows |
CADENCE Allegro |
PADS PowerPCB |
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Hardware requirements |
586 more than IBM PC compatible, minimum 128MB RAM |
586 more than IBM PC compatible, minimum 64MB RAM |
586 more than IBM PC compatible, minimum 128MB RAM |
586 more than IBM PC compatible, minimum 64MB RAM |
work environment |
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Win 95/3.1/NT |
WinNT/2K Unix |
windows |
Ease of operation of interface and instructions |
Very friendly, extremely simple |
simple and easy |
Cumbersome |
simple and easy |
Design Architecture |
simulation 32bit |
real mode 32 bit AP |
32bit |
32bit |
Schematic |
have |
have |
have(optional Orcad) |
have(optional ) |
Removable Error ID |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Analog Digital Signal Simulation |
Yes |
Yes |
Outsourcing |
Outsourcing |
density analysis |
have |
No have |
No have |
No have |
Preview of components |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Global editing function (Global) |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Maximum Board Size |
80“x80” |
60“x60” |
Based on the resolution of the cell, if it is 2, it is millions of square inches |
50“x50” |
Layout level settings |
32 storey |
infinite layer |
infinite layer |
60 storey |
signal layer |
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32 storey |
108 electrical layer |
16 storey |
Circuit diagram VS PCB |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes(choose) |
On Line DRC |
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
DXFin&Laye limitations |
Restricted Inclusion |
Unlimited Inclusion |
unlimited |
Restricted purchase |
Pro-Einterface |
Outsourcing |
Yes |
Yes |
choose |
Polygon Arc |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Polygon Void |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Component search function |
Strong, query range can be across the entire hard drive or even the entire network of the user‘s company |
Yes (not strong) |
No (relatively weak) |
Yes (but not strong) |
Design of Plate and Frame |
The software provides 10 types of boards that can be manually drawn and loaded into DXF files |
Can only be manually drawn and loaded into DXF files |
Can only be manually drawn and loaded into DXF files |
Can only be manually drawn and loaded into DXF files |
ICT automatic testing data for test machine |
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Yes |
Option (performance) |
option |
Pre Autoroute |
|
Yes |
Yes |
choose |
Including CAM software |
|
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Signal integrity |
|
Yes |
option |
choose |
Node lock Price |
NT 310,000 |
NT350,000 |
Us$16000 |
NT650,000 |
Network Price |
No |
NT437,000 |
|
NT810,000 |
project |
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P-CAD 2001 |
CADENCE Allegro |
Power pcb 4.0 |
Power Logic |
have |
have |
have |
have﹝choose﹞ |
Dynamic Route Editor |
have |
have |
have |
have |
Auto Dimension |
have |
have |
have |
have |
EMC Line sim |
have﹝choose﹞ |
have |
have﹝choose﹞ |
have﹝choose﹞ |
EMC Board sim |
have﹝choose﹞ |
have |
have﹝choose﹞ |
have﹝choose﹞ |
Continuity of old data |
Only Win version compatible |
have |
Unix only, Win version compatible |
Only Win version compatible |
Layer Settings |
32 layer electrical layer, 16 layer plane layer, 16 layer mechanism marking layer, and other internal text layer and steel plate layer |
999 floors, 990 floors Electrical layer |
108 electrical layers, unlimited non electrical layers |
250 floors in total, 64 electrical floors |
DXF LINK |
|
have |
have |
have﹝choose﹞ |
Pro-E LINK |
|
have |
have |
have﹝choose﹞ |
Edit |
have |
have |
have |
have﹝choose﹞ |
3D PCB Viewer |
have |
not have |
not have |
have﹝choose﹞ |
UnDo/ReDo |
Strong, even if the file has been saved, it is still available, and it is convenient to edit the undo/redo times |
Yes (customization is quite cumbersome and not very powerful) |
not have |
have(But not strong) |
Design accuracy |
0.001Mil |
0.1Mil |
0.0001Mil |
0.01Mil |
Name of custom layer |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Automatic avoidance of obstacles |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Automatic wiring support for pre wiring |
strong |
have |
have |
no have |
Design rule support for automatic wiring |
strong |
have |
have |
have |
Design Browser |
have(And strong) |
no have |
no have |
no have |
Digital Simulation |
Yes |
Yes |
Optional |
Optional |
Custom level |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Cancellation of rules |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
The shape of tears |
Line/Arc |
have |
have |
have |
Teardrop removal |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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