LAYOUT AUTOMATION Using Advanced PCB Design Techniques

摘要

After 25-plus years of PCB design, I could not imagine going back to designing a PCB as I did in the late '90s or even early 2000s. New technology is constantly added to tools to simplify our job. The key is staying abreast of these technologies. If you are not using advanced techniques like high-speed routing and tuning, placement planning groups, design reuse, plane generation automation and others, your design completion time could be delayed up to 70% or more.