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Mentor Graphics Announces PADS PCB Product Creation Platform with Voltage Drop and Electronic Cooling CapabilitiesWILSONVILLE, Ore., May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced a comprehensive product-creation platform based on PADS® PCB software that enables individual engineers and small teams to solve the engineering challenges involved in creating today's electronic products. With increasing systems design complexity and the need for printed circuit board (PCB), mechanical and systems engineers to access easy-to-deploy tools, the PADS platform has been extended to enable engineers to develop PCB-based systems from concept through manufacturing hand-off. The product creation process is much more than schematic capture and board layout. Engineers must address many other issues for a successful product design, including component selection, signal and power integrity, electronic cooling, form and fit, and design for manufacturability. With this release, the PADS platform extends its product-creation solution by adding PADS HyperLynx® DC Drop and PADS FloTHERM® XT tools for high productivity at unprecedented price-performance. "The complexity of systems design keeps climbing, as design teams continue to aim for higher levels of capability and performance in their products. Systems design for products of all types entails a host of electrical, mechanical, thermal and manufacturing complexities with which design teams must contend," stated Laurie Balch, chief analyst, Gary Smith EDA. "It is essential for EDA vendors to help design engineers successfully tackle these issues through their design tools, as Mentor is demonstrating with its latest investment in its PADS platform portfolio." "With increasing complexity in electronics systems, engineers need to develop with the whole product in mind," said Barry Olney, owner of In-Circuit Design. "Having access to a design tool that encompasses PCB design, coupled with comprehensive simulation and analysis, really gives design engineers the confidence that their products will be delivered on schedule and at the highest performance and reliability. At the end of the day, the PADS platform delivers a real competitive advantage." DC Drop for Power Integrity Analysis The PADS HyperLynx DC Drop product quickly identifies problem areas in the design which would be difficult to find in the lab on a prototype. The DC Drop tool quickly provides investigative solutions which the user can apply in an easy-to-use environment. Results can be validated in layout to ensure that appropriate guidelines were followed, thus reducing prototype spins. With the DC Drop product, engineers can:
PADS FloTHERM XT Tool for Electronics Cooling Key benefits of PADS FloTHERM XT include:
"Mentor is unrivaled in delivering technology innovation that enables competitive advantage for our customers. With Xpedition for enterprises, to PADS for the mainstream market, our solutions portfolio continues to evolve allowing the market to tackle the most complex product creation challenges," stated A.J. Incorvaia, vice president and general manager of Mentor Graphics Board Systems Division. "Our new PADS release with thermal and voltage analysis capabilities provides an intuitive solution that helps individual electronic designers go from design concept through manufacturing." Product Availability About Mentor Graphics (Mentor Graphics, Mentor, PADS, HyperLynx, Xpedition and FloTHERM are registered trademarks and SmartParts is a trademark of Mentor Graphics Corporation. Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other company or product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.) For more information, please contact: Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140317/AQ83812LOGO
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