Zuken has released CADSTAR 13.0 that, among other enhancements, introduced a new tool for ensuring correct behavior of power distribution systems embedded within the CADSTAR 13.0 design flow, called Power Integrity Advance.
Power Integrity Advance conducts EMC analysis and AC and DC power integrity analysis to help predict, analyze and control design issues that may cause problems later down the design process.

Benefits of Power Integrity Advance include:

• Ensuring proper behavior of power distribution systems (PDS) through simulations for power integrity (PI), decoupling analysis, DC voltage and current levels
• Fast full board EMC screening (differential and common mode emissions)
• Cost savings achieved, for example, by reducing the number of decoupling capacitors on a design
• Determining and assigning correct capacitor values
• Indicating the quality of placement location, value and trace/via connection (parasitic inductance)
• Display of voltage maps within physical layout to highlight likely hotspots.

CADSTAR 13.0 has several new modules, numerous enhancements, quality improvements and ease-of-use, all representing excellent value for small and medium-sized companies. Key feature enhancements include: improved letter drill drawing creation; improved DXF import; improved routing and an IDF interface.

Key feature enhancements include: improved letter drill drawing creation; improved DXF import; improved features for high-speed routing; and an IDF interface.

For more information, visit the CADSTAR pages on Zuken’s website.