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May 15, 2018
Tech Tip: Auto-hide Panels in CR-8000 Design Gateway
Oftentimes when we’re working on schematics, the panel menus take up a ton of space on the screen. This is where the Design Gateway auto-hide feature comes in handy.
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Oftentimes when we're working on schematics, the panel menus take up a ton of space on the screen. This is where the Design Gateway auto-hide feat...
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May 01, 2018
Tech Tip: Fanout using CR-8000 Design Force Dragon EX
Simply draw a Dragon area around your BGA. Then select the Dragon area and create a strategy to fanout the pads of your BGA - Watch movie
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CR-8000's Design Force Dragon EX tool can be used to fanout BGAs. Simply draw a Dragon area around your BGA. Then select the Dragon area and creat...
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March 20, 2018
Tech Tip: Batch Creation of Pin Pairs in CR-8000
Creating pin pairs in the Constraint Browser is fine for one or two nets at a time, but if you want to create pin pairs for a whole design, I recommend using an easy, single-step macro.
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Creating pin pairs in the Constraint Browser is fine for one or two nets at a time, but if you want to create pin pairs for a whole design, I reco...
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March 06, 2018
Tech Tip: CR-8000 Design Force Tip Lengthening Patterns
Did you know when editing lengthening patterns in CR-8000 Design Force, you can modify the lengthening pattern, and meet your constraints all in one step?
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Did you know when editing lengthening patterns in CR-8000 Design Force, you can modify the lengthening pattern, and meet your constraints all in o...
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February 06, 2018
Tech Tip: How to Generate Offset Vias from a Via in CR-8000 Design Force
CR-8000 Design Force 2017 has improved the offset via function by adding efficiency in pulling out tracks from vias, creating BGA designs and build-up designs. The controls are based on the following...
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January 30, 2018
Tech Tip: Mirroring Routed Double-sided Components in CR-8000 Design Force
A common task that is often dreaded among PCB designers is having to relocate a large point-count BGA that’s fanned out, and even partially escaped routed, to the opposite side of a PCB.
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A common task that is often dreaded among PCB designers is having to relocate a large point-count BGA that's fanned out, and even partially escape...
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January 23, 2018
Tech Tip: Generating Where-used Reports in DS-CR (formerly known as DS-2)
One of the more powerful capabilities of a good data management system such as DS-CR (formerly known as DS-2) is searching and the ability to generate reports. A great example is the ability to generate Where-used information. These types of reports are extremely useful when performing impact assessments where ...
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January 19, 2017
Using Vias to Maintain PCB Signal Integrity Featuring High-Speeds in a 3D Environment
This is the second in my series of blog posts looking at the challenge of maintaining PCB signal integrity with now-common ultra-high speeds and growing adoption of PCB design environments to design in true 3-D. Today I focus on vias and the use of return vias to overcome the issues highlighted in Part 1.
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