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Translators Ease Move to PCB Design Solution
April 4, 2006 |Estimated reading time: Less than a minute
WILSONVILLE, Ore. — A series of translators that facilitate the transition from Protel, P-CAD, and OrCAD designs and libraries to PADS PCB design solutions are available from Mentor Graphics Corp. The translators are said to transfer current libraries, databases, and other existing legacy data over to PADS easily with minimal data and time loss. PADS is a Windows-based standard for PCB design solutions.
The translators enable PCB designers and engineers to transition from legacy systems that often lack bandwidth or require additional costs to recreate libraries. Because the translators are said to reduce migration cost by eliminating the need to recreate prior design data and libraries, designers and engineers can use the schematic design, layout, interactive and automatic routing, design for test capabilities, and design for fabrication capabilities, without releasing intellectual property (IP).