miho
Junior Member level 3
dxdesigner sucks
I know, this topic has been beaten to death, but anyway... Maybe I can get some serious hints when specifying some constraints...
I am looking for a PCB tool which suits the following:
boards up to 14 layers with high speeds
fine pitch BGA components (e.g. FPGAs)
readily available libraries
signal integrity simulation might become an issue soon
We are a small start-up, but not a board design company, just developing our own hard- and software. Cost is an issue. $5-7k would be ok.
We had boards made by suppliers who used Protel and hand-routing, would Specctra save us time with good auto-routing results?
Considering Protel's price tag and the fact that OrCad is about the same, we are wondering id Orcad would be the better choice. What about Mentor's Pads?
Any thoughts are appreciated
miho
I know, this topic has been beaten to death, but anyway... Maybe I can get some serious hints when specifying some constraints...
I am looking for a PCB tool which suits the following:
boards up to 14 layers with high speeds
fine pitch BGA components (e.g. FPGAs)
readily available libraries
signal integrity simulation might become an issue soon
We are a small start-up, but not a board design company, just developing our own hard- and software. Cost is an issue. $5-7k would be ok.
We had boards made by suppliers who used Protel and hand-routing, would Specctra save us time with good auto-routing results?
Considering Protel's price tag and the fact that OrCad is about the same, we are wondering id Orcad would be the better choice. What about Mentor's Pads?
Any thoughts are appreciated
miho