Osram standardises on Innoveda EDA environment

International lamp producer Osram is to standardise on the Innoveda EDA environment for PCB design.

International lamp producer Osram is to standardise on the Innoveda EDA environment for PCB design.

Osram 's decision follows successful implementation of the tools at its Munich headquarters, and positive experience with the product and VAR support provided.

Osram has purchased a complete and integrated PCB design environment including Innoveda's PowerPCB printed circuit board layout system, PowerLogic schematic capture tool, CAM350T pre-production CAM and fabrication analysis system, and HyperLynx signal integrity tool.

The environment will be implemented at the company's design and manufacturing sites in Germany, Italy, Singapore, India and the USA.

Historically, the majority of Osram 's design and development work for electronic control devices took place at its Munich headquarters, where L Zitzmann first installed the tools in 1992.

As Osram acquired further businesses in Germany and other countries, continued use of legacy EDA tools prevented efficient interaction among its offices.

Following a decision to standardise, Osram evaluated all EDA platforms within the organisation and, as a result, chose Innoveda.

The PowerPCB layout system provides a powerful shape-based, rules-driven design layout solution with automatic and interactive routing and OLE automation functionality for seamless interoperability with front-end design and back-end test, repair and manufacturing processes.

PowerLogic is a robust, multi-sheet, schematic capture solution designed to build an effective and simplified front-end environment for PowerPCB.

HyperLynx tools provide pre-and post-layout signal integrity simulation software with EMC and crosstalk analysis.

The tools address high-speed PCB problems throughout the design cycle, from the earliest architectural stages through post-layout verification.

CAM350 combines DFF analysis, DRC checking, test fixturing, planning and tooling in one system.

PowerPCB and PowerLogic tools have been specified in all Osram development locations worldwide, while CAM350 tools will be used in Germany, Italy, the United States and India.

HyperLynx is being deployed mainly in the USA.

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