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News Release from: Zuken | Subject: Cadstar PR Editor XR 2000 L4/6
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 18 April 2003
Tools cut the cost of interactive place
and route
Cadstar PR Editor XR 2000 L4 and XR 2000 L6 are two low-cost versions of Zuken's proven PR Editor XR 2000 family of automatic, interactive place-and-route tools for PCB design.
Cadstar PR Editor XR 2000 L4 and XR 2000 L6 are two low-cost versions of Zuken's proven PR Editor XR 2000 family of automatic, interactive place-and-route tools for PCB design Able to work as stand-alone or embedded tools with Bronze, Silver or Gold versions of Cadstar 6.0.2, the company's front-to-back PC-based PCB design solution, they provide manual, automatic and interactive grid-free routing to reduce design time and improve productivity
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 6 Nov 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Users can create layer stacks with a mix of layers - typically two electrical with two power planes using Cadstar PR Editor XR 2000 L4 and four electrical with two power planes using Cadstar PR Editor XR 2000 L6.
The new tools have all the functionality of unlimited versions of Cadstar PR Editor XR 2000 and are restricted only by the number of layers that can be accommodated.
They provide the latest 45-degree routing algorithm for error-free, single-click automatic completion of interactive routing.
Other features include powerful push-aside and spring-back functions when placing new components onto the board or moving them around, minimum force placement indicators, concurrent bus routing, copy-and-paste of route patterns to enable design re-use, and the ability to create and store breakout patterns for fan-in and fan-out of fine pitch devices.
Cadstar PR Editor XR 2000 L4 and Cadstar PR Editor XR 2000 L6 also include a test point analyser for the addition of in-circuit test pins.
Either during routing, or after design completion, test points can be inserted in surface mount or through-hole boards with fine control over the type of test point used.
The test points are inserted using push-aside technology and if a pad or via is designated as "no test" the tool's automatic routines will insert a new test point site.
Cadstar PR Editor XR 2000 L4 costs US $4000 and Cadstar PR Editor XR 2000 L6 costs US $6000. Request a free brochure from Zuken ...
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