Specialized design tools for PCB layout professionals

P-CAD is the complete design solution for the PCB professional. Whether it's developing high-speed board solutions, integrating large BGA devices into your design flows or dealing with complex signal integrity issues and high density PCB layouts, P-CAD's proven power and stability provides the perfect environment for PCB design.

P-CAD 2006 brings a host of advanced features that build upon its proven track record to combine the performance and reliability board layout specialists have come to expect. From design capture through to output generation, P-CAD provides a complete set of PCB design capabilities that meet even the most demanding board design needs.

With P-CAD 2006, an industry-proven rules-driven PCB design environment is coupled with new and enhanced features for high-speed design such as differential pair routing and multi-routing.

P-CAD 2006 has an intuitive schematic editor designed specifically for layout specialists and fully-integrated library management gives you the power to tackle the most complex of designs.

This, combined with updated Bonus Technologies that deliver proven mixed-signal SPICE 3f5/XSpice/PSpice circuit simulation tools, next-generation Situs™ Topological Autorouting™ , signal integrity analysis and a full CAM file editing suite, ensures your circuit will work as expected and you enjoy a trouble-free transition from design to manufacture.

P-CAD – specialized design tools for PCB layout professionals.

The name P-CAD has been synonymous with high quality PCB layout tools for more than two decades. With the latest release of P-CAD 2006, Altium continues to build upon this proven track record to combine the power and reliability board layout specialists have come to expect from P-CAD with unprecedented levels of usability and control. With a range of new intuitive productivity enhancing features and the ability to customize your design tools to suit your workflows, P-CAD 2006 delivers a winning combination of performance and ease of use.

All you need to bring even the most demanding board design to life - power your next PCB design with P-CAD 2006.

P-CAD 2006 includes:

• Straightforward design entry
• Versatile design management and navigation
• Powerful, precise PCB placement and editing
• Sophisticated routing and autorouting technologies
• Fully integrated library management
• Extensive design output capabilities

New Features in P-CAD 2006

The new features of P-CAD 2006 build upon P-CAD's proven track record by combining the performance and reliability that you have come to expect with a number of new productivity-enhancing tools that are focused on keeping you designing efficiently at the board level.

P-CAD 2006 new feature highlights include :

• Differential Pairs interactive routing
• Multi-Route tool
• Orthogonal dragging of routes
• Improved selection of sub objects capability
• Board Outline object with Board Cutouts
• Increased control over drawing and printing
• Enhanced copper pour capabilities
• Updated Bonus Technologies to Altium Designer 6

The P-CAD 2006 release includes powerful new features that are fully integrated within the industry-proven, rules-driven PCB design environment and let you multiply your productivity, giving you the power to tackle the most demanding designs.

P-CAD's intuitive schematic editor retains its familiar environment, which has been designed especially for layout specialists and allows you to create detailed multi-sheet schematics. This, combined with extensive error checking and proven mixed-signal circuit simulation capabilities, ensure your circuit will work the way you expect.

Whether it's developing high-speed board solutions, integrating large BGA devices into your design flows or dealing with complex signal integrity issues and high density PCB layouts, P-CAD 2006 continues the tradition of proven power and stability and keeps you in control from design capture through to output generation.