Zuken offers faster design and improved communications between logical design and PCB layout

October 6, 2011 – Munich, Germany and Westford, MA, USA – Zuken announces CADSTAR Placement Planner, which helps electronic engineers communicate their intent and provide guidance to the PCB designer more effectively, without time-consuming iterations that can cause unnecessary delays. Zuken developed Placement Planner, an add-on to CADSTAR Schematics, as a price-competitive solution in response to engineers who do not require full CADSTAR functionality.

Placement Planner helps improve design flow between logical design and PCB layout, whether conducting placement studies for space planning or defining the location of critical components. It also helps maintain the integrity of the original design intention.

Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems (UK) has reported that Placement Planner is delivering "a simple, streamlined solution which is helping its design engineers cut out some of the previously time-consuming iterations in board design and consolidate the number of tools being used".

Electronics engineers and PCB designers benefit from:

Ability to define placement of critical components to optimize board performance and design space early in the design process
Managing schematic and layout reuse blocks to improve design cycle time
Defining constraints and high-speed requirements before layout to reduce costly iterations
Easy verification through view and cross-probe between schematic and PCB design data
Access to CADSTAR’s many powerful placement features during schematic entry

Place critical components with constraints

Replicate common placement and routing

Assign reuse circuits and place layout reuse blocks

For more information about CADSTAR, Zuken’s powerful and easy-to-use, price/performance solution for PC-based PCB design, visit www.zuken.com/cadstar.

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About Zuken

Zuken is a global provider of leading-edge software and consulting services for electrical and electronic design and manufacturing. Founded in 1976, Zuken has the longest track record of technological innovation and financial stability in the electronic design automation (EDA) software industry. The company’s extensive experience, technological expertise and agility, combine to create world-class software solutions. Zuken’s transparent working practices and integrity in all aspects of business produce long-lasting and successful customer partnerships that make Zuken a reliable long-term business partner.

Zuken is focused on being a long-term innovation and growth partner. The security of choosing Zuken is further reinforced by the company’s people—the foundation of Zuken’s success. Coming from a wide range of industry sectors, specializing in many different disciplines and advanced technologies, Zuken’s people relate to and understand each company’s unique requirements. For more information about the company and its products, visit www.zuken.com.