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Advanced Electronic Design Automation

 Content
  • Computerized capture of electronic designs
* Creation of symbolic representation of circuits (schematic)

* Preparation of workspace and pages

* Searching, loading and placing of components

* Wiring connections

* Adding notes, graphics, labels and related documentation

* Updating component information in PCB layout

* Automated tools for placement and wiring

* Import of Schematic Project from VHDL, SPICE etc

  • Digital & Analog circuit simulation (including SPICE) 
* Extraction of component behavior information from data-sheets

* Addition of test inputs (clock inputs, analog inputs like sine, pulse etc..) to verify the design

* Settings for running different analyses

* Testing the functionality of a circuit with various analyses like 
* Transient Analysis, Bias Point calculation, Transfer Function analysis, Pole-zero analysis, Noise analysis, Monte- Carlo analysis, Sensitivity Analysis, Distortion analysis, AC and DC Sweep Analysis etc.

* Display of input and output waveforms
  • Digital modeling using VHDL
* Introduction to VHDL and its significance in current electronics development.

* Types of architecture - Behavioral - data flow - structural

* Behavioral modeling of digital components.

* Data-flow modeling of digital components.

* Structural modeling of digital components.

* Sample models in VHDL.

  • PCB layout design
* Design of PCB layout of a circuit

* Detection and repair of Design rules violation, clearance errors and missing or incomplete connections

* 3D VIEW of the designed board
  • Board Analysis: Thermal analysis
* Display of hot spots on the board.

* Graphical representation of temperature distribution on a finished PCB at steady state.

* Display of analysis results using isotherms and color mapping schemes.
  • Electromagnetic and Signal Integrity analysis 
* Prediction of intensity of magnetic field generated by the circuit on the PCB.

* Prediction of how a signal deviates from its ideal (or intended) behavior in a real-world setting.

* Display of electromagnetic fields that are produced when power or signal traces on the board are energized.

* Display of electromagnetic analysis results as color graph, isolines etc.
  • Creation of PCB fabrication documents
* Output generation for fabricating PCB

* Photoplotting (industry method)

* Laser print on slide

* Printing on paper and then developing the film by photographic means

* Generation of Artwork films - WYSIWYG format

* Industry standard formats - RS-274-D and RS-274-X (GBR files)

* Drilling of holes - input files of Excellon format (NCD files)

* Creation of Power And Ground planes