The recently concluded Realize LIVE in Detroit was billed as a premier industry solutions event for Siemens Digital Industries software users and partners. The keynotes, conference sessions, and expo were basically born out of Siemens combining its PLM Connection Americas event with other Siemens customer get-togethers. One of the big themes emphasized in Detroit was…
Load analyzer software reduces aerospace electrical compliance and certification risks
The Capital Load Analyzer software product helps simplify aircraft electrical design compliance and certification. The new Capital Load Analyzer is the industry’s first electrical systems technology that leverages automation and digital data continuity to facilitate regulatory compliance. Current methods for verification and analysis rely on fragmented data and are typically conducted manually using drawings and…
Modern practices in PCB design verification
New software platforms can head off the subtle errors that sometimes creep into manual printed circuit board review processes. David Wiens, Kerry Thalmann | Mentor Graphics, a Siemens Business The growing complexity of printed circuit boards and multi-board products has rendered traditional design analysis and verification techniques obsolete. Manual reviews are no longer up to…
PCB design platform provides up-front verification to minimize respins
The new Xpedition printed circuit board (PCB) design platform focuses on multi-dimensional verification. Mentor tools enable engineers to integrate a broad range of easy-to-use verification tools into a PCB design platform within a singular authoring environment to identify problems at the schematic or layout phases. This new Xpedition platform for nonspecialist PCB engineers delivers accurate…
Better PCB simulation brings fewer surprises in HALT
Vibration simulation software has been optimized specifically to handle printed circuit boards. Craig Armenti, Mentor Graphics, a Siemens business Board Systems Div. To get a feel for how vibration problems can affect product design, consider that the U.S. Air Force has estimated shock and vibration causes 20% of all mechanical failures in avionics. That level…
Will your next circuit board come out of a mold?
Several manufacturers are now exploring molded plastic and other odd-ball substrates for circuits as a way to simplify product designs and cut costs. Leland Teschler | Executive Editor If you looked inside a smoke detector designed by a Swiss company called Multiple Dimensions AG, you might at first be a little confused. You’d find the…
Last days of the car guys
Leland Teschler • Executive Editor [email protected] On Twitter @ DW—LeeTeschler The time when autonomous vehicles dominate the roads will mark the end of the auto industry as we know it. That was the message from now-retired GM vice chairman Bob Lutz who spoke recently at an automotive electronics forum sponsored by Mentor Graphics, a Siemens…
Medical software development – where safety meets security
The medical industry is seeing increased scrutiny for both safety and security in devices. Cyber security is becoming a must-have feature. Fortunately, there is significant overlap between the practices for safety and security, and it is vital to understand both the similarities and differences between the two principles. Andrew Caples, Senior Product Manager, Embedded Systems…
CFD for Solid Edge
Mentor Graphics FloEFD is an embedded computational fluid dynamics (CFD) solution for Solid Edge software from Siemens. Users can simulate fluid flow in their design process. When used during the design process, it can reduce overall time to a solution by as much a 65%-75%. FloEFD CFD solution automates many CFD steps, which include transferring […]
CFD Embedded in Solid Edge
Mentor Graphics Corp. now has an embedded computational fluid dynamics (CFD) solution for Solid Edge, the computer-aided design (CAD) program from Siemens PLM. As a front-loading CFD solution,…
Streamline PCB assembly
The Valor Production Plan software is certified by SAP, powered by the SAP NetWeaver technology platform. The integration of the Valor Production Plan tool with SAP NetWeaver streamlines PCB assembly planning, including surface mount technology (SMT), manual assembly and test, for better manufacturing efficiency and reduced operational cost. The Valor Production Plan solution can add…
Secure plug-and-play for IoT
The Valor IoT Manufacturing system is a hardware device with embedded software for data collection from all shop-floor machines and processes. It leverages the new Open Manufacturing Language (OML) communication standard. This product enables seamless implementation of Industry 4.0 and Smart Factory with plug-and-play deployment and minimal change to the manufacturing environment and work processes.…
EE analysis software integrates signal, power integrity, 3D-electromagnetic solving, and fast rule checking
Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced its newest HyperLynx release which integrates signal and power integrity analysis, 3D-electromagnetic solving, and fast rule checking into a single unified…
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Data collection system targets electronics manufacturing lines
Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) has announced the Valor internet of things (IoT) Manufacturing solution, a robust hardware device with embedded software for live data collection from all shop-floor machines and processes, leveraging the new Open Manufacturing Language (OML) communication standard. The Valor IoT Manufacturing product enables seamless implementation of advanced practices such as Industry…
Spice program handles 7 nm FinFETs
Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) has announced further enhancements and optimizations to the Calibre platform and Analog FastSPICE (AFS) platform by completing TSMC 10nm FinFET V1.0 certification. In…
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An Open Internet of Manufacturing standard for PCB assembly
The Open Manufacturing Language (OML) initiative addresses the longstanding need for a PCB-assembly-specific Internet of Manufacturing solution. This standard will help IT teams, solution providers and equipment providers integrate shop-floor data to create or enhance added-value manufacturing execution solutions based on a single, normalized, vendor-neutral communication interface. Use of the OML standard supports the practical…
Emulation platform bolsters SoC verification abilities
Mentor Graphics Corp. has ushered in a new era of emulation by announcing new applications for the Veloce emulation platform. The new Veloce Apps—Veloce Deterministic ICE, Veloce DFT and Veloce…
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Connecting lean NPI flow with IoT
One of the newer trends in CAE software is the addition of features and functions compatible with the Internet of Things (IoT), sometimes known as Industry 4.0. The latest upgrade is the Valor Process Preparation software, which has been updated to address engineering requirements of Industry 4.0. It helps users orchestrate product allocation to multiple…
Mentor Graphics announces release of FloEFD computational fluid dynamics product
Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced the latest release of its leading general purpose, front-loading computational fluid dynamics (CFD) FloEFD solution offering greater accuracy and user productivity….
Software eases PCB manufacturing
Version 8.1 of the ODB++ intelligent product model is a single and open data structure that handles transferring printed circuit board (PCB) designs into data for fabrication, assembly and test. It provides virtual documentation capability that seamlessly translates all data files, drawings and documents from PCB design through the manufacturing flow. This open product model…
Mentor Graphics announces new FloTHERM product
Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) announce the newest version of its FloTHERM® product. The FloTHERM product was developed to quickly identify potential thermal issues early in the design…
Customizable, end-to-end solution for rapid IoT build-out
Mentor Graphics Corporation now offers the embedded industry’s first customizable edge-to-cloud IoT solution comprised of an IoT gateway System Design Kit (SysDK), a cloud backend, and runtime solutions on…
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RTOS, embedded Linux get industrial automation run-time stacks
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS: -The Mentor Graphics® Nucleus® Real-time operating system (RTOS) and Mentor® Embedded Linux® runtime are integrated with the Softing EtherNet/Industrial Protocol (IP) and Open Platform Communication (OPC)…
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A case of IoT fatigue?
by LELAND TESCHLER, Executive Editor Market studies show consumers are less enthusiastic about connected products these days. But electronic suppliers are still designing components and software aimed at…
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Real-time operating systems for wearable devices in the IoT
by WARREN KURISU, Mentor Graphics Operating systems and the way they handle tasks can make or break applications such as activity trackers and fashion electronics. The wearables industry…
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