CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
28 June 2004
Product News
Altium Releases New Version of P-CAD to Beta Testing
Altium Limited, a developer of Windows-based electronics design software, announced that a new version of its P-CAD PCB design system for layout specialists has been released to beta testing. The new version, P-CAD 2004, expands the capabilities of P-CAD with new PCB technologies and enhanced features, including a new schematic editor that supports multichannel and hierarchical design, a new topological autorouter, a new interactive routing engine, and improved management of design rules. P-CAD 2004 will also offer enhanced links to manufacturing with the introduction of new output servers, and the latest generation CAM software that features an expanded range of analysis and verification checks, and extensive import and export formats.
P-CAD 2004 will be released on Altium's proprietary Design Explorer (DXP) technology integration platform, bringing all the capabilities of P-CAD together in a single, integrated design environment that supports extensive document synchronization and project management features. This enables a stronger design entry front end; tighter integration to PCB technologies; and access to Altium's new FPGA and embedded system design products (which are sold separately). Altium has also added a range of features throughout the capture, layout, signal integrity, and routing stages of P-CAD to assist engineers and designers dealing with high-speed designs. These include improved support for differential pair routing, FPGA pin swapping, as well as enhanced and additional design rules. P-CAD 2004 is currently scheduled for full release later this year.
Pricing and availability
P-CAD 2004 has been released to beta testing, and is currently scheduled for full release later this year. P-CAD 2002 customers who are on a valid prepaid upgrade subscription plan at the time of P-CAD 2004's release will automatically be shipped the new version free of charge as part of their support contract. Also, as part of a current special offer, all P-CAD 2002 new licenses purchased before June 30, 2004 will include a 'technology guarantee' which entitles license holders to the P-CAD 2004 release free of charge upon availability as well as a bonus 1GB 1.1/2.0 flash drive.
Users of previous P-CAD versions who upgrade to P-CAD 2002 before June 30, 2004 will also be eligible for the 'technology guarantee' offer and a free 256MB USB 1.1/2.0 flash drive.
For more product information, visit http://www.altium.com/pcad/ or contact your local Altium Sales and Support Center.
Altium's products offer tailored solutions covering a range of hardware and software design processes including the Protel, P-CAD and TASKING brands. Altium is headquartered in Sydney, Australia and has sales and support offices in Australia, the United States, Japan and Europe.
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