Zuken announces the launch of eCADSTAR 2025, the latest release of its advanced PCB design software. This release brings a suite of innovative features designed to optimize design workflows, improve high-speed, signal integrity, and enhance collaboration between engineering and manufacturing teams.
“eCADSTAR 2025 provides engineers with smarter tools to accelerate development while maintaining design accuracy,” said Jeroen Leinders, eCADSTAR Business Manager, Zuken Europe. “The new capabilities that we are introducing in this major release streamline library management, improve high-speed design precision, and automate key manufacturing processes.”
The enhancements in eCADSTAR 2025 extend across the entire design process, from improved library management with multiple library path support to enhanced schematic documentation and greater accuracy in high-speed design. Manufacturing collaboration has been further refined with expanded variant exports and automated batch processing of manufacturing outputs. Rather than exporting files manually, Batch Processing allows for the automatic creation of all necessary manufacturing outputs, including Gerber files, ODB++, drill files, BOMs, and MCAD files, in a single step, enabling engineers to execute tasks in bulk, significantly reducing manual effort, and enforcing design consistency.
eCADSTAR is available both in permanent and time-based licensing options in a broad range of configurations to fit individual needs. The new release will be available on April 30.
Key Enhancements in eCADSTAR 2025
- Multiple Library Paths Support
Designers can now configure three library paths – master/central, local/prototype, and customer/project – allowing them to quickly add new parts from online sources to the local/prototype design without waiting for librarian approval.
- Enhanced Schematic Documentation
Users can directly integrate BMP, GIF, and PNG images into schematics, simplifying the inclusion of company logos and reference images.
- High-Speed Design Improvements
A new pin-length support feature allows for precise signal timing adjustments by defining pin lengths at the part or pin level, improving routing accuracy and signal integrity.
- Improved Collaboration with Manufacturing
Expanded support for design variants in STEP, IDF, and IDX export ensures accurate 3D representation of multiple configurations.
- Automated Batch Processing
Streamlining handover to manufacturing by generating all necessary outputs—including Gerber files, ODB++, drill files, and BOMs—in a single step, while efficiently managing multiple design variants with consistency and accuracy.
These updates collectively make eCADSTAR 2025.0 a smarter, faster, and more efficient PCB design solution, optimizing both design and manufacturing workflows.
