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OrCAD X – Unified PCB Design Without Compromise 2 www.cadence.com Applications Schematic Design and BOM Management OrCAD X Schematic provides one of the industry's most refined capture environments, combining decades of usability improvements with the depth required for modern system design. Engineers can organize projects hierarchi- cally, reuse proven subcircuits, and apply electrical and physical constraints at the capture stage, ensuring accuracy and scalability from the very beginning. The OrCAD X Live BOM Management feature is a key differ- entiator, synchronizing the schematic bill of materials with real-time supply chain intelligence. Powered by Sourcengine™, this integration provides access to over one billion components across thousands of suppliers. Designers can view lifecycle status, lead times, compliance data, and pricing forecasts as they capture circuits. Predictive analytics highlight obsolescence, shortages, or cost risks early in the process—aligning engineering decisions with procurement strategy and preventing late-stage redesigns. Constraints defined in schematic are managed through the unified Constraint Manager, which allows rules for differ- ential pairs, timing, length matching, and signal classes to flow seamlessly into the PCB layout. Bi-directional synchro- nization ensures that updates such as pin or gate swaps, part substitutions, or reference designator changes remain consistent across domains. This tight integration prevents errors and reduces the time lost to manual reconciliation. The latest update to OrCAD X includes the addition of integrated design review and markup capabilities directly within the schematic. Instead of relying on static PDFs or disconnected review tools, stakeholders can comment, highlight, and provide actionable feedback directly on the live schematic. These markups are stored with the design database, making them traceable and easy to resolve. This enhancement shortens review cycles, improves communi- cation between design and verification teams, and ensures that every revision reflects consolidated input from engineering, manufacturing, and compliance stakeholders. Together, these capabilities make OrCAD X schematic design not only a capture environment but also a platform for collaboration, supply chain intelligence, and correct-by- construction design intent. SPICE Simulation PSpice ® is recognized as the industry standard for analog and mixed-signal circuit simulation, with a long history of accuracy, scalability, and ecosystem support. Its native integration into the OrCAD X schematic environment elimi- nates the redundancy of redrawing circuits, enabling engineers to transition seamlessly from design capture to simulation to layout within the same flow. This tight coupling saves time and reduces opportunities for human error, ensuring that simulation results remain consistent with the actual design intent. OrCAD X includes a library of more than 35,000 parame- terized models, giving engineers immediate access to a wide range of components without time-consuming setup. Additional models are readily available through partnerships with leading semiconductor manufacturers, making it easy to extend coverage to the latest devices. Engineers can explore an extensive range of analysis types - sensitivity, parametric sweeps, temperature variation, Monte Carlo yield studies, noise evaluation, electrical overstress (EOS), and optimization routines. These analyses allow designers to maximize circuit robustness, balance cost and perfor- mance, and predict how designs will respond under real-world stress conditions. The platform extends simulation into the mechatronic domain by enabling co-simulation with MathWorks ® MATLAB ® and Simulink ® . This integration allows analog circuits, digital logic, and electromechanical systems to be validated together, ensuring that power control loops, sensor feedback, or actuator responses can be verified virtually before building hardware. Performance is accel- erated by multicore CPU utilization, which parallelizes simulation sweeps and separates PSpice from slower, single-threaded alternatives. The result is a simulation environment that validates performance, shortens iteration cycles, and improves design confidence across complex, multi-domain systems.