OrCAD X Datasheets

Cadence is a pivotal leader in electronic design and computational expertise, using its Intelligent System Design strategy to turn design concepts into reality. Cadence customers are the world's most creative and innovative companies, delivering extraordinary electronic products from chips to boards to systems for the most dynamic market applications. www.cadence.com © 2025 Cadence Design Systems, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. Cadence, the Cadence logo, and the other Cadence marks found at www.cadence.com/go/trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 09/25 C PG/PDF OrCAD X – Unified PCB Design Without Compromise OrCAD X addresses this challenge by embedding Sigrity ® X technology directly into the PCB layout environment, providing engineers with immediate, in-design validation as they route. Color-coded, real-time feedback highlights impedance and coupling issues in context, allowing designers to correct violations the moment they occur. This correct-by-construction approach eliminates guesswork, ensures compliance with high-speed design rules, and keeps projects on schedule by preventing late-stage surprises. Beyond these real-time checks, the same Sigrity X foundation enables a broad set of advanced analysis workflows, collectively available in OrCAD X through the Sigrity X Aurora experience. These workflows extend validation into critical areas such as crosstalk analysis, reflection behavior, return-path verification, IR-drop mapping, and decoupling capacitor optimization. Engineers can evaluate compliance against protocol standards like DDR5, LPDDR5, and UCIe™ using guided flows, while stressed-eye measurement and DC resistance workflows help confirm that designs will perform reliably under real-world operating conditions. Because all of these analyses share the same database, constraints, and models, engineers can move seamlessly from exploratory "what-if" validation to initial sign-off without leaving the design context. The result is a unified SI/PI methodology that bridges layout, exploration, and sign-off within a single environment. With Sigrity X integrated throughout, OrCAD X enables teams to catch issues early, optimize both signal and power integrity, and achieve higher first-pass success rates on the industry's most demanding designs. AI-Enabled Design OrCAD X incorporates AI-assisted design capabilities, building on Cadence Allegro ® X AI technology. X AI accel- erates placement optimization, automates routing strat- egies, and explores constraint-driven alternatives that would be impractical to evaluate manually. Future AI copilots will guide engineers through documen- tation, setup, optimization, and compliance checks, learning from past designs and industry standards. By blending intuitive user workflows with machine learning, OrCAD X reduces the learning curve for new users while improving productivity for experts. This combination of human expertise and AI assistance positions OrCAD X as a forward-looking platform that will continue to evolve with the industry, helping teams achieve higher quality outcomes in less time. Why OrCAD X f Unified schematic, simulation, layout, library, and manufacturing flow f BOM management with real-time supply chain intelligence f True concurrent PCB layout f In-design SI/PI exploration powered by Sigrity X f Cloud-enabled data, library, and review management f Seamless MCAD integration and cloud platform collabo- ration f ISO 26262 certified for automotive safety-critical workflows f Scalable to Allegro X for advanced technology f AI-enabled for the next generation of productivity Applications f Consumer and IoT: compact, fast-turn electronics with strict cost targets f Automotive: powertrain, infotainment, sensors f Medical and Wearables: miniaturized, high-reliability electronics f Aerospace and Defense: rugged, flight-critical boards f Industrial Automation: robotics, power, and control systems

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