CircuitSpace - Component Auto-Placement
CircuitSpace is a Knowledgebase-driven application that provides auto-placement capabilities to support reduced time to place complex boards. This tool currently integrates into the Cadence Allegro PCB design application.
CircuitSpace boosts design productivity by delivering user-assisted automation to the current manual process of PCB component placement, reducing design time and pushing products to market sooner. CircuitSpace integrates seamlessly with established PCB design tools and utilizes advanced patented algorithms to solve difficult placement problems.
Product Overview
Component placement is time consuming and has traditionally proven to be very difficult to automate. With component count on the rise and 10,000-part boards becoming commonplace, managing placement is not a trivial task and may take months to complete. Through a patented approach, DesignAdvance propels the PCB design process to a new level. CircuitSpace delivers innovative technology, which breaks down the current 'click and drag' placement tedium and accelerates the whole design process.
The CircuitSpace methodology reflects the way people address the component placement problem in the real world. CircuitSpace seamlessly integrates with existing environments and allows users to achieve board layouts in a fraction of the time needed for completion by hand.
CircuitSpace implements a hierarchical approach to printed circuit board design through enhanced auto-clustering and replication technologies. CircuitSpace also expedites the design process by using template libraries, automatic bypass capacitor assignment, double-sided board placement, concurrent board design, and intelligent channel and/or port duplication.
