Cadence Archives - EE-Training

Free IBIS Simulator: KiCAD 8?

March 24, 2024 by Rolf Ostergaard

A long time ago I did a series of posts about Altium for signal integrity (part I, part II, part III). That did not go well for Altium. Ever since then, I have been on the lookout for a free or cheaper alternative to the kings of the mountain of signal integrity simulation: Hyperlynx and… Read more

New Doulos SI Course dates 2015

October 20, 2014 by Rolf Ostergaard

I am happy to announce course dates for a new and expanded 3-day version of the Signal Integrity with Hands-On Simulation course to be held with Doulos. A couple of thing have happened: Added Mentor Graphics Hyperlynx to the labs, so participants get to choose which tool they want (Mentor or Cadence) Added more stuff… Read more

Agilent: New Sponsor for Nordic SI Week

April 11, 2014 by Rolf Ostergaard

We are happy to announce Agilent as new sponsor for the Nordic SI Week, May 5-9 in Stockholm. Agilent is known as supplier of test equipment, but it is really the ADS software that is the basis for the cooperation on this event. If you want to know what Agilent ADS can do for you,… Read more

Using Cadence SigXplorer for Parallel Termination

February 6, 2014 by Rolf Ostergaard

Some of the EE-Training courses use the Cadence SigXplorer tool, which is a very handy IBIS*) simulator. I have previously written about other similar tools like the simulator-part of Altium and Mentor’s Hyperlynx. It’s not really important what tool you use, it’s more how you use it and what you do with the results. IBIS… Read more

Altium Signal Integrity Tool – Part III

September 10, 2012 by Rolf Ostergaard

As part of a series of real-life simulations on a very simple part of a circuit I try to figure out just how Altium vs Cadence (SigXplorer) compares. The Altium price is right, but is it up to the job? Last time I looked at input voltage waveforms and realized we needed a termination scheme… Read more

Altium Signal Integrity Tool – Part II

September 3, 2012 by Rolf Ostergaard

In part I of this series of comparisons I started my quest to figure out if Altium is any good for SI analysis. It’s clearly one of the cheapest tools out there that allows you to do IBIS model-based simulations. Forgetting the price, can it get the job done? Last time I did a very… Read more

Altium Signal Integrity Tool – Part I

August 27, 2012 by Rolf Ostergaard

How good is Altium for signal integrity? This is a question I get asked a lot. The price is right – you basically get the SI simulator for free as part of the schematic/layout/mechanical etc. package. With cheap comes natural skepticism. We are used to fairly expensive dedicated SI tools from the big players like… Read more