iCD Design Integrity
"The iCD Design Integrity software incorporates the Stackup, PDN and CPW Planner plus a myriad of functionality specifically developed for high-speed PCB design."
High-speed digital design is all about controlling impedance. The impedance of the transmission lines needs to be matched and maintained at a constant value along the entire length of the interconnect. Also, the power distribution network needs to provide a low impedance path, through the planes, across the entire frequency bandwidth of the signal. These seemingly unrelated disciplines control the stability and reliability of the product. iCD provides a centralized, shared, Impedance Planning Environment that connects Materials, PDN Analysis, Stackup Planning, Signal Integrity, PCB Design and Fabrication consolidating the impedance control from schematic to fabrication. The impedance is planned pre-layout and flows through the design process to fabrication - achieving right first time design.
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Offers Engineers and PCB Designers unprecedented simulation speed, ease of use and accuracy at an affordable price |
Features:
2D (BEM) field solver provides industry leading impedance accuracy
Characteristic impedance, edge-coupled & broadside-coupled differential impedance
Relative Signal Propagation with 'Matched Delay Optimization'
iCD Termination Planner - Series Termination based on IBIS IV curves and Distributed System
iCD Materials Planner - Compare dielectric materials based on manufacturer, fabricator, frequency, Df and Dk
Unique field solver computation of multiple differential technologies per stackup
Heads-up impedance plots of signal and dielectric layers
Extensive Dielectric Materials Library - over 31,275 rigid and flexible materials up to 100GHz
Interfaces to Allegro, Altium Designer, Excel, HyperLynx, OrCAD, PADS, Xpedition, Zmetrix TDR, Zuken and IPC-2581B
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Analyze multiple power supplies to maintain low impedance over entire frequency range dramatically improving product performance |
Features:
Fast AC impedance analysis with plane resonance
Definition of planes, dielectric constant and plane separation for each on-board power supply
Extraction of plane data from the integrated Stackup Planner
Definition of voltage regulator, bypass/decoupling capacitors, mounting loop inductance
PDN EMI Plot with FCC, CISPR & VCCI Limits. Frequency range up to 100GHz
Extensive Capacitor Library- over 5,650 capacitors derived from SPICE models
S-Parameter import of capacitor models directly from manufacturers
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Model microstrip Coplanar Waveguides to reduce radiation loss, of high-speed serial links, significantly improving product performance |
Features:
Reduces radiation loss at extremely high frequencies
Fast Coplanar Waveguide analysis of five of the most popular microstrip structures
Model single and dual (differential) CPWs, with and without ground reference planes,
plus a dual Coplanar Strip (CPS) which has no ground reference plane or copper pours
Characteristic impedance and edge-coupled differential impedance with solder mask
Optional Dielectric Materials Library - over 31,275 rigid and flexible materials up to 100GHz
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No frills edition of the iCD Stackup Planner that provides everything you need to accurately model the characteristic and differential impedance of multilayer PCBs |
Features:
2D BEM Field Solver Technology - most affordable impedance control solution available
Powerful no frills Stackup Planner - industry leading precision for 8 signal/plane layers
Ideal for the independent designer - licensed to one PC or an optional USB dongle
Characteristic impedance, edge-coupled and broadside-coupled differential impedance
Dual build-up microstrip plus single and dual symmetric and asymmetric stripline
Support for PTH plus Blind and Buried vias
Optional Altium Designer bi-directional interface with Design Rules export
Software Licensing Models
Engineers and PCB designers, using analysis tools, often need to share a license across the corporate network. To accommodate this, iCD has enabled flexible license delivery of our products. Customers can now download and launch evaluation versions which can be converted to permanent licenses using license activation. This also allows us to enable different features without the customer re-installing the software. Reprise Licensing Manager (RLM) is integrated into the iCD Software
RLM is a flexible and easy-to-use license manager with the power to serve both small business as well as enterprise customers. The software can be licensed on-premises or in the cloud using numerous licensing models. iCD offers a pricing model that makes our software affordable to businesses of all sizes.
The following licensing models are available:
Nodelocked (standalone) License - Access to one user on one PC
USB Dongle Nodelocked License - Access to one user on one PC plus can be moved between PCs
Floating Network Server License - Access to all users on a corporate network within one location
Virtual Machine Server License - Access to all users on a corporate network within one location from a cloud platform
Continental Floating Network Server License - Access to all users on a VPN within multiple locations on one continent
Global Floating Network Server License - Access to all users on a VPN within multiple locations worldwide
