OrCAD 17.2-2016 PCB design software features new capabilities for OrCAD Capture, PSpice Designer and PCB Designer to address challenges with flex and rigid-flex design as well as mixed-signal simulation complexities in IoT, wearables and wireless mobile devices. Includes technology enabled for integrated rigid-flex planning, design and real-time visualization, as well as built-in translators that enable direct design imports from select EDA vendors. PSpice Designer now supports system-level simulation using C/C++/SystemC and VerilogA, via new PSpice compact model interface. Enables hardware/software virtual prototyping for design and simulation of intelligent IoT devices.

New multi-stack-up database capability and extensive in-design interlayer checks help avoid errors introduced through manual checking. Features enhancements targeted towards improving PCB editors’ productivity and ease-of-use in padstack editing, constraint management, shape editing and in-design DRCs. Includes an advanced design differencing engine that enables design review with global teams using state of art visuals. Advanced annotation and auto-referencing capabilities now available, for added control over design component annotation process.

Cadence Design Systems, orcad.com/orcad-172-2016-release