Characteristics
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EDWinXP
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PSpice/ OrCAD
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Proteus
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Multi Sim
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Version
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1.90
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7.7
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11
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SPICE
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DC Operating point
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Available
•
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Available
•
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Available
•
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Available
•
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DC Parameter Sweep
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Available
•
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Available
•
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Available
•
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Available
•
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Temperature Sweep
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Available
in Mixed Mode Simulator – Part of DC Sweep Analysis
|
Available
•
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Not
Available
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Available
•
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Transient
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Available
•
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Available
•
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Not
Available
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Available
•
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Fourier
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Available
•
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Not
Available •
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Available
•
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Available
•
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Parameterized transient sweep
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Available
– Present in Transient Analysis in Mixed Mode Simulator
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Available
•
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Not
Available
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Available
•
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AC Analysis (frequency sweep)
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Available
•
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Available
•
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Not
Available
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Available
•
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Parameterized AC Sweep
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Not
Available
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Available
•
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Available
•
|
Available
•
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Pole Zero
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Available
– In EDSpice Simulator
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Not
Available •
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Not
Available •
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Available
•
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Transfer function
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Available
– In EDSpice Simulator
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Available
•
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Available
•
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Available
•
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AC Sensitivity
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Available
•
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Not
Available •
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Not
Available •
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Available
•
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DC Sensitivity
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Available
•
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Not
Available •
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Not
Available •
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Available
•
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Distortion
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Available
•
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Not
Available •
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Available
•
|
Available
•
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Noise
|
Available
•
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Not
Available •
|
Available
•
|
Available
•
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DC Operating Point Monte Carlo
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Available
– In Mixed Mode Simulator
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Not
Available •
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Not
Available •
|
Available
•
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DC Sweep Monte
Carlo
|
Available
|
Available
•
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Not
Available •
|
Available
•
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AC Monte Carlo
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Available
|
Available
•
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Not
Available •
|
Available
•
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Transient Monte
Carlo
|
Available
|
Available
•
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Not
Available •
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Available
•
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Worst Case
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Not
Available
|
Available
•
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Not
Available •
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Available
•
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RF Analysis
|
Available
•
|
|
Available
|
Available
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Simulation Options
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Available
•
|
Available
•
|
Available
•
|
Available
•
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Circuit File Editor
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Available
•
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Not
Available •
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Not
Available
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Available
•
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Truth table to diagram converter
|
Available
•
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Not
Available •
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Not
Available •
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Available
•
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VHDL to diagram converter
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Available
•
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Not
Available •
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Not
Available
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Available
•
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Digital Logic Simulation
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Fully interactive, free running digital logic
simulation.
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Available
– Oscilloscope function the free running simulation for digital circuits
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|
Available
•
|
Available
•
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Digital probe tool
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Available
– In MMS/ EDS -> Tools -> Instruments -> Instant Probes
|
Available
|
Available
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Available
•
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Wire Value Coloring
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Available
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Not
Available
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Available
•
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Variable simulation speed
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Available
– Any speed of simulation can be provided
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Available
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Available
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Available
•
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Single step feature
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Available
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Available
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Available
•
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Run from test vector
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Not
Available
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Not
Available
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Not
Available
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View unlimited waveforms in a separate timing diagram
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Not
limited to a value
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|
Available
|
Available
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Programmable device in truth table format, espresso
format, or state equations
|
Available
– Truth table to diagram converter is Available
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Not
Available
|
Available
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Save simulation into a test vector
|
Available
– Simulation results can be saved as waveform
|
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Not
Available
|
Available
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Set propagation delays globally to maximum, minimum, or
typical
|
Available
– Propogation delays can be set as required for a gate
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|
Available
|
Available
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Calculate power dissipation in digital mode for entire
circuit
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Not
Available
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Not
Available
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Not
Available
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Devices
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# parts/ Models
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27,000+
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Less
than 1000
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10000
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15000+
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# symbols
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1500+
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1000+
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1000+
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Import any standard SPICE library
|
Available
|
|
Available
|
Available
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Devices may be selected by category
|
Available
|
|
Available
|
Available
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Devices may be selected by manufacturer
|
Available
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|
Available
|
Available
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Devices may be selected by keyword
|
Available
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|
Available
|
Available
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Part Search using wildcards
|
Available
– Part Search can be used by Library Browser
|
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Not
Available
|
Not
Available
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Repeat placement of device
|
Available
– in Schematic and Layout, the components can be repeated
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|
•
Available
|
Available
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Rotation of devices in 90 degree increments
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Available
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|
•
Available
|
Available
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Auto or manual designation of devices
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Available
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|
•
Available
|
Available
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Support for BSIM & MOS 6 models
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Available
– Supported in EDSpice Simulator
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Not
Available
|
Not
Available
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Create part from circuit and store to parts database
|
Available
– Circuits can be stored as subcircuits
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|
Available
|
Not
Available
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Symbol editor
|
Available
– Part of Library Editor
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|
Available
|
Available
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Store modified models, symbols, or complete parts to
database
|
Available
– All models can be stored
|
|
Available
|
Available
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Wiring
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Manual wire routing
|
Available
•
|
|
Available
•
|
Available
•
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Wire angle
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90/any
|
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90/any
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90/any
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Reposition any wire with click and drag
|
Available
•
|
|
Available
|
Available
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Wire "rubberbands" with device movement
|
Available
•
|
|
Available
•
|
Available
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Bus wires may contain any number of independently
numbered wires
|
Available
– Any number of wires can be drawn to a bus
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|
Available
•
|
Available
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Markers can be used to create virtual wire connections
|
Available
– Virtual wire
|
|
Available
•
|
Available
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Additional
Capabilities
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Import SPICE netlist for simulation
|
Available
•
|
|
Available
•
|
Available
•
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Export to PCB programs
|
Available
•
|
|
Available
•
|
Available
•
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Export circuits & waveforms as graphics
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Available
•
|
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|
Available
•
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Generate SPICE 3 netlist
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Available
•
|
|
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Available
•
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Print Scaling, Fit to page
|
Available
•
|
|
Available
•
|
Available
•
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Undo/Redo
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Yes/
10- 30 depending upon the editors undo/redo
|
|
Available
•
|
Available
•
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Cost
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Low
|
Very
high
|
High
|
High
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Sufficient tools to complete electronic Design
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Price Performance ratio
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Very
High
|
High
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High
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High
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Years of experience
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27
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24
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20
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34
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Technical Support
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Technical
and Library Creation Support Services are included with the package
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First
year is provided with the package after which Maintenance cost has to be
paid.
|
Post-sales support is available free for the life of the product, by
telephone, facsimile, e-mail or letter.
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Post-sales support
is available
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Library
Creation Service
|
Free
Library Creation Service
|
No
Library Creation services
|
No
Library Creation services
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No
Library Creation services
|
Simulation
Model creation Service
|
Simulation
models provided on request
|
No
Simulation services
|
No
Simulation services
|
No
Simulation services
|
International
Presence
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All
over the world
|
All
over the world
|
All
over the world
|
All
over the world
|
Local
presence (in Kerala)
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Yes
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No
|
No
|
No
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Project
Integration
|
Total
automatic integration
|
Not
applicable – modules are to be purchased separately
|
Not applicable
– modules are to be purchased separately
|
Total
automatic integration
|
Front
Annotation
|
Yes,
fully automatic
|
Yes
but manual
|
Yes
|
Yes,
fully automatic
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Back
annotation
|
Yes,
fully automatic
|
Yes
but manual
|
Yes
but manual
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Yes,
fully automatic
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Part
information
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Both
Schematic and Layout information alongwith Thermal and simulation data
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Only
Schematic Information
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Both
Schematic and Layout information
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Both
Schematic and Layout information alongwith Thermal and simulation data
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Attaching
footprint
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Automatic
|
Manual
|
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Automatic
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Library
Browser – tool for fine searching
|
Yes
|
No
separate tool for searching for components
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Wildcard
search
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Field
specific search
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Find
aliases (parts using same symbol /
packages)
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
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Yes
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Library
Explorer – tool to graphically view libraries on hard disk
|
Yes
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No
separate tool
|
No
separate tool
|
Yes
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Autorouter
|
Arizona
|
Specctra
|
|
Autorouter
available
|
Simulators
|
EDSpice
– XSPICE based simulator
|
PSPICE
– Industry standard
|
PROSPICE
|
XSPICE
based simulator
|
Export
/ Import features
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Export to EDIF, DXF, Orcad PCB II Wirelist, Scicards Schematic
Netlist.
|
Supports
Schematic export to EDIF and DXF and import to PSPICE, EDIF and PDIF
|
Available
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Export to EDIF, DXF, Orcad PCB II
Wirelist, Scicards
|
Import from
Orcad PCB II Wirelist and VHDL
|
In
Layout, it supports import / export to a other packages like PADS, PCAD,
CADSTAR, PROTEL, TANGO etc.
|
|
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Integration of different modules
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Total Integration of all modules are available
|
Not available
|
Not
available
|
Available
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Access to all modules using the single menu
|
Available
|
Not available
|
Not
available
|
Available
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Single integrated database for Schematic and layout
|
Available
|
Not available
|
Not available
|
Available
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Auto routing in Schematic Editor
|
Available
|
Not available
|
Available
|
Available
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Front and Back annotation of electrical connectivity
|
Available
|
Not available
|
Available
|
Available
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Display of information of particular net over different
pages in the real time
|
Available
|
User has to manually select each page and view net
|
Available
|
Available
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Automatic creation of the layout from schematic
|
Available
|
Not available
|
Available
|
Available
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Copper Pouring
|
Done by just assigning vertices; fast operation, no
copper is pored in layout there by reducing the file size enormously
|
Assignment of templates and copper pour is a very slow
operation, copper is poured and displayed over entire area assigned
increasing database size considerably.
|
Available
|
Available
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Mixed mode Simulation with built in library of several
component models
|
Available, this helps to verify circuit during initial
stages itself
|
Not available
|
Available
|
Available
|
EDSpice Simulation
·
Time domain
·
DC, AC, Noise, BIAS point
·
Small Signal Analysis, Transfer function, Pole zero,
Distortion, and Fourier Analysis
|
·
Available
·
Available
·
Available
|
·
Available
·
Available
·
Not available
|
Available
Available
|
·
Available
·
Available
·
Available
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Signal Integrity, Board Analyzer
|
Available
|
Not available
|
Not
available
|
Available
|
Model generator
VHDL – co simulator
VHDL to spice model and to mixed mode
|
Available
|
Not available
|
Not
available
|
Available
|
Circuit file editor
|
Available
|
Not available
|
Available
|
Available
|
3D board viewer
|
Available
|
Not available
|
Available
|
Available
|
Filter Design
|
Available
|
Not available
|
Not
available
|
Available
|
Thermal Analysis EMI/ EMC Field Analyzer
|
Available
|
Not available
|
Not
available
|
Not
available
|
8051 Micro controller family enable editing and
compilation of ‘C’ and Assembler language
|
Available
|
Not available
|
Available
|
Available
|
AVR Microcontroller Simulation
|
Available
|
Not available
|
Available
|
Not
available
|
PIC Microcontroller Simulation
|
Available
|
Not available
|
Available
|
Available
|
Motorola Microcontroller Simulation
|
Available
|
Not available
|
Available
|
Not
available
|
Graphic Editor
|
Available
|
Not available
|
Not
available
|
Available
|
ODB++ Import and Export
|
Available
|
Not available
|
Available
|
Not
available
|
Hotkey for components
|
Available
|
Not available
|
|
Not
available
|
Multimeter
|
Available
|
Not available
|
|
Available
|
CRO
|
Available
|
Not available
|
|
Available
|
Logic Analyzer
|
Available
|
Not available
|
|
Available
|
|
|
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