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Upgrading to Cadence OrCAD 16.2 from OrCAD 16.0
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OrCAD PCB Editor 16.2
- Etch edit applications
- Manufacturing applications
- Padstack enhancements
- Design-level DRCs
- Productivity enhancements
- Miscellaneous productivity enhancements
- Color and graphics
- Miscellaneous manufacturing applications and interfaces
- Database enhancements
PSpice A/D and Advanced Analysis 16.2
- New supported devices in Smoke analysis
- New MOSFET device model BSIM4 support in PSpice
- User interface updates
- New supported devices in Smoke analysis
- Enhanced performance for large DAT files
- New models
- Checkpoint restart support for digital and mixed circuits
OrCAD Capture / CIS 16.2
- Usability enhancements
- Enhanced OrCAD Capture and PCB Editor integration
- Improved FPGA design-in functionality
- New annotation type option
- DRC enhancements
- Netlist enhancements
- L2A integration in OrCAD Capture
- User interface updates
- CIS RDBMS support
- CIS configuration file in XML format
- New ActiveParts Portal in ICA
Upgrading to Cadence OrCAD 16.2 from OrCAD 15.7
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OrCAD PCB Editor 16.2
- Etch edit applications
- Manufacturing applications
- Padstack enhancements
- Design-level DRCs
- Productivity enhancements
- Miscellaneous productivity enhancements
- Color and graphics
- Miscellaneous manufacturing applications and interfaces
- Database enhancements
Plus 16.0 features and enhancements
- Usability / new use model
- PCB Editor user interface
- Color and visibility enhancements
- Physical and spacing constraint system
- New PCB Editor application modes
- Miscellaneous PCB Editor enhancements
- OrCAD Layout translator updates
PSpice A/D and Advanced Analysis 16.2
- New supported devices in Smoke analysis
- New MOSFET device model BSIM4 support in PSpice
- User interface updates
- New supported devices in Smoke analysis
- Enhanced performance for large DAT files
- New models
- Checkpoint restart support for digital and mixed circuits
- Plus 16.0 features and enhancements
- Checkpoint restart
- Auto-convergence
- Run in resume mode accessible from GUI
- Minimum step size
- Usability enhancements
- Improvement in performance
- Cadence Help
- Documentation enhancements
OrCAD Capture / CIS 16.2
- Usability enhancements
- Enhanced OrCAD Capture and PCB Editor integration
- Improved FPGA design-in functionality
- New annotation type option
- DRC enhancements
- Netlist enhancements
- L2A integration in OrCAD Capture
- User interface updates
- CIS RDBMS support
- CIS configuration file in XML format
- New ActiveParts Portal in ICA
- Plus 16.0 features and enhancements
- Place and move drawing objects on fine grid independent of connectivity objects
- Enhancements to archiving mechanism for PSpice model libraries
- Cadence Help
- Support for mechanical parts and assemblies in standard CIS BOM
Upgrading to Cadence OrCAD 16.2 from OrCAD 10.5
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OrCAD PCB Editor 16.2
- Etch edit applications
- Manufacturing applications
- Padstack enhancements
- Design-level DRCs
- Productivity enhancements
- Miscellaneous productivity enhancements
- Color and graphics
- Miscellaneous manufacturing applications and interfaces
- Database enhancements
Plus 16.0 features and enhancements
- Usability / new use model
- PCB Editor user interface
- Color and visibility enhancements
- Physical and spacing constraint system
- New PCB Editor application modes
- Miscellaneous PCB Editor enhancements
- OrCAD Layout translator updates
Plus 15.7 features and enhancements
- OrCAD Layout to OrCAD PCB Editor support
- New class of soldermask DRCs
- Soldermask clearance
- New Room_Type properties for DRC flexibility
- Copy command
- Auto-save
- NC Legend enhancements
PSpice A/D and Advanced Analysis 16.2
- New supported devices in Smoke analysis
- New MOSFET device model BSIM4 support in PSpice
- User interface updates
- New supported devices in Smoke analysis
- Enhanced performance for large DAT files
- New models
- Checkpoint restart support for digital and mixed circuits
- Plus 16.0 features and enhancements
- Checkpoint restart
- Auto-convergence
- Run in resume mode accessible from GUI
- Minimum step size
- Usability enhancements
- Improvement in performance
- Cadence Help
- Documentation enhancements
Plus 15.7 features and enhancements
- Encrypting PSpice models
- New Windows XP look and feel
- Faster invocation of tool
- New and improved documentation interface
- New vendor libraries: IRF, Vishay Siliconix, Coilcraft
- Better integration with PSpice SLPS interface
- REFDES-based filter in PSpice Advanced Analysis
OrCAD Capture / CIS 16.2
- Usability enhancements
- Enhanced OrCAD Capture and PCB Editor integration
- Improved FPGA design-in functionality
- New annotation type option
- DRC enhancements
- Netlist enhancements
- L2A integration in OrCAD Capture
- User interface updates
- CIS RDBMS support
- CIS configuration file in XML format
- New ActiveParts Portal in ICA
- Plus 16.0 features and enhancements
- Place and move drawing objects on fine grid independent of connectivity objects
- Enhancements to archiving mechanism for PSpice model libraries
- Cadence Help
- Support for mechanical parts and assemblies in standard CIS BOM
Plus 15.7 features and enhancements
- Controlled annotation of parts
- PSpice ground zero symbol
- Mouse wheel support
- New option to set the drag behavior
- New unit values in the signal flow properties UI
- Customize netlist formatter
- Descend hierarchy using the mouse button double-click
- Saving queries
- Version 11.0 of Crystal Reports
Upgrading to Cadence OrCAD 16.2 from OrCAD 10.3
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OrCAD PCB Editor 16.2
- Etch edit applications
- Manufacturing applications
- Padstack enhancements
- Design-level DRCs
- Productivity enhancements
- Miscellaneous productivity enhancements
- Color and graphics
- Miscellaneous manufacturing applications and interfaces
- Database enhancements
Plus 16.0 features and enhancements
- Usability / new use model
- PCB Editor user interface
- Color and visibility enhancements
- Physical and spacing constraint system
- New PCB Editor application modes
- Miscellaneous PCB Editor enhancements
- OrCAD Layout translator updates
Plus 15.7 features and enhancements
- OrCAD Layout to OrCAD PCB Editor support
- New class of soldermask DRCs
- Soldermask clearance
- New Room_Type properties for DRC flexibility
- Copy command
- Auto-save
- NC Legend enhancements
Plus 10.5 features and enhancements
- Thieving
- NC Drill
- Interactive etch editing improvements
- Usability enhancements
- Interfaces enhancements
- Library editor enhancements
- Miscellaneous enhancements
PSpice A/D and Advanced Analysis 16.2
- New supported devices in Smoke analysis
- New MOSFET device model BSIM4 support in PSpice
- User interface updates
- New supported devices in Smoke analysis
- Enhanced performance for large DAT files
- New models
- Checkpoint restart support for digital and mixed circuits
- Plus 16.0 features and enhancements
- Checkpoint restart
- Auto-convergence
- Run in resume mode accessible from GUI
- Minimum step size
- Usability enhancements
- Improvement in performance
- Cadence Help
- Documentation enhancements
Plus 15.7 features and enhancements
- Encrypting PSpice models
- New Windows XP look and feel
- Faster invocation of tool
- New and improved documentation interface
- New vendor libraries: IRF, Vishay Siliconix, Coilcraft
- Better integration with PSpice SLPS interface
- REFDES-based filter in PSpice Advanced Analysis
Plus 10.5 features and enhancements
- Enhanced behavioral support
- Support for Philips Mextram 504 model
- Model import wizard
- Magnetic Parts Editor
- Support for European notation
- Behavioral libraries
- New vendor models
OrCAD Capture / CIS 16.2
- Usability enhancements
- Enhanced OrCAD Capture and PCB Editor integration
- Improved FPGA design-in functionality
- New annotation type option
- DRC enhancements
- Netlist enhancements
- L2A integration in OrCAD Capture
- User interface updates
- CIS RDBMS support
- CIS configuration file in XML format
- New ActiveParts Portal in ICA
- Plus 16.0 features and enhancements
- Place and move drawing objects on fine grid independent of connectivity objects
- Enhancements to archiving mechanism for PSpice model libraries
- Cadence Help
- Support for mechanical parts and assemblies in standard CIS BOM
Plus 15.7 features and enhancements
- Controlled annotation of parts
- PSpice ground zero symbol
- Mouse wheel support
- New option to set the drag behavior
- New unit values in the signal flow properties UI
- Customize netlist formatter
- Descend hierarchy using the mouse button double-click
- Saving queries
- Version 11.0 of Crystal Reports
Plus 10.5 features and enhancements
- Split part symbol generation enhancement
- Archiving enhancement
- Differential pairs between flat nets
- New part creation from spreadsheet
- Assigning signal flow properties to a bus
- Setting preferences for linking a placed part to a database part
- Viewing design variants information
Upgrading to Cadence OrCAD 16.2 from OrCAD 10.0
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OrCAD PCB Editor 16.2
- Etch edit applications
- Manufacturing applications
- Padstack enhancements
- Design-level DRCs
- Productivity enhancements
- Miscellaneous productivity enhancements
- Color and graphics
- Miscellaneous manufacturing applications and interfaces
- Database enhancements
Plus 16.0 features and enhancements
- Usability / new use model
- PCB Editor user interface
- Color and visibility enhancements
- Physical and spacing constraint system
- New PCB Editor application modes
- Miscellaneous PCB Editor enhancements
- OrCAD Layout translator updates
Plus 15.7 features and enhancements
- OrCAD Layout to OrCAD PCB Editor support
- New class of soldermask DRCs
- Soldermask clearance
- New Room_Type properties for DRC flexibility
- Copy command
- Auto-save
- NC Legend enhancements
Plus 10.5 features and enhancements
- Thieving
- NC Drill
- Interactive etch editing improvements
- Usability enhancements
- Interfaces enhancements
- Library editor enhancements
- Miscellaneous enhancements
Plus 10.3 features and enhancements
- Introduction of OrCAD PCB Editor based on Allegro PCB Editor technology
PSpice A/D and Advanced Analysis 16.2
- New supported devices in Smoke analysis
- New MOSFET device model BSIM4 support in PSpice
- User interface updates
- New supported devices in Smoke analysis
- Enhanced performance for large DAT files
- New models
- Checkpoint restart support for digital and mixed circuits
- Plus 16.0 features and enhancements
- Checkpoint restart
- Auto-convergence
- Run in resume mode accessible from GUI
- Minimum step size
- Usability enhancements
- Improvement in performance
- Cadence Help
- Documentation enhancements
Plus 15.7 features and enhancements
- Encrypting PSpice models
- New Windows XP look and feel
- Faster invocation of tool
- New and improved documentation interface
- New vendor libraries: IRF, Vishay Siliconix, Coilcraft
- Better integration with PSpice SLPS interface
- REFDES-based filter in PSpice Advanced Analysis
Plus 10.5 features and enhancements
- Enhanced behavioral support
- Support for Philips Mextram 504 model
- Model import wizard
- Magnetic Parts Editor
- Support for European notation
- Behavioral libraries
- New vendor models
Plus 10.3 features and enhancements
- Monte Carlo history support
- Import waveforms
- SPLS interface
- Version information
- Battery model
- Model enhancements
- Probe enhancements
OrCAD Capture / CIS 16.2
- Usability enhancements
- Enhanced OrCAD Capture and PCB Editor integration
- Improved FPGA design-in functionality
- New annotation type option
- DRC enhancements
- Netlist enhancements
- L2A integration in OrCAD Capture
- User interface updates
- CIS RDBMS support
- CIS configuration file in XML format
- New ActiveParts Portal in ICA
- Plus 16.0 features and enhancements
- Place and move drawing objects on fine grid independent of connectivity objects
- Enhancements to archiving mechanism for PSpice model libraries
- Cadence Help
- Support for mechanical parts and assemblies in standard CIS BOM
Plus 15.7 features and enhancements
- Controlled annotation of parts
- PSpice ground zero symbol
- Mouse wheel support
- New option to set the drag behavior
- New unit values in the signal flow properties UI
- Customize netlist formatter
- Descend hierarchy using the mouse button double-click
- Saving queries
- Version 11.0 of Crystal Reports
Plus 10.5 features and enhancements
- Split part symbol generation enhancement
- Archiving enhancement
- Differential pairs between flat nets
- New part creation from spreadsheet
- Assigning signal flow properties to a bus
- Setting preferences for linking a placed part to a database part
- Viewing design variants information
Plus 10.3 features and enhancements
- Split part symbol generation
- Signal property flow to PCB Editor
- Page navigation
- Replace cache with preserve reference designator
- Import the latest Xilinx and Altera formats
Upgrading to Cadence OrCAD 16.2 from OrCAD 9.2.3
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OrCAD PCB Editor 16.2
- Etch edit applications
- Manufacturing applications
- Padstack enhancements
- Design-level DRCs
- Productivity enhancements
- Miscellaneous productivity enhancements
- Color and graphics
- Miscellaneous manufacturing applications and interfaces
- Database enhancements
Plus 16.0 features and enhancements
- Usability / new use model
- PCB Editor user interface
- Color and visibility enhancements
- Physical and Spacing constraint system
- New PCB Editor application modes
- Miscellaneous PCB Editor enhancements
- OrCAD Layout translator updates
Plus 15.7 features and enhancements
- OrCAD Layout to OrCAD PCB Editor support
- New class of soldermask DRCs
- Soldermask clearance
- New Room_Type properties for DRC flexibility
- Copy command
- Auto-save
- NC Legend enhancements
Plus 10.5 features and enhancements
- Thieving
- NC Drill
- Interactive etch editing improvements
- Usability enhancements
- Interfaces enhancements
- Library editor enhancements
- Miscellaneous enhancements
Plus 10.3 features and enhancements
- Introduction of OrCAD PCB Editor based on Allegro PCB Editor technology
PSpice A/D and Advanced Analysis 16.2
- New supported devices in Smoke analysis
- New MOSFET device model BSIM4 support in PSpice
- User interface updates
- New supported devices in Smoke analysis
- Enhanced performance for large DAT files
- New models
- Checkpoint restart support for digital and mixed circuits
- Plus 16.0 features and enhancements
- Checkpoint restart
- Auto-convergence
- Run in resume mode accessible from GUI
- Minimum step size
- Usability enhancements
- Improvement in performance
- Cadence Help
- Documentation enhancements
Plus 15.7 features and enhancements
- Encrypting PSpice models
- New Windows XP look and feel
- Faster invocation of tool
- New and improved documentation interface
- New vendor libraries: IRF, Vishay Siliconix, Coilcraft
- Better integration with PSpice SLPS interface
- REFDES-based filter in PSpice Advanced Analysis
Plus 10.5 features and enhancements
- Enhanced behavioral support
- Support for Philips Mextram 504 model
- Model import wizard
- Magnetic Parts Editor
- Support for European notation
- Behavioral libraries
- New vendor models
Plus 10.3 features and enhancements
- Monte Carlo history support
- Import waveforms
- SPLS interface
- Version information
- Battery model
- Model enhancements
- Probe enhancements
Plus 10.0 features and enhancements
- Enhancements in the support for simulation profiles
- New directory structure for analog projects
- Support for BSIM3 version 3.2 MOSFET model
- Advanced Analysis Optimizer enhanced to support curve-fitting
- Availability of Advanced Analysis libraries
- Enhancements for handling large data files
- Ignoring convergence errors in multi-sweep analysis
- Controlling Advanced Analysis on individual devices
- Sensitivity enhancements in Advanced Analysis
- Using custom derate files in the Smoke flow
OrCAD Capture / CIS 16.2
- Usability enhancements
- Enhanced OrCAD Capture and PCB Editor integration
- Improved FPGA design-in functionality
- New annotation type option
- DRC enhancements
- Netlist enhancements
- L2A integration in OrCAD Capture
- User interface updates
- CIS RDBMS support
- CIS configuration file in XML format
- New ActiveParts Portal in ICA
- Plus 16.0 features and enhancements
- Place and move drawing objects on fine grid independent of connectivity objects
- Enhancements to archiving mechanism for PSpice model libraries
- Cadence Help
- Support for mechanical parts and assemblies in standard CIS BOM
Plus 15.7 features and enhancements
- Controlled annotation of parts
- PSpice ground zero symbol
- Mouse wheel support
- New option to set the drag behavior
- New unit values in the signal flow properties UI
- Customize netlist formatter
- Descend hierarchy using the mouse button double-click
- Saving queries
- Version 11.0 of Crystal Reports
Plus 10.5 features and enhancements
- Split part symbol generation enhancement
- Archiving enhancement
- Differential pairs between flat nets
- New part creation from spreadsheet
- Assigning signal flow properties to a bus
- Setting preferences for linking a placed part to a database part
- Viewing design variants information
Plus 10.3 features and enhancements
- Split part symbol generation
- Signal property flow to PCB Editor
- Page navigation
- Replace cache with preserve reference designator
- Import the latest Xilinx and Altera formats
Plus 10.0 features and enhancements
- Design-level property management
- Unlimited undo/redo
- Label states for what-if scenarios
- Enhanced support for simulation profiles
- New directory structure for analog projects
- Annotation improvements
- Soft save
- Automatic backup of designs
- Dynamic port/pin updates on hierarchical blocks
- File locking for team design
- Ability to run multiple versions of OrCAD Capture
- Printing and plotting enhancements
- Support for design reuse in OrCAD Layout
- Significant improvements in OrCAD Capture-Allegro PCB flow
- Push occurrence properties into instance utility
- Support for Xilinx Design Manager version 4.1 and 4.2 output files
- Improved EDIF 2 0 0 import/export functionality