Overview

Level Up Your Skills with OrCAD X 

Work with the same advanced tools used by top industry professionals to design electronic devices that you use every single day. With access to the latest schematic, simulation, and layout tools from OrCAD X, easily take your design ideas from concept to reality.   

What’s Included in Your Free Academic License

You’ll have access to both the OrCAD X PCB design suite and PSpice advanced simulation tools. Your download will include:

  • Access to create schematics for electronic circuit design
  • Access to the Component Information System (CIS) for part management
  • Browse part pricing and availability, and download libraries for millions of parts
  • Run and analyze your PSpice simulations
  • Access to PSpice modeling apps
  • Import models from the web and use them in your design right away
  • Design and simulate PCBs
  • Perform signal integrity analysis

Free 6 Months License for You

Students

Gain hands-on-experience and build the skills you need for the real world, get involved with an engineering competition or finish that school project you’re working on.

Educators

Whether for your classroom, lab, or a special project - enhance student engagement by fostering creativity and helping them master essential design and engineering skills.

Researchers

Explore what's possible to design the future. Go beyond classroom teachings and fundamental research to push circuit capabilities and performance to new levels.

CUSTOMER STORIES

University Success Stories

From cutting-edge research projects to hands-on learning experiences, our PCB software is making a significant impact. These success stories highlight how leading academic institutions worldwide are leveraging our technology to drive their educational and research goals.

"OrCAD perfectly complements our university needs as a complete state of the art CAD tool from simulating ideas to the finished products. Starting with powerful simulation capabilities in conjunction with Matlab by using the SLPS option. There is excellent support for import and export to file formats complimentary with major software companies. In the end, advanced Allegro PCB gives so many possibilities to design even the most demanding PCBs.”

- Zoran Dokic, Universitetslektor, University Sørøst Norge

“The PCBs made with your OrCAD software by our team during the 2020-21 season was used to develop 32 PCBs, including Power Supply Unit, Vehicle Control Unit, Data Acquisition Unit, Data Control Unit, Steering Wheel Mainboard, Primary and Secondary Battery Management System, DCDC Converter, and amplifiers for sensors.”

- Dynamis PRC, Politecnico di Milan

“OrCAD X Cloud allows me to easily collaborate with external contractors and team members to ensure everyone has access to the latest design version at any time.​”

- Kirsch Mackey, President, Hasofu​

“The new OrCAD X Presto UI takes out about 75% of the learning curve for designers transitioning from a competitive solution.”

- Mario Strano, President, ECAD Central

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