Allegro X

The Cadence Allegro X Design Platform is a comprehensive solution tailored to address the complexities of modern electronic design, catering to the diverse needs of PCB designers. As a full-stack engineering platform, it offers a scalable and highly integrated environment for multi-board electronic system design. The platform enables effective collaboration among global teams, minimizing project risks, reducing production costs, and ensuring adherence to design compliance and standards. It seamlessly integrates schematic capture, PCB layout, SPICE simulation, and Multiphysics system analysis into a unified environment, allowing efficient data transfer and collaboration across different engineering domains, thereby minimizing errors and enhancing productivity.

Allegro X provides an electrical engineering cockpit

that includes AI-driven automation, signal and power integrity analysis, electromagnetic (EM) analysis, and thermal analysis. This cockpit enables engineers to effectively monitor and optimize circuit performance throughout the design process.

Library and Design Management

The platform offers a centralized environment for creating, sharing, and managing libraries and design data, facilitating effective team collaboration and maintaining data integrity.

Design for Reliability

Ensuring all components function as intended for reliable and long-lasting products that meet regulatory standards involves leveraging model-based design, electrical overstress (EOS) analysis, and mean time between failure (MTBF) analysis.

Design Reuse

Reusing existing and proven design IP is an efficient strategy for streamlining the engineering process and accelerating time-to-market. Leveraging known-good schematic blocks, PCB modules, and design constraints can save valuable time and prevent design errors.

Constraint-Driven Design

Implementing a real-time constraint-driven flow in the PCB design process significantly enhances the ability to meet unique design requirements while minimizing potential issues at signoff.

In-Design Analysis

The Cadence Allegro X Design Platform utilizes award-winning simulation technologies and solvers to enhance the analysis and evaluation of circuits and designs directly within the schematic or PCB canvas.

ECAD-MCAD Co-Design

The platform offers seamless integration with leading MCAD tools, enabling efficient sharing of design data between electrical and mechanical engineers. It supports tight integration with MCAD tools such as Autodesk Fusion, Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS and CATIA, Siemens NX, and PTC Creo, allowing for the bi-directional exchange of mechanical and electrical data.

Concurrent PCB Team Design

Allegro X facilitates collaboration among global PCB design teams through its innovative shared canvas feature, ensuring consistency and efficiency throughout the design process.

Design for Manufacturing

Integrating real-time design for manufacturing (DFM) checks into the PCB design process is crucial for identifying potential issues early, thus avoiding costly respins and keeping projects on track. Design for fabrication (DFF), design for assembly (DFA), and design for test (DFT) contribute to a smoother design workflow.

PLM Integration

Allegro X provides out-of-the-box connectors for seamless integration with major PLM systems, including Oracle/Agile, PTC Windchill, Siemens Teamcenter, Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE, and 3DEXPERIENCE WORKS. It allows for updating the PLM with the current BOM, 3D model data, and manufacturing deliverables with a single click.

Generative PCB Layout

The Allegro X AI technology from Cadence combines traditional physical design algorithms with generative AI techniques, significantly enhancing the placement of components on PCBs.

Miniaturization and HDI Design

Addressing the challenges of packing complex technologies into a small area while maintaining signal integrity and overall performance, the platform leverages advancements in High-Density Interconnect (HDI) technology and the use of embedded components to create reliable, powerful, and compact PCB designs.