CAM 350 Product Overview Point Click Build What
CAM 350 Product Overview Point. Click. Build.
What is CAM 350? • • Design for Fabrication (DFF) analysis to verify design for fabrication compliance Design rule checking (DRC) based on unique fabricators requirements • Sophisticated MRC verification to drive job quoting and preparation • Fast processing for complex panels and NC automation • Reverse engineering to convert legacy data into intelligent formats • Fast generation of test data for higher quality PCBs CAM 350 A complete PCB fabrication flow that streamlines the transition of engineering data into physical PCBs 2020 -11 -28 CAM 350 Product Overview 2
Driving Engineering Issues • Can the design be fabricated – Is the design too complex? • Maintaining design integrity – No design changes in fabrication – How are requirements communicated to the fab house? • Fast board turn-around – Can’t wait for prototyping and/or production runs • Keeping PCB cost in line with budget – Ensure manufacturability and higher board yields • Quality and Reliability – Will it work the way it’s supposed to? 2020 -11 -28 CAM 350 Product Overview 3
Driving Fabrication Issues • Fast turn around – Limits manufacturing engineering time and risks job yield – Pushes the need for more customer interaction and involvement • All boards are complex – No longer the exception • No time to regenerate artwork – Manufacturing issues need to be caught before the board is in process 2020 -11 -28 CAM 350 Product Overview 4
CAM 350 Highlights • Intelligent databased on IPC-D 350 format – Represents engineering intent without compromising intellectual property 2020 -11 -28 • Fast, accurate analysis and processing • Sophisticated tools for panelization and NC automation • Bare board test tools for test pattern and fixture design • Bi-directional data exchange of PCB databases and gerber CAM 350 Product Overview 5
CAM 350 Strengths • UNIX level features and functions • Unequaled price/performance value • Easy to use/try/buy/own • Market wide adoption – Both engineering and fabrication – Over 10, 000 licenses in use world-wide • Interfaces with all major CAD tools • Modular and scalable as needs change 2020 -11 -28 CAM 350 Product Overview 6
Who is Using CAM 350? • • • • • Honeywell Motorola Intel Nokia Osram Scientific Atlanta Raytheon IBM BAE Systems Hewlett Packard Tyco Electronics Ciena Harris AVAYA TRW Panasonic Thomson Consumer Electronics Ibiden 2020 -11 -28 • • • • • Flextronics • Finisar • Teledyne • Celiant • Corning • Halliburton Enginery • Services • Conexant Systems • Eastman Kodak • Tellabs • Cirrus Logic • Erricson Radio • Systems L 3 Communications • • Xylinx LAM Research • Compaq Computer • Bell Helicopter Cray Research • Philips Broadband • 3 Com • Adtran • Agilent Technologies • Cirexx • Lockheed Martin • Micron Technology • AMD • Siemens • Texas Instruments • Dolby Labs • Schlumberger NEC • Samsung • C-Cube • Microsystems Burr Brown • Ericsson Saab • Avionics • Litton Industries Fujitsu CAM 350 Product Overview 3 M Altera SBS Technologies Celestica Gadzoox Networks Analogic Harmon Industries Xe. Tel Corp Marconi Medical Systems M/A Com Jet Propulsion Laboratory Logitech Rockwell Sandia National Laboratories Sharp TDK Toyota 7
CAM 350 Market Position • Low cost tools provide easy access but lack power to handle today’s designs • CAM 350 provides sophisticated DFF analysis quickly produce designs for fabrication • High-end UNIX tools provide power but are expensive, difficult, and have a high cost of ownership • CAM 350 provides a competitive alternative with substantial price performance advantage 2020 -11 -28 CAM 350 wins on price/performance! CAM 350 Product Overview 8
Why Customers Choose CAM 350? • Powerful UNIX functionality priced at the mainstream – Fast, accurate, deep and…cost effective • Low cost of ownership – Hardware, OS, administration • Large install base – Used by large number of design and fabrication shops • World class support – Local through VAR network – Telephone support • Excellent maintenance value – Feature rich product releases 2020 -11 -28 CAM 350 Product Overview 9
CAM 350 for Engineering Early detection and correction of PCB fabrication errors CAM 350 Product Overview Point. Click. Build.
CAM 350 - DFF Analysis • PCB design tool that prevents fabrication flaws • Analyze, detect, and correct errors related to the PCB fabrication process – Save time and rework – Improves finished PCB • Contains: – Bi-directional DXF Interface – CAD Interface • Direct. CAM standard with all versions of Power. PCB – Manufacturing Rule Checks (MRC) and DRC – DFF Auditing – Reverse Engineering 2020 -11 -28 CAM 350 Product Overview 11
DFF Analysis Highlights • Full board scanning – Etching issues – Soldermask issues – Thermal relief issues • Error list checking – Allows step through each error occurrence • Auto. Fix – Can automatically corrects fabrication problems – User selectable 2020 -11 -28 CAM 350 Product Overview 12
DFF Analysis – Etching Acid Traps • Finds acute shape angles that could cause acid buildup • Automatic copper fill-in resolves acid trap Copper Slivers • Detect ‘floating’ copper entities • User defined minimum size • Automatic deletion of offending sliver Prevents uncovering problems after PCB fabrication! 2020 -11 -28 CAM 350 Product Overview 13
DFF Analysis – Soldermask Slivers • Detects unreliable solder masking between pads • Automatic deletion of offending sliver Soldermask Coverage • Locate adjacent mask openings where there is a risk of solder bridging • Selectable by layer pair • Auto. Fix corrects layer mask items Avoids unexpected shorts due to solder bridging 2020 -11 -28 CAM 350 Product Overview 14
DFF Analysis - Starved Thermals • Locate thermals with less than the required width of connection to the plane – Set clearance ratio – Set number of ties Thermal issues can only otherwise be detected during PCB assembly and test 2020 -11 -28 CAM 350 Product Overview 15
Layer Compare designs to verify modifications – Check Gerber against original CAD data Minimizes potential opens or shorts due to size differences between aperture selection and original design 2020 -11 -28 CAM 350 Product Overview 16
Design Rules Checking Spacing Rules – Track: track, pad: pad, pad: track etc… – Multiple passes – Different rules for each pass or layer Manufacturing – Drill to pad – Annular ring – Drill to track Prevents physical design rule violations that could impact PCB fabrication. 2020 -11 -28 CAM 350 Product Overview 17
Benefits of Early Analysis • Most cost effective to resolve fabrication defects • Improves PCB reliability and quality • Minimizes need for changes at the fabrication factory 2020 -11 -28 CAM 350 Product Overview 18
CAM 350 for Fabrication Sophisticated and comprehensive CAM tools to support the fabrication factory CAM 350 Product Overview Point. Click. Build.
CAM 350 for Fabrication • Full suite of tools focused on PCB fabrication process • Interactive and automatic options in the same tool – Change process flow on the fly – Lock in flow to enhance repeatability • job-to-job • operator-to-operator 2020 -11 -28 CAM 350 Product Overview 20
Direct. CAM & ODB++ Formats • Maintains design intelligence • Supports multiple CAD Tools using a single format • Compatible with Valor/Frontline (ODB++) • Compatible with Innoveda -Power. PCB (Direct. CAM) 2020 -11 -28 CAM 350 Product Overview 21
Integrated MRC & Quoting Agent • Integrates all analysis and DRC checks into one form • Create “Agents” based on Customer and/or manufacturing criteria • Save Agents and run against any design • Detailed Reports are generated for job evaluation and quoting • Saved as text for driving SPC and other quality systems 2020 -11 -28 CAM 350 Product Overview 22
Panel Editor • Supports graphic or scripted based panel creation • Panel “wizard” allows preview of panel layout • Template feature allows save and recall of standard panels – Store: • Coupons, holes, text, fiducials, etc. • Panel rules 2020 -11 -28 CAM 350 Product Overview 23
Auto-Venting and Thieving • 2020 -11 -28 • Multiple rotations for each PCB to maximize panel real estate • Multiple PCB on single panel • Linked to original PCB file Automatically and interactively apply venting and thieving CAM 350 Product Overview 24
NC Editor - Utilities • Robust editor to optimize and drive automated NC machines • Creates, modifies, compensates for, and analyzes drill and mill operations Features – Gerber to Drill • • Create Drill data from one Gerber layer Uses Diameter of all Flashed items – Gerber to Mill • Create Mill data from Board profile – N/C to Gerber • Create plot from N/C file – Create Drill • Generate Padstack and N/C drill output from layer stack – Sort • • 2020 -11 -28 Drill hits and Mill path Show results in Info|Show|Drill/Mill Machine Moves CAM 350 Product Overview 25
NC Editor - Analysis • Scans PCB data to optimize NC paths and reduce drill/mill time • Provides graphical feedback on problem areas Features • Check Drill – – • Coincidence Redundancy Overlapping Hole-hole edge clearance Check Compensated Mills – Arcs (imploded radius) – Path (crossovers) – Tabs (compensated length) 2020 -11 -28 CAM 350 Product Overview 26
Custom and Intrinsic Apertures • Custom Aperture – Imported or created in CAM 350 – Import / Export / Merge to Library file • Add, Edit, Covert Shapes – – – Line, rectangle, circle, arc, polygon Positive or Negative Move, copy, delete, rotate, change, trim Group all elements into one shape Modify vertexes and/or Segment • 29 Intrinsic Apertures • Supports multiple shapes: – rounded rectangles, square butterflies, rectangular thermals, etc. • Import Cad formats without creation of custom apertures 2020 -11 -28 CAM 350 Product Overview 27
Composite-to-Layer • Creates single layer from multiple layer composites • Supports negative to positive data conversion • Insures accuracy of DFF analysis, Netlist, and DRC generated results 2020 -11 -28 CAM 350 Product Overview 28
Bare Board Test Flying Probe • Test Point Pattern Generator – PTH, Surface, Component (thru and SMT) – Multi-point or end-points only – Enable offset for large through holes • Selection of export formats – Test machine, IPC-D-356, Neutral file Bed of Nails • Test Fixture Generator – Configurable for Side, probe format, stiffeners, drills • Select Test point types – Thru pins, SMT, PTH, Masked • Drop Pin configuration 2020 -11 -28 CAM 350 Product Overview 29
Reverse Engineering • Rework legacy Gerber data into intelligent CAD databases • • • Power. PCB 2. 0, 2. 1, 3. 0, 3. 5 Zuken-Redac (Visula - CADIF) Tango-Pro Accel EDA ODB++ – Obsolete CAD system databases can be recreated 2020 -11 -28 CAM 350 Product Overview 30
Additional Features • Windows Graphic User Interface (GUI) • Multiple Unit support – – – • Mil, Metric, Inch 1/10000 resolution Grid and gridless Import/Export – – Auto import Graphics, mill, drill Netlist &Test data IPC-D-350/356, DXF • Silkscreen Clear • Tear drop generation • Under & Over sizing • Thermal plane conflict detector • Layer comparator • Data optimization • Part Editor • Auto Film • Draw to flash conversion • Layer registration • Vector-to-poly conversion 2020 -11 -28 CAM 350 Product Overview 31
Major Benefits of CAM 350 • Windows ease-of-use with UNIX power • Early analysis prevents fabrication errors from occurring – Ensuring timely delivery of product-to-market – Minimizes need for design changes at the fabricator • Maximize available panel space and maintain data integrity • Analysis and optimization of NC data reduced time and cost associated with PCB fabrication • Higher quality and fewer shorts with bare board testing • Converting legacy data improves optimization of outdated designs and databases 2020 -11 -28 CAM 350 Product Overview 32
Summary • CAM 350 addresses issues associated in both PCB Engineering and Fabrication – Provides a complete flow to realize product intent • DFF analysis radically reduces design flaws resulting in faster turnarounds at lower costs • CAM 350 for Fabricators supports all facets of the PCB fabrication process • With the worlds largest CAM user base, CAM 350 is well positioned to continue to lead the market in price/performance value 2020 -11 -28 CAM 350 Product Overview 33
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