ICD Stackup Planner

NEW - Stackup Planner for Altium Designer

Calculating Differential Impedance  - just got easier and more affordable!

 

Packed with new features, the 2011 release of the ICD Stackup Planner just got much better - Planning stackups, calculating impedance and compensating for the PCB fabrication.

 

Calculates mutually coupled impedance of parallel routed stripline transmission lines on adjacent signal layers The Dielectric Materials Library Editor now incorporates Supplier Notes, Hyperlinks to websites plus Links to Material Datasheets The Dielectric Materials Library Editor now incorporates Supplier Notes, Hyperlinks to websites plus Links to Material Datasheets Calculates mutually coupled impedance of parallel routed transmission lines on the same signal layer Calculates the characteristic impedance of a single transmission line Trace current is the constant current that the trace can carry given the temperature rise above ambient The units can be either Metric (um) or Imperial (MIL). Also, the stackups may be Saved As Metric or Imperial Date Format can be English style (DD/MM/YY) or US style (MM/DD/YY) The Undo/ Redo feature promotes 'what-if analysis' by allowing the user to go backward and forward through previous steps in the design process PCB Fabricators can adjust the copper percentage of both signal and plane layers. The resin volume required to fill the adjacent copper layers is then calculated and derates the thickness of prepreg to compensate. The impedance is then re-calculated Temperature can be entered in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit. The temperature rise above ambient affects the current carrying capability of the individual traces The Total Board Thickness is the thickness of the substrate from copper to copper on the outer layers. The value is copied to the Windows clipboard ready to insert into the PCB Documentation The easiest to use, flexible, Impedance Calculator and Stackup Planner. Interactively calculates Microstrip and Stripline values of Impedance including Differential Impedance               

Add and delete an unlimited number of signal, plane and dielectric layers, drag and drop multiple layers, to rearrange the stackup, and instantly re-calculate the entire multilayer stackup simultaneously to solve parameters for the desired differential impedance.          Watch the 7 minute Demo     Download Evaluation     More Info

 

Application Note - Multilayer PCB Stackup Planning

Plan B - PCB Simulation

 

 

 

Have you designed a product that: 

  • Won't work at full speed.

  • Can't pass FCC /CISPR /VCCI Compliancy tests.

  • Can't achieve a reasonable manufacturing yield.

  • Has high warranty return costs.

  • Required a number of iterations and extended time to market.

 

If you are experiencing any of these issues now's the time to look at PLAN B - we can help!

Contact us for a Batch Mode Simulation to identify the problem.

 

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