SAN MATEO, Calif. — In a move involving pc-board tools suppliers, privately-held Electronics Workbench has purchased the autoplacement and autorouting technology of Bartels System GmbH. Terms were not ...

The first thing you probably asked yourself when learning how to lay out PCBs was “can’t the computer do this?” which inevitably led to the phrase “never trust the autorouter!”. Even if it hooks up a ...

One of the big successes enjoyed by Optocore over the past 12 months has been the popularity of its AutoRouter. What made the device so appealing to sound system designers was that it functioned as an ...

SDL Router is an automatic routing engine integrated directly into Tanner EDA’s Schematic Driven Layout (SDL) software. It speeds layout by automatically routing non-critical nets while allowing the ...

Ah, the autorouter. Inside every PCB design tool, there’s a function called the ‘autorouter’. This function, when used correctly, is able to automagically lay traces between pads, producing a perfect ...

Initially, the idea of autorouting sounds great. A machine that routes your board perfectly for you? Wouldn’t that be amazing? Unfortunately, early autorouters were far from perfect. Initially, the ...

“The Optocore AutoRouter automatically creates a redundant star out of ring topology, offering automatic routing of DiGiCo, Yamaha and Avid loops when thus connected,” stated Maciek Janiszewski, who ...

If the direct line between two ports is too close to being horizontal, the autorouter fail, and falls back to direct routing. The example is caught in the parameter ...