Mike,
my first investigation would be of Pantheon. I haven't seen it
personally but it is the one package which seems to be targeting RF design.
Price ? I don't know but I would bet approx. $30 - 50K CDN ($20-33KUS). Of
course there is the Mentor or Cadence packages but we all know what they
cost (bare bones $70 - 100K CDN ($45 - 65KUS) per seat a number of years
ago) and I have not 'heard' wonderful things about them either. Oh
shouldn't forget Zuken (originally CADStar), they were supposedly big in the
RF world years ago but I wouldn't know anything definitive.
Previously where I was doing RF I had used PADS but that wasn't
microwave design and I would compare it about equally with Protel as far as
how I believe it would handle microwave design. (yes, note that I was a
dedicated PADS supporter for approx. 8 years, I would still go back to it
anytime. I had never had a problem with PADS and generally had always found
easy work arounds that made sense when I did hit a wall.)
Brad Velander,
Lead PCB Designer,
Norsat International Inc.,
#300 - 4401 Still Creek Dr.,
Burnaby, B.C., V5C 6G9.
Tel. (604) 292-9089 direct
Fax (604) 292-9010
website www.norsat.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Reagan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 3:38 PM
> To: Protel EDA Forum
> Subject: Re: [PEDA] Microwave PCB layout
>
> Brad,
> Not that I have an immediate need for one but what is a
> better tool? and
> what does it do better? Anything I have seen under 75 K is
> about the same as
> Protel or less.
>
> Mike
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