CAM350

1. CAM350 Point. Click. Build.

2. What is CAM350? A complete PCB fabrication flow that streamlines the transition of engineering data into physical PCBs • 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 • Design for Fabrication (DFF) analysis to verify design for fabrication compliance • Design rule checking (DRC) based on unique fabricators requirements CAM350 CAM350 Product Overview

3. 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? CAM350 Product Overview

4. 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 CAM350 Product Overview

5. CAM350 Highlights • Intelligent database based on IPC-D-350 format • Represents engineering intent without compromising intellectual property • 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 CAM350 Product Overview

6. CAM350 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 CAM350 Product Overview

7. Who is Using CAM350? • Honeywell • Motorola • Intel • Nokia • Osram • Scientific Atlanta • Raytheon • IBM • BAE Systems • Hewlett Packard • Tyco Electronics • Ciena • Harris • AVAYA • TRW • Panasonic • Thomson Consumer Electronics • Ibiden • Philips Broadband • Flextronics • Finisar • Teledyne • Celiant • Corning • Halliburton Enginery Services • Conexant Systems • Eastman Kodak • Tellabs • Cirrus Logic • Erricson Radio Systems • L3 Communications • Xylinx • LAM Research • Compaq Computer • Bell Helicopter • Cray Research • Fujitsu • 3Com • 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 • 3M • Altera • SBS Technologies • Celestica • Gadzoox Networks • Analogic • Harmon Industries • XeTel Corp • Marconi Medical Systems • M/A Com • Jet Propulsion Laboratory • Logitech • Rockwell • Sandia National Laboratories • Sharp • TDK • Toyota CAM350 Product Overview

8. Low cost tools provide easy access but lack power to handle today’s designs CAM350 Market Position • CAM350 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 • CAM350 provides a competitive alternative with substantial price performance advantage CAM350wins on price/performance! CAM350 Product Overview

9. Why Customers Choose CAM350? • 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 CAM350 Product Overview

10. CAM350for Engineering Early detection and correction of PCB fabrication errors Point. Click. Build.

11. CAM350 - 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 • DirectCAM standard with all versions of PowerPCB • Manufacturing Rule Checks (MRC) and DRC • DFF Auditing • Reverse Engineering CAM350 Product Overview

12. DFF Analysis Highlights • Full board scanning • Etching issues • Soldermask issues • Thermal relief issues • Error list checking • Allows step through each error occurrence • AutoFix • Can automatically corrects fabrication problems • User selectable CAM350 Product Overview

13. 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! CAM350 Product Overview

14. DFF Analysis – Soldermask • 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 • AutoFix corrects layer mask items Avoids unexpected shorts due to solder bridging CAM350 Product Overview

15. 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 CAM350 Product Overview

16. Layer Compare 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 CAM350 Product Overview

17. 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. CAM350 Product Overview

18. Benefits of Early Analysis • Most cost effective to resolve fabrication defects • Improves PCB reliability and quality • Minimizes need for changes at the fabrication factory CAM350 Product Overview

19. CAM350for Fabrication Sophisticated and comprehensive CAM tools to support the fabrication factory Point. Click. Build.

20. CAM350 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 CAM350 Product Overview

21. DirectCAM & ODB++ Formats • Maintains design intelligence • Supports multiple CAD Tools using a single format • Compatible with Valor/Frontline (ODB++) • Compatible with Innoveda-PowerPCB (DirectCAM) CAM350 Product Overview

22. 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 CAM350 Product Overview

23. Panel Editor • Template feature allows save and recall of standard panels • Store: • Coupons, holes, text, fiducials, etc. • Panel rules • Supports graphic or scripted based panel creation • Panel “wizard” allows preview of panel layout CAM350 Product Overview

24. Auto-Venting and Thieving • 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 CAM350 Product Overview

25. 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 • Drill hits and Mill path • Show results in Info|Show|Drill/Mill Machine Moves CAM350 Product Overview

26. NC Editor - Analysis Features • Check Drill • Coincidence • Redundancy • Overlapping • Hole-hole edge clearance • Scans PCB data to optimize NC paths and reduce drill/mill time • Provides graphical feedback on problem areas • Check Compensated Mills • Arcs (imploded radius) • Path (crossovers) • Tabs (compensated length) CAM350 Product Overview

27. Custom and Intrinsic Apertures • Custom Aperture • Imported or created in CAM350 • 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 CAM350 Product Overview

28. 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 CAM350 Product Overview

29. Bare Board Test • 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 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 CAM350 Product Overview

30. Reverse Engineering • Rework legacy Gerber data into intelligent CAD databases • PowerPCB 2.0, 2.1, 3.0, 3.5 • Zuken-Redac (Visula - CADIF) • Tango-Pro • Accel EDA • ODB++ • Obsolete CAD system databases can be recreated CAM350 Product Overview

31. 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 CAM350 Product Overview

32. Major Benefits of CAM350 • 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 CAM350 Product Overview

33. Summary • CAM350 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 • CAM350 for Fabricators supports all facets of the PCB fabrication process • With the worlds largest CAM user base, CAM350 is well positioned to continue to lead the market in price/performance value CAM350 Product Overview

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