PADS Products

PADS Professional

Design, validate, and manufacture complex PCBs with PADS® Professional, the cutting-edge solution that delivers Xpedition® technology to engineering professionals who work outside a corporate CAD environment.

PADS Professional is powerful, but it’s also easy to learn, use, and afford. It’s designed to give the experienced user all the horsepower they need, yet intuitive, so casual or occasional users can accelerate their time to productivity.

The full flow of PADS Professional lets you design, validate and manufacture PCB-centric systems incorporating advanced FPGA devices.

We provide an array of design and library translators to facilitate migration from competitive platforms.

PADS Standard/Plus

PADS Standard

PADS Standard Plus

Geared toward PCB designers and engineers looking for high-value, production-proven tools, PADS Standard provides schematic design and layout capabilities in an intuitive and easy-to-use environment. PADS Standard is ideal for less complex board design, and where cost is a high priority Choose PADS Standard Plus if you require simulation and analysis, and advanced layout, to produce high-quality PCBs fast.
Features include: Includes all the capacities of PADS Standard, plus:
  • Schematic design
  • PADS AMS Cloud online circuit simulation
  • Layout
  • Component part selection and verification
  • Powerful search and filtering with component information management
  • Create custom, IPC-compliant land patterns
  •  Integrated constraint management
  • High-speed constraints and routing
  • Signal integrity analysis with crosstalk using HyperLynx®
  • Thermal and analog simulation
  • Centralized library

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PADS® provides proven tools for PCB design at an unbeatable price, with scalable solutions and built-in capabilities for advanced engineering and complex design

PADS Standard

Unbeatable Price

PADS Standard Plus

Advanced Engineering & Design

PADS Professional

For More Power

  • Proven PCB design software
  • Quality PCB schematic and layout tools
  • Affordable cost of access with easy scalability
  • For PCB designers who need analysis & verification
  • Easy-to-use HyperLynx® technology
  • Powerful layout with high-speed constraints
  • Tackle complex challenges better and faster
  • Incomparable performance at a remarkable price
  • Advanced layout with hierarchical 3D design
  • 1-year support included
  • Altium®, OrCAD®, & other translators
  • Starter library
  • Part creation wizard
  • PartQuest with 450K+ parts
  • Hierarchical schematic with table-based design
  • Component management
  • PADS AMS Cloud online circuit simulation
  • Schematic re-use
  • Constraints with hierarchy
  • Design rule verification
  • Interactive and automatic routing
  • Split planes & copper pour
  • RF design
  • 3D rendering with STEP import/export
  • Fabrication checks
  • Archive management
  • Design compare & review
  • 1-year support included
  • Altium®, OrCAD®, & other translators
  • Starter library
  • Part creation wizard
  • PartQuest with 450K+ parts
  • Hierarchical schematic with table-based design
  • Component management
  • PADS AMS Cloud online circuit simulation
  • Schematic re-use
  • Constraints with hierarchy
  • Design rule verification
  • Interactive and automatic routing
  • Split planes & copper pour
  • RF design
  • 3D rendering with STEP import/export
  • Fabrication checks
  • Archive management
  • Design compare & review
  • 3D placement with DRC
  • Integrated front-to-back constraint management
  • High-speed constraint support
  • Differential pairs
  • Matched-length & min/max routing
  • Design variant management
  • Physical design reuse
  • High-speed interactive routing
  • Central library
  • Signal integrity with crosstalk
  • Thermal analysis
  • Analog simulation
  • 1-year support included
  • Altium®, OrCAD®, & other translators
  • Starter library
  • Part creation wizard
  • PartQuest with 450K+ parts
  • Hierarchical schematic with table-based design
  • Component management
  • PADS AMS Cloud online circuit simulation
  • Schematic re-use
  • Constraints with hierarchy
  • Design rule verification
  • Interactive and automatic routing
  • Split planes & copper pour
  • RF design
  • 3D rendering with STEP import/export
  • Fabrication checks
  • Archive management
  • Design compare & review
  • 3D placement with DRC
  • Integrated front-to-back constraint management
  • High-speed constraint support
  • Differential pairs
  • Matched-length & min/max routing
  • Design variant management
  • Physical design reuse
  • High-speed interactive routing
  • Central library
  • Signal integrity with crosstalk
  • Thermal analysis
  • Analog simulation
  • Advanced high-speed constraints
  • Sketch routing
  • Dynamic copper pour
  • Panelization
  • Hierarchical 2D/3D planning & placement
  • Enhanced design reuse
  • Advanced drawing & documentation
  • Design for fabrication
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