FreeLists / si-list / [SI-LIST] 3D .mcm geometry viewers

[Ray Anderson <ray.anderson@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Recently our group has developed a need for a 3D visualization tool that 
can read Cadence .mcm package design files and display the geometry as a 
3D image to aid our package designers in visualizing certain problems 
and also aid our SI engineering staff in visualizing various 3D aspects 
of a package design such as connectivity of layers with stacked vias and 
other such structures during our checking of the design files. Some 
things are just easier to visualize in 3D as opposed to the 2D 
representation we get with the APD tool.

Now for our tale of woe.... We found an almost ideal tool called APD3D 
that was developed by Artwork Conversion Software in Santa Cruz, CA that 
did exactly what we wanted. When we approached them for a demo we were 
told that they had just signed and exclusive deal with Cadence to allow 
them to put the 3d viewer  APD3D into Cadence's APD tool and that they 
could no longer market the tool themselves. Next I contacted Cadence to 
see if we could get an eval of the tool from them. Seems that while they 
intend on integrating it into their toolset in the interim it is off the 
market for at least several quarters. No demos or evals either.... Drat!

I was wondering if anyone has any knowledge of a similar tool from any 
other vendor that can accomplish 3D visualization of .mcm files? All 
suggestions or leads are appreciated.

Ray Anderson
Senior Signal Integrity Staff Engineer
Xilinx Inc.

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