FreeLists / si-list / [SI-LIST] Re: Hyperlynx vs Signal Explorer

[agathon <hreidmarkailen@xxxxxxxxx>]

I recently received a shameless, cowardly  :-)  email asking me to stick my
neck out and fwd this to the list.
Darn, they know I'm a sucker for danger.
I didn't know anonomyze was a word, even anonymize.  What the heck.  Good
name for a company or a horse.
Anono Networks.

On 1/10/07, xxxx@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Agathon,
>
> I get more and more skittish about sticking my neck out with opinions
> these days... but perhaps you could anonomyze mine.
>
> I love Hyperlynx.  It's a brilliant tool because of its simplicity.  It
> allows simple control of the IBIS corners, simple editing of trace
> topologies, it's fast, very easy, and it's relatively cheap.  The
> current probe and eye features work very well.  I always recommend it to
> my customers.
>
> -mark
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of agathon
> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 12:41 PM
> To: si-list
> Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: Hyperlynx vs Signal Explorer
>
> I recently received a comment about just this from an acquaintance:
> ----
> "Short answer:  anyone trying to make full use of Cadence pcb si tools
> for
> interconnect sim and who, nevertheless, recommends it could make good
> use of
> counseling of some kind... or the receivers of that info could make good
> use
> of a polygraph test on the one recommending.   All this based on 1st
> hand
> experience over time."
>
> ----
> No info on Hyperlynx.
>
>
>
> On 1/9/07, cdomeny <craig.domeny@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > We are considering adding a base-model (<GHz) SI tool to our PCB
> design
> > flow and have looked at Mentor Hyperlynx EXT and Cadence Orcad Sig
> > Explorer. In research, it seems the Cadence tool does not actually
> > perform "physical extraction", but is able to do a post-layout
> analysis
> > somehow. Can anyone help?
> >
> > Hyperlynx "seems" more mature, but cost ~2X. However, we are concerned
> > also about post-layout, and if Hyperlynx actually extracts the layout,
> > it seems like a more robust method.
> >
> > Any help, insight, or guidance is appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks, - Craig
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >
>
>


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