[SI-LIST] Mentor vs Cadence
- From: "David Kaiser" <david.kaiser@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 15:58:04 -0600
This discussion about design tools comes at a good time for us.
My question specifically concerns comparing Mentor and Cadenc head to head.
We use Cadence in California, and Mentor in Colorado. (Result of a buyout).
We are investigating the possiblity of switching from Mentor to Cadence.=
(Very expensive and time consuming change). This would get both locations=
on the same tool platform, but that, in-and-of itself, is not enough of a=
justification to spend so much money and time. We're looking for clear=
advantages.
Rather than listing all the different features of each tool, I was just=
wondering if anyone is familiar enough with both tools to point what they=
think might be "SIGNIFICANT" advantages of one tool over the other, or if=
they are convinced the there are no advantages that would justify such a=
major change in tools.
For Mentor Layout we use Boardstation with AARE 2004.1
For SI we use ICX
Our boards are extremely complex with lots of multi-Gbs channels
Primary concerns include "constraints managment" and "concurrent deisgn".
Thanks in advance for your input.
David Kaiser
Staff Electrical Engineer
McDATA Corp.
(720) 558-4431
david.kaiser@xxxxxxxxxx
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