I have used both - hyperlynx is easier to use / sig-explorer is difficult to set up muliti-board environments...... Hyperlynx ! no brainer ............. Keith Kowal 781-593-0199 978-288-7776 (w) Nortel epd2001usa@xxxxxxxxxxx[1] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: agathon <hreidmarkailen@xxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: hreidmarkailen@xxxxxxxxx To: si-list <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: Hyperlynx vs Signal Explorer Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 13:52:07 -0800 >Carlos, >Sometimes it's better to let sleeping dogs recline, or at least hope for >it. But you didn't. If the short answer is accurate, then Cadence has >discredited itself and impeded customer progress. Pardon my curiosity, but >does Cadence monitor this list for technical, or other, reasons? "Working >for years..." -- yes, exactly. At what? If the comments are true, then you >seek "nicety"? Uh oh. >Further notes from the anonymous: >---------------------------- >"My experience, too, has been that the si tools were designed without actual >&basic user needs driving it. That's not opinion or interpretation. It >'functions' until you have some complexity and flexibility in mind. It also >crashes alot. On the same machine other large apps do not. The training >avoids the situations exposing the weak points, without 100% success, the >docs are bloated and are absent on some basics that are real capability >deficits (conveniently) and tech support has validated my use-model >concerns." >---------------------------- > >The dog wishes a nap. > > > >On 1/10/07, Carlos Moll <cmoll@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>Geez, not a nice way to discredit a solution in a public forum which has >>been in use and working for many years by the electronics design community. >>Perhaps some product training, ae help or support can be leveraged to >>assist with your problems or conerns. >>Carlos Moll >>Cadence Design Systems >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: agathon [mailto:hreidmarkailen@xxxxxxxxx] >>Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 12:45 PM Pacific Standard Time >>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 >>> >>>------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> >> >> >> > > >------------------------------------------------------------------ >To unsubscribe from si-list: >si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field > >or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: >//www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list > >For help: >si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field > >List FAQ wiki page is located at: >http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ > >List technical documents are available at: >http://www.si-list.org > >List archives are viewable at: >//www.freelists.org/archives/si-list >or at our remote archives: >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages >Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: >http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Your Hotmail address already works to sign into Windows Live Messenger! 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