[SI-LIST] Re: Mentor Hyperlinx ?
- From: "Joel Brown" <joel@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'bpanos'" <bill.panos@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 13:01:50 -0700
I guess I should have said PADs which is owned by Mentor. Hyperlinx has
a direct import from PADs, so the two work together well. They have a
module called LineSim which is for pre-layout. In that case you enter
all the information directly and the layout file is irrelevant. They
have another Package called BoardSim that you can import the PADs and
other type layout files into. I think its main advantage is ease of use.
Joel
-----Original Message-----
From: bpanos [mailto:bill.panos@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 12:45 PM
To: joel@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [SI-LIST] Mentor Hyperlinx ?
Joel-
are you wanting to use hyperlynx b/c you deal with a lot of mentor files
or
board files in general?
I have not used hyperlnyx but you might want to also check out a few
other
tools like speed2000, and another company, Sigrity. Hspice might also be
a
thought. if your needing to implement actual layout files in your
simulations, then your going to need to know the importing capabilities
of
each tool. I have personally used hspice, cadence's specctraquest, and
APSIM.
regards,
Bill
Joel Brown wrote:
> I have been looking at Mentor Hyperlinx since we need some signal
> integrity tools for PCB layout. We had a demo from their local sales
> office and it looks pretty good. It is very expensive and we are a
small
> company without a lot of cash, but I feel we need some signal
integrity
> tools since we are starting to do high speed designs (DVI, USB 2.0 and
> SATA). Also we tend to run signals through a long path consisting of
> multiple boards, connectors and cables. I feel a tool like this would
> help to identify problems that we would otherwise not recognize until
a
> marginal product failed in the field. They also have a GHz which adds
a
> lot to the price, which Mentor says is required for designs above 10
> GHz. All of our designs are 1.5 GHz or less fundamental frequency, so
I
> am not sure if we need to spend the extra money on the GHz option. I
> would appreciate any feedback from people who have used Hyperlinx and
> suggestions of lower cost alternatives.
>
> Joel Brown
> VP Engineering
> Z Microsystems, Inc.
>
>
>
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