Unfortunately, no. Lee Ritchey leeritchey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Why Wait? Move to EarthLink. > [Original Message] > From: <chris.mcgrath@xxxxxxxx> > To: <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 8/12/2003 10:01:49 AM > Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: SI software question > > We use Hyperlynx and I doubt that we will be switching to SpectraQuest any time soon. Does Hyperlynx have a similar function or are there any third party software packages that do this? Our layouts are done in Mentor Boardstation, so compatibility with that would be preferred. > > Thanks, > Chris > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ray Anderson [mailto:Raymond.Anderson@xxxxxxx] > > Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 12:28 PM > > To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: SI software question > > > > > > Michael Robinson wrote: > > > > > >4. You have been talking about decoupling caps, but to my knowledge > > >SpectraQuest does not address that area. Is that correct? > > It appears > > >to me that power and ground is assumed to be ideal, and that > > there must > > >be some other packages to calculate power and ground issues. > > > > > > > Michael- > > > > Your recent message poses lots of good and relevant > > questions. Let me answer > > just a single point (your Q #4) at the moment. > > > > > > Specctraquest contains an optional module called the "Power > > Integrity" module (or something similar) that addresses the > > problem of analyzing decoupling capacitor placement on a real > > plane (represented by orthogonally connected transmission > > line segments.) > > > > The power integrity module in Specctraquest is based on the > > power distribution methodology and software created here at > > Sun by our SI staff over the past several years. > > > > Cadence should be able to supply you with the full set of details. > > > > > > > > -Ray Anderson > > Sun Microsystems Inc. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > 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 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 > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 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