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Case Studies
Spectrum Integrity: Enhancing RF and Ultra-High-Speed Digital Design with Altium Designer
Overview
Spectrum Integrity: Enhancing RF and Ultra-High-Speed Digital Design with Altium DesignerAltium |
Networks & Connectivity - RF Transceivers Sensors - RF Meters | |
Aerospace Equipment & Machinery | |
Product Research & Development | |
Mass Customization Time Sensitive Networking | |
Hardware Design & Engineering Services Training | |
Operational Impact
With the adoption of Altium Designer, Spectrum Integrity has seen significant improvements in its design process. Except for two customers using legacy software, the company now produces all of its designs using Altium Designer. The ease of use and comprehensive training of Altium Designer made adoption quick and painless. The program was fairly intuitive and the engineers were able to be productive after just a few days of study. Customer design reviews have become much more efficient due to the design viewer and automated PDF feature. The ease of review allows customer reviews to be much more efficient and thorough, and it avoids unnecessary questions and steps. The customers of Spectrum Integrity are very pleased with the improvements. | |
Quantitative Benefit
The pour feature in Altium saves Spectrum Integrity 75% of their time in the step of updating split power planes during the course of design. | |
Engineers became proficient in using Altium Designer in about half the time it took for learning PADS. | |
Creating PDF check plots with Altium Designer has saved considerable process time and prevented the need for a third party program. | |