DocumentCode
3070054
Title
Interactive PWB layout: a lost art?
Author
Reddington, T.B.
Author_Institution
AT&T Bell Lab., Parsippany, NJ, USA
fYear
1988
fDate
22-23 Aug 1988
Firstpage
49
Lastpage
53
Abstract
The author discusses research done in understanding the layout process for printed wiring board (PWB) power supplies, in understanding the needs of the power supply layout designer, and in building a CAD system for doping board layout that supports those needs while being unobtrusive to the user. Reasons why existing CAD systems can be ineffective in certain design areas are discussed. A prototype layout editor has been built that rivals the ease and speed of layout done using paper and pencil. The layout editor is based on a model of layout used by designers of power supplies. Results of its trials are also given
Keywords
circuit layout CAD; power engineering computing; power supply circuits; printed circuit design; CAD; PWB; power engineering computing; power supply layout; printed wiring board; research; Art; Conductors; Design automation; Humans; Power supplies; Protection; Routing; Shape; Subspace constraints; Wiring;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Computers in Power Electronics, 1988., IEEE Workshop on
Conference_Location
Cambridge, MA
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CIPE.1988.202630
Filename
202630
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