Title :
Electrical / mechanical / thermal design integration
Author :
Man, Lucian ; Pitica, Dan ; Zolog, Monica
Author_Institution :
Appl. Electron. Dept., Tech. Univ. of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Abstract :
The Intermediate Data Format (IDF) is a specification designed to provide a neutral representation for exchanging printed circuit assembly (PCA) data among mechanical design (MCAD), PCA layout (ECAD), and physical design analysis (MCAE) applications. Powerful analysis software, like Ansys, Maxwell, Semcad, Altium Designer or SolidWorks - CircuitWorks, can import the idf files and use the model for electromagnetic or thermal analysis. The information can also be used for a mechanical approach.
Keywords :
electronic design automation; printed circuit design; thermal analysis; ECAD; MCAE; PCA layout; electrical design integration; electromagnetic analysis; intermediate data format; mechanical design integration; neutral representation; physical design analysis; powerful analysis software; printed circuit assembly; thermal analysis; thermal design integration; Application software; Assembly; Design automation; Electromagnetic analysis; Electromagnetic modeling; Electronic design automation and methodology; Electronic packaging thermal management; Principal component analysis; Printed circuits; Solid modeling;
Conference_Titel :
Design and Technology of Electronics Packages, (SIITME) 2009 15th International Symposium for
Conference_Location :
Gyula
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5132-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5133-3
DOI :
10.1109/SIITME.2009.5407379
