CADSTAR - the Expert Desktop Design Solution

CADSTAR provides you with a complete design environment for Electronic PCB Design from initial concept through to product realisation, with -

• Schematics
• A/D Simulation
• FPGA Integration
• Layout
• 3D Integration
• Hi Speed
• Signal Integrity Verification
• Power Integrity Analysis 
• Manufacturing Verification
• Accelerators

What is it?

A unified suite of applications that enable design engineers, layout professionals and high speed design specialists to define, implement and verify their ideas.

Who is it for?

Whether you are an individual, a member of a design team in a small organisation, or part of a global enterprise CADSTAR is the right choice for you.

Many of the UK's leading PCB Design service bureaus choose CADSTAR because it is fast, flexible and enables higher throughput.

For the Design Engineer CADSTAR offers the flexibility to design at the Symbol, Part, Block or Sheet level for maximum speed and productivity.  The ability to create mixed hierarchical and multi-sheet Schematics helps you organize even the most complex design, while the connective database automatically maintains net intelligence throughout the tool flow.

The Layout Professional demands a toolset that supports their creativity and preferred working methods, but also maintains design integrity and conformance to design rules to ensure a manufacturable output. CADSTAR’s customizable user interface, ability to support any layer and element (pads, tracks, etc.) definitions and powerful interactive tools let you design the way that suits you.

High-Speed Design Specialists need a fully integrated routing and SI analysis solution that not only lets them specify measure and analyse complex parameters ‘on the fly’ but does it in a logical and usable way. The CADSTAR Constraint Manager adopts the familiar spreadsheet paradigm that dramatically simplifies the complex process of managing hierarchical rules that are required when implementing today's high performance devices.

Why choose CADSTAR?

• CADSTAR is well established in the market with many thousands of satisfied users around the world
• Backed by Zuken, with the technical depth, strength and expertise that explains why it is used by many of the world’s top brand names
• Professional, powerful, accessible, affordable tools that meet your design requirements and budget
• Supported by an experienced reseller who can provide local training, support, integration and consultancy to help build and maintain your skills base
• Save time and effort by using the Zuken design library with more than 250,000 parts
• Simply the best tool for the job!