EDN

PCB ‘synthesis’ product automates component placement

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — A startup launched by Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) researchers is preparing CircuitSpace, a pc-board “synthesis” tool that claims to be the first to bring user-assisted ...
EDN

EDA tool eases PCB component placement

Suited for PCB component placement, the CircuitSpacea v2.1 EDA tool improves PCB design automation through patented auto-clustering technology, intelligent design reuse, and replicated layout. The ...
Electronic Design

PCB Design Tool Handles Advanced Placement and BOM Chores

Altium’s latest printed circuit board (PCB) design tool, Designer 16, incorporates a range of new features including a new component-placement system and an alternate parts-choice system. The improved ...
New Electronics

Cadence embraces AI to accelerate PCB and system development

AI has become a central element of Cadence Design Systems’ broader ‘Intelligent System Design’ strategy, as NE discovers ...
Hackaday

auto placement

[Jarrett] recently stumbled upon a class of drawing algorithms called force-directed graphs, which artificially apply forces to the elements. The final graph is then generated by applying the laws of ...