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Siemens Streamlines ECAD-MCAD Collaboration

Capital electrical design software is now integrated into Designcenter and Teamcenter.
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PTC and Altium Streamline Electrical, Mechanical CAD Integration

PTC's Onshape CAD and PDM platform integrated with Altium electronics design platform.

Siemens Features New Eigen Engineering Agent Capabilities

June 26, 2026 · The new capabilities—ECAD integration and standards-compliant project generation—connect electrical designs with software development.

Siemens Streamlines ECAD-MCAD Collaboration

June 4, 2026 · Capital electrical design software is now integrated into Designcenter and Teamcenter.

PTC and Altium Streamline Electrical, Mechanical CAD Integration

May 13, 2026 · PTC's Onshape CAD and PDM platform integrated with Altium electronics design platform.

PCB Design Tool Update Improves Mechanical-Electrical 3D Integration

October 8, 2025 · Pulsonix 14.0 release strengthens simulation features, adds interactive HTML BOM, and improves scripting and automation.

Streamlined Design, Analysis for Integrated 3D Integrated Circuits

June 24, 2025 · Innovator3D IC suite and Calibre 3DStress from Siemens can help overcome semiconductor design complexity challenges.

Synopsys Expands Hardware-Assisted Verification Portfolio

February 13, 2025 · New Synopsys HAPS-200 prototyping and ZeBu-200 emulation systems enable configuration for emulation and prototyping use-cases within and across multiple projects on a single hardware platform.

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Capital X Panel Designer: Revolutionizing Electrical CAD with Cloud-Native Technology 

January 23, 2025 · Discover the future of electrical CAD for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Capital X Panel Designer redefines how engineers design, offering seamless collaboration, significant cost savings, and unmatched efficiency. 

Pulsonix Releases Update with MCAD Enhancements

October 22, 2024 · This update delivers a range of enhancements and new features, allowing engineers to more easily craft designs and streamline their workflows, Pulsonix reports.

Altair SimSolid Enhances Simulation for Electronics Industry

March 21, 2024 · Multi-disciplinary solver built for printed circuit boards (PCB) and integrated circuits (IC).

Hawk Ridge Partners With EMA Design

February 9, 2024 · Hawk Ridge Systems will now sell and distribute Cadence and EMA ECAD design solutions to their customers. 

EMA to Create Accelerated Designs IP Company

December 5, 2023 · New spinoff business unit will provide multi-CAD support & expertise worldwide, EMA reports.

Altair and EMA Design Automation Integrate Solutions

September 20, 2023 · Ultra Librarian gives Altair users access to more than 16 million symbols, footprints and 3D models.

SaaS Gains Ground in ECAD

August 23, 2023 · Simulation drives ECAD to subscription.

Digital Engineering July/August 2023

August 1, 2023 · The July/August issue of Digital Engineering focuses on innovations in electronics design, including cloud-based ECAD, electronic toy design, PLM for electronics, quality control in 3D printing, a review of the BOXX APEXX S3 workstation, and reports from NAFEMS and Siemens Realize LIVE.

Ansys and Altium Boost Electronics Design with Digital Plan

July 14, 2023 · Ansys and Altium aim to further streamline electronics design and development with integration between ECAD and simulation.

Leadership Profile: Cadence’ John Chawner Discusses the Evolution of CFD

January 17, 2023 · Cadence expands from electronics to system-wide simulation with acquired technologies

Special Industry Focus: Electronics Design

July 28, 2022 · In this Special Focus Issue of Digital Engineering, learn about new innovations in electronics design, including printed electronics, 5G design, and eCAD.

E-CAD Tool Streamlines PCB Design

June 24, 2022 · Newest release of eCADSTAR includes new model management library, semi-automatic routing.

Altium Kicks Off Electronic Design Program

March 18, 2022 · This hands-on course takes college students from the basics of electronics to designing their first printed circuit board (PCB).

SPK Releases vCAD

January 14, 2022 · Product enables instant creation of engineering cloud workstations, preconfigured with software and setup.


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