Mentor intros ‘shift-left’ PCB design platform to reduce re-spins of IoT systems

Siemens-owned software company Mentor Graphics has released a new design platform for engineers to twin and test printed circuitboard (PCB) prototypes virtually, before they are put into production, as the basis of embedded systems in assorted IoT devices. The new platform, called Xpedition, provides the industry’s first ‘shift-left’ verification capability, enabling PCB engineering teams to test products at every stage of the design process, including in early drafting. Mentor provides a variety of verification tools for PCB designers to identify problems with their designs, even during initial design drafts. The new Xpedition platform offers ‘digital twinning’ functionality for non-specialist PCB designers, much like Siemens offers on a grander scale for industrial systems. It comprises verification technologies for schematic analysis, signal integrity, power integrity, electrical rule checking, thermal simulation, vibration analysis, and manufacturability testing.