

There are three PADs packages, Standard, Standard Plus and Professional, each designed to handle increasing levels of design complexity. The capabilities of the PADs software contrasts with PCB enterprise solutions that tend to include a lot of back-end infrastructure requirements.


New software that aids in the design of printed circuit boards (PCBs) is said to be optimized for independent engineers, those typically part of a small to mid-sized company, or members of an isolated team within a large enterprise.Ĭalled the PADS family of PCB design software by its creator, Mentor Graphics Corp., the software is set up for engineers whose typical duties include building prototypes, validating reference designs, performing manufacturability studies, and designing PCB products.
