CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
3 January 2008
Product News
Perception Software Announces Version 4.1 of SymXpertT
Perception Software announced the general release of version 4.1 of SymXpert, an EDA librarian application designed to accelerate the creation of high pin count device symbols for any EDA environment. Enabled by proprietary intelligent content extraction technology, SymXpert imports graphical and text data from PDF data sheets, allowing EDA librarians to create symbols for large pin count devices in a fraction of the time spent using traditional library creation tools.
SymXpert is packaged complete with all major EDA tool output formats, allowing users to create symbols for Mentor Graphics DxDesigner, Mentor Graphics Design Capture, Mentor Graphics Design Architect, Cadence Concept, Cadence OrCAD, as well as other neutral file formats.
SymXpert version 4.1 is available immediately, and includes the following improvements:
Integrates Acrobat Reader 7.0.
Symbol Graphic and Table miners utilize improved data extraction algorithms.
Enhances support for DxDesigner:
• Ability to specify Hetero Type in SymXpert template
• Ability to select text font type in SymXpert template
• Ability to map to all DxDesigner Pin Types from SymXpert Pin Table
Enhances support for OrCAD Capture:
• Ability to map to all OrCAD Capture Pin Types from SymXpert Pin Table
Adds row extract-and-insert capability in Workspace and Pin Table sheets to assist with manual pin arrangement.
Supports installation on Vista.
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