HDI Stackup Planning Tool Launch by Sierra Circuits at DesignCon 2011

Jan. 24, 2011 - PRLog -- Sunnyvale, CA – January 19, 2011 – Sierra Circuits, the leader in QuickTurn HDI PCBs, has announced that it will launch and showcase a new HDI Stackup Planner Tool at DesignCon 2011 (at the Santa Clara Convention Center from January 31st to February 2nd).  This new tool enables PCB layout designers to create complex HDI PCB stackups in minutes.

As a layout designer, one is constantly challenged with feature issues including pad size, hole size, trace width, via structures, the construction of microvia structures, and development time/cost.  Sierra Circuits bridges the gap by providing the HDI Stackup planner and expertise to make a highly successful and manufacturable PCB Design .

“We have found that the most successful designs are those which have good stackups planned from the beginning” said Ken S. Bahl, CEO of Sierra Circuits.  “By using our planning tools and focusing on the stackup early in the design cycle, the layout designer can create a robust design with great manufacturability and operational characteristics.”

Sierra Circuits will also be hosting four free seminars on how to create cost-effective yet highly manufacturable HDI stackups.  The participants will learn HDI design “best practices” for creating high-quality designs without unnecessary iterations, added costs, or delayed time-to-market.

Visitors to Sierra Circuits booth number 732 will learn about Sierra Circuits’ HDI capabilities and also be able to try out the HDI Stackup Planner. This sophisticated, easy-to-use, query-based tool asks the System Engineers and Layout Designers a few key questions about their design and recommends choices for optimal stackups for different HDI technology levels.

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Sierra Circuits is an ISO-9001:2008 and Milspec MIL-P-55110 certified printed circuit board manufacturer, specializing in HDI, fine line and flex technologies. Focusing on quick turn prototypes and medium production, our capabilities include multi-layers, blind/buried, filled, micro vias and fine lines processing. We also provide PCB layout and assembly services. To Learn more visit: - http://www.protoexpress.com/content/fineLine.jsp .