Title :
Interactive PWB layout: a lost art?
Author :
Reddington, T.B.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Lab., Parsippany, NJ, USA
Abstract :
The author discusses research done in understanding the layout process for printed wiring board (PWB) power supplies, in understanding the needs of the power supply layout designer, and in building a CAD system for doping board layout that supports those needs while being unobtrusive to the user. Reasons why existing CAD systems can be ineffective in certain design areas are discussed. A prototype layout editor has been built that rivals the ease and speed of layout done using paper and pencil. The layout editor is based on a model of layout used by designers of power supplies. Results of its trials are also given
Keywords :
circuit layout CAD; power engineering computing; power supply circuits; printed circuit design; CAD; PWB; power engineering computing; power supply layout; printed wiring board; research; Art; Conductors; Design automation; Humans; Power supplies; Protection; Routing; Shape; Subspace constraints; Wiring;
Conference_Titel :
Computers in Power Electronics, 1988., IEEE Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Cambridge, MA
DOI :
10.1109/CIPE.1988.202630
