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NetexANetlistExtractionEngineforGerberFiles

Introduction

NETEXGTopics

Foravarietyofreasons,packagedesignerswouldliketotakeaGerber

Overview
Introduction
Applications
UserInterface

Inputs
GerberFileRequirements
ViasfromDrillData
LayerStackup
WireBondData

AssigningNetsandNodes
FromASCIITable
FromAIF
FromIPC356
FromGBRVU
Outputs
ASCIIOutput
AnsoftANF
GeometryOptions
GDSII
DXF

ProximityEffect
WhatisaProximityNet?
WhatisaNeighborNet?

Extractions
ExtractingNets

NetexEngine
ProgramFlow
JobFileSyntax
CommandLineSyntax
drl2gbrengine
generatingwirecoords

file,andidentifyandextractallofthemetalassociatedwithaparticular
netorgroupofnets.Membersofthenetshouldbegeneratedbydetecting
touchingoroverlappingmetal,polyandviastobuildconnectivity.Gerber
filesetsroutinelyhavemultiplelayersofmetalmetallayersare
interconnectedverticallybyviassmall"openings"inthedielectric
betweenthemetallayers.

Artwork'sNETEXGprogramusesbooleanoperationstocollectconnected
traces,flashesandpolygonsintoan"electrically"connectedset.In
additiontotheactualGerberfile,NETEXrequiresatechnologyfilethat
definesthe"stackup"i.e.theconductorandviaorder.
Unlikeotherprogramsthathaveattemptedthistask,NETEXGis
extremelyfastbecauseArtworkisusingadvancedalgorithmsdeveloped
fortheICworldwherefilesizesaretwoordersofmagnitudelarger.

ApplicationNotes
Convertingfrom

CadenceAllegroto
Agilent'sADSUsing
NETEXG

Importingdatafrom
Orcad(via
Gerber/Drill)into
Ansoft

Convertinga

Leadframedrawnin
AutoCADintoAnsoft's

ThisPDFdescribeshowa6layerhighspeedICtestboarddesigned
inCadenceAllegroisconvertedintoEGSArchiveforloadinginto
Agilent'sADStosimulatecriticalhighspeednetsusingMomentum.

FlashTutorial.CollectingGerberandDrillgeneratedbyOrcadPCB
designsoftware,runningthroughNETEXGandcreatingANF(Ansoft
NeutralFile)tobeanalyzedusingAnsofttools.

FlashTutorial.(15minutes)TakesyoufromcleaningtheAutoCAD
drawing,conversiontoGerber,runningNETEXGandexaminingthe
resultingAnsoftANFfile..

ANF.
http://www.artwork.com/gerber/netexg/index.htm

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NetexANetlistExtractionEngineforGerberFiles

ConvertingGerberto
AnsoftHFSSviaDXF

Download

ConvertingGerbertocleanDXFforimportintoAnsys/AnsoftHFSS.
Includessupportfortopandbottomsoldermasklayers.

RevisionHistory

ExampleFiles

Price

ARTWORKCONVERSIONSOFTWARE,INC.

CompanyProfile
417IngallsSt.,SantaCruz,CA95060Tel(831)4266163Fax4262824email:info@artwork.com

http://www.artwork.com/gerber/netexg/index.htm

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