Siemens’ PADS Pro Essentials software and Xpedition Standard software, built on Siemens’ Xpedition technology, combine intuitive user experiences, integrated cloud collaboration and AI-driven automation to help small teams and independent engineers with the same capabilities currently only available to advanced electronics companies.
“This launch marks a major milestone in our strategy to democratise access to high-performance PCB design and bring the transformative power of AI to the PCB design workflow,” said AJ Incorvaia, senior vice president, Siemens EDA. “With PADS Pro Essentials and Xpedition Standard, we’re delivering scalable solutions that will help smaller teams move faster, work smarter, and design with confidence without sacrificing quality or budget.”
PADS Pro Essentials delivers a streamlined, cloud-connected design environment built on Siemens’ Xpedition technology at an entry-level price.
It includes schematic capture, layout, and a seamless design experience that lowers barriers to professional-grade PCB design tools. The Essentials tier also introduces an integrated, co-branded front-end powered by CELUS, allowing engineers to design using intelligent functional blocks with AI-assisted schematic and BOM generation.
Likewise, Siemens’ PADS Pro Essentials delivers a more streamlined and cloud-connected design environment built on its Xpedition technology.
Xpedition Standard balances cost-efficiency with advanced capabilities and provides a number of powerful features like design reuse, variant management, advanced routing automation, native 3D layout and deeper collaboration across mechanical, manufacturing and supply chain stakeholders.
Teams can further extend capabilities using token-based options, which provide on-demand access to more advanced capabilities such as fully integrated pre- and post-layout signal integrity analysis powered by Siemens’ Hyperlynx software for PCB analysis and rigid-flex design without requiring a full tier upgrade.
Part of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of industry software, both new offerings are part of the Xpedition family and provide a unified user experience, design libraries and cloud-based collaboration infrastructure providing a seamless upgrade path for teams as their project requirements evolve.
