EXPEDITION DESIGN FLOW

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EXPEDITION DESIGN FLOW Training Map
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Expedition 2007 PCB Training Map
Library Manager
Automation and Scripting
Library Infrastructure Track (Librarian)
DX Designer
Expedition PCB Introduction
REQUIRED
On-Site Mentoring
Logical Design Track (Engineer)
HyperLynx Analog
HyperLynx SI Analysis
I/O Designer
Constraint Editor System
HyperLynx PI Analysis Part 1
DX Designer
SI High Speed Methodology
HyperLynx Advanced High Speed PCB Analysis
On-Site Mentoring
Physical Design Track (PCB Layout)
DxDesigner
Expedition PCB Introduction
Constraint Editor System
Optional
REQUIRED
On-Site Mentoring
Expedition PCB Advanced
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Expedition PCB Flow Automation and Scripting
DELIVERY DURATION
Traditional 3
Live Online 5

• Course Overview
• The Expedition PCB Flow Automation and Scripting
  course will help you understand how you can
  customize the PCB flow tools, DxDesigner and
  Expedition, to both integrate the tools into your
  process flows as well as enhance their
  capabilities. You will be introduced to the
  Object model. Using a VBScripting environment,
  you will be learn how the Object Model concept is
  applied within scripts as well as how to use the
  available methods to access, manipulate, and/or
  report object properties, as well as some basic
  scripting techniques. You will learn how to
  create GUIs which encapsulate different aspects
  of your flow, or extend the tools functionality.
  You will also learn how to modify the user
  interface by adding, or removing menus and
  toolbars.
• You will learn how to
• Create and run scripts on DxDesigner Schematics
• Create and run scripts on Expedition PCB layout
  files
• Access the DxDesigner and Expedition PCB object
  models in order to modify the design
• Access the DxDesigner and Expedition PCB object
  models in order to generate reports
• Manipulate the user interface as it pertains to
  menus, toolbar buttons, and key bindings
• Manipulate files by creating, writing to,
  opening, closing, moving, deleting, etc.
• Basic string manipulations
• Customize the DxDesigner and Expedition PCB
  menu and toolbar objects
• Run the Expedition PCB batch engines from a
  script
• Prerequisites
• Familiarity with DxDesigner and basic schematic
  process
• Familiarity with Expedition PCB Layout
• Familiarity with concepts of basic scripting
• Familiarity with basic programming concepts

• Delivery Methods
• Live Online Training
• public and private
• Traditional Classroom
• public and private

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CES for Expedition PCB Flow
DELIVERY DURATION
Traditional 2
Live Online 4

• Course OverviewCES is a Constraint Editor
  System, which gives you the ability to define and
  refine design constraints in a common environment
  that is accessible from many Mentor Graphics
  front-end and back-end design systems. This
  course is designed to cover all the necessary
  skills required to use CES efficiently and
  effectively in DxDesigner-Expedition and Design
  Capture/Design View-Expedition flows.
• You will learn how to
• Define the main concepts and constraints
  hierarchy of CES
• Enable CES as a constraint system in
  DxDesigner-Expedition and Design Capture/Design
  View-Expedition flows
• Find and filter data in the design database
• Navigate and manipulate the constraints
  hierarchy
• Use the spreadsheets, toolbars, preferences,
  and options efficiently
• Reuse already defined constraints in other
  designs using Constraint Templates
• Partition the design data using Net Classes,
  Constraint Classes, and Schemes
• Set up mechanical constraints such as trace
  widths, via assignments and clearances
• Assign physical high-speed constraints
  including minimum and maximum delays, matched
  delays, delay formulas, custom and complex
  topologies, differential pairs, and parallelism
  rules to nets or group of nets
• Auto-route the constrained nets and evaluate
  the routing results
• Prerequisites
• Familiarity with concepts of PCB design and
  technology

• Delivery Methods
• Live Online Training
• public and private
• Traditional Classroom
• public and private

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2009
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DxDesigner for Expedition PCB Flow
DELIVERY DURATION
Traditional 3
Live Online 5

• Course Overview
• The DxDesigner for the Expedition PCB Flow course
  will help you to improve your knowledge and
  skills with Design Definition solutions. Using
  the DxDesigner tools suite, you will gain
  proficiency in project management with Dashboard,
  schematic capture with DxDesigner, part selection
  using DxDatabook and much more. You will also
  learn how to prepare your final schematic for
  interfacing with the Mentor Graphics Expedition
  PCB layout tool.
• You will learn how to
• Use DxDesigner proficiently in the creation
  of flat and hierarchical schematic designs
• Use DxDatabook to search, select, and verify
  parts used in your design 
• Create symbols for your schematics through a
  variety of methods, including the Symbol Wizard
• Effectively build intelligence into your
  design using attributes
• Annotate and Document the schematic design
  using DxDesigner Utilities including DxPDF,
  Partslister, the cross-reference utility, and
  DxVariant Manager
• Compile, package and export your schematic to
  Expedition PCB for place and route
• Use CES to create and assign constraints to
  your design and pass that information to
  Expedition
• Prerequisites
• None

• Delivery Methods
• Live Online Training
• public and private
• Traditional Classroom
• public and private

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Expedition PCB Introduction
DELIVERY DURATION
Traditional 5
Live Online 7

• Course OverviewExpedition PCB Introduction
  presents the workflow and methods of laying out a
  printed circuit board using the latest version of
  Mentor Graphics Expedition PCB. From fundamental
  library concepts, to the PCB editor environment
  and the PCB layout process, you will gain
  hands-on experience in integrating a source
  schematic, placing and routing the board and
  outputting the fabrication data.
• You will learn how to
• Create Padstacks, Cell (footprint) and Part
  (PDB) definitions, and build intelligence into
  components
• Create a Layout Template
• Start a PCB Layout by integrating with a
  schematic design
• Define Board Geometry
• Place parts, swap pins gates and back
  annotate
• Verify the Layout with on-line and batch Design
  Rule Checking
• Utilize the Constraint Editor System (CES) to
  define layout and routing constraints
• Route, using both manual/interactive and
  automatic routing tools
• Add test points
• Generate Plane data
• Finalize the Silkscreen
• Generate Gerber Data
• Generate Drill Data
• Dimension and Document the Layout
• Prerequisites

• Delivery Methods
• Live Online Training
• public and private
• Traditional Classroom
• public and private

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Expedition PCB Advanced
DELIVERY DURATION
Traditional 4
Live Online 6

• Course OverviewExpedition PCB Advanced will help
  you understand many of the advanced layout
  options available for Expedition PCB including
  many of the purchasable utilities.
• You will learn how to
• Use graphics command to create complex elements
• Use schematic cross-probing to place and
  examine within a PCB design
• Use advanced placement commands to place, copy
  and move circuits
• Import and Export IDF files for 3-D modeling
• Use CES Net Class definitions to solve routing
  problems
• Efficiently work with via and pad definitions
  and changes
• Define and use Multi Via Objects (MVOs)
• More efficiently use inter-active routing
  commands
• Use CES to define electrical constraints and
  classes
• Route using electrical constraints
• Maintain multiple designer environments in Team
  PCB
• Define MicroVias and route using blind and
  buried definitions
• Use Fablink XE functionality in a PCB design or
  the Panel Editor
• Use the Report Writer to document your designs
• Prerequisites
• Successful completion of the Expedition PCB
  Introduction course or adequate experience using
  Expedition PCB. With the Expedition PCB
  Introduction course, instructor permission is
  required.

• Delivery Methods
• Live Online Training
• public and private
• Traditional Classroom
• public and private

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HyperLynx Advanced High Speed PCB Analysis
DELIVERY DURATION
Traditional 3
Live Online 5

• Course Overview
• This course will help you understand the
  application of HyperLynx SI to solve real world
  signal integrity problems. It covers two design
  areas in both pre and post layout
  source-synchronous design analysis and SERDES
  design analysis.
• You will learn how to
• Explore and differentiate DDRx and SERDES
  designs
• Apply signal integrity concepts to DDRx and
  SERDES designs
• Analyze DDRx memory interface for signal
  integrity in pre-layout phase
• Analyze crosstalk for single-ended and
  differential nets in DDRx designs
• Perform timing analysis for DDRx memory
  interface
• Set up and use DDRx wizard for post-layout
  analysis of DDRx memory interface
• Generate Eye Diagrams in HyperLynx
• Analyze loss for various configurations of
  SERDES channels in pre-layout phase
• Perform post-layout analysis of SERDES channels
• Use Fast Eye Diagram wizard for SERDES channels
• Prerequisites
• Familiarity with high-speed PCB concepts
• Familiarity with the use of HyperLynx software.
  Taking basic HyperLynx Signal Integrity class is
  preferred

• Delivery Methods
• Live Online Training
• public and private
• Traditional Classroom
• public and private

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HyperLynx Analog
DELIVERY DURATION
Traditional 2
Live Online 3

• Course Overview
• This course combines lectures and hands-on
  exercises to introduce you to the basic and
  advanced features/concepts of analog simulation
  using HyperLynx Analog. You will use the powerful
  waveform tool EZwave to view and analyze the
  results of their simulation. Eldo Spice simulator
  is used as the simulation engine in this class.
• You will learn how to
• Navigate and use HLA environment for both
  design and simulation of your analog circuits
• Control and set up simulation for different
  types of circuit analysis (e.g. frequency
  domain, time domain, statistical analysis, etc.)
• Use Eldo commands as well as HLA user interface
  to set up and perform simulation
• Use the waveform tool (EZwave) and its waveform
  calculator for analysis of your simulation
  results
• Prerequisites
• Familiarity with DxDesigner schematic capture
  tool (preferably 2007.x version)

• Delivery Methods
• Live Online Training
• public and private
• Traditional Classroom
• public and private

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HyperLynx Signal Integrity Analysis
DELIVERY DURATION
Traditional 2
Live Online 4

• Course OverviewThe HyperLynx Signal Integrity
  Analysis course will help you understand basic
  signal integrity, crosstalk, EMI concepts, and
  pre and post-layout stages of the design process.
• You will learn how to
• Create and simulate LineSim cell-based and
  free-from schematics
• Investigate termination strategies
• Investigate stackup strategies
• Translate design databases
• Identify debug SI and crosstalk issues
• Read eye diagrams and how to specify a mask
• Simulate EMC and evaluate the results
• Assign models and component values
• Evaluate SI and crosstalk issues
• Translate PCB layout databases
• Run BoardSim interactively and in batch mode
• Run BoardSim for both single and multi-board
  projects
• Evaluate batch mode simulation reports to
  identify potential problems
• Prerequisites
• Familiarity with high-speed PCB concepts

• Delivery Methods
• Live Online Training
• public and private
• Traditional Classroom
• public and private

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HyperLynx Power Integrity AnalysisPart 1

• Course OverviewThe HyperLynx Power Integrity
  Analysis course will help you understand the
  basic concepts of power distribution and delivery
  on a PCB, power integrity simulation,
  identification of power distribution problems on
  your PCB, and fixing these problems early in the
  design cycle.
• You will learn how to
• Create and simulate a Power Distribution
  Network (PDN) in LineSim
• Set up and run DC Drop Power Analysis in
  LineSim and BoardSim
• Set up and run Decoupling Analysis in LineSim
• Set up and run Plane Noise Analysis in LineSim
• Set up and run Power Integrity/SI co-simulation
  in LineSim
• Extract Via and PDN models in LineSim for use
  in various simulation environments
• Evaluate the results of different types of
  analysis and identify the potential hot spots
  in PowerScope, TouchStone Viewer, and Digital
  Oscilloscope graphical tools
• Modify the PDN to fix the potential problems
• Prerequisites
• Familiarity with high-speed PCB design concepts
• Familiarity with HyperLynx user interface is
  recommended

DELIVERY DURATION
Traditional 1
Live Online 2

• Delivery Methods
• Live Online Training
• public and private
• Traditional Classroom
• public and private

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I/O Designer
DELIVERY DURATION
Traditional 2
Live Online 4

• Course OverviewAs the FPGA devices grew larger,
  it is harder to maintain consistency between the
  FPGA and PCB design flows. I/O Designer bridges
  the gap between the two design flows. This course
  teaches you how to manage the data and monitor
  the changes between the two design flows while
  maintaining consistency. Both the lectures and
  hands-on labs provide you with skills necessary
  to use the tool efficiently in the design
  process.
• You will learn how to
• Use I/O Designer in different design scenarios
• Create an I/O Designer database
• Assign signals read in from a HDL file to the
  FPGA device pins
• Do automatic unraveling of signals and buses
  based on the PCB floorplan
• Create symbols using different fracturing
  schemes
• Export the created symbols to a schematic tool
• Update and synchronize the changes between the
  two design flows
• Manage the database in a team design using
  version control mechanisms
• Prerequisites
• A general understanding of PCB and FPGA design
  flows
• Knowledge of schematic capture and PCB layout.
  Preferably DxDesigner and Expedition.

• Delivery Methods
• Live Online Training
• public and private
• Traditional Classroom
• public and private

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Library Manager for DxDesigner to Expedition PCB
Flow
DELIVERY DURATION
Traditional 5
Live Online 7

• Course Overview
• Well-maintained and consistent libraries are the
  keys to efficient design work in Expedition PCB.
  The "Library Manager for DxDesigner to Expedition
  PCB Flow" course will give you the skills
  necessary to create, protect, add to, and change
  the different data types in your Central Library.
  The lecture modules discuss the Central Library
  philosophy as well as how to use the Library
  Manager tools, and how to best interface library
  objects into your design process. Hands-on
  exercises reinforce the lecture topics as you
  create a small library of symbols, parts, and
  cells from scratch.
• You will learn how to
• Start a new Central Library and copy elements
  between libraries
• Create partitions and set up partition search
  order schemes
• Control default text properties and create
  custom properties
• Create symbols for use in DxDesigner schematics
  
• Create padstacks for use in Expedition PCB and
  the Cell Editor
• Create cells to represent the part footprint
  and physical characteristics in Expedition PCB
• Integrate symbols and cells together to define
  parts (PDBs) for Expedition PCB
• Maintain Expedition PCB layout templates
• Configure DxDatabook and use to support
  DxDesigner and Expedition PCB
• Import logical and physical reuse blocks into a
  Central Library
• Prerequisites
• DxDesigner Schematic Capture for Expedition PCB
  course is recommended
• Expedition PCB Introduction course is
  recommended

• Delivery Methods
• Live Online Training
• public and private
• Traditional Classroom
• public and private

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Signal Integrity and High-Speed Methodology
DELIVERY DURATION
Traditional 3
Live Online N/A

• Course Overview
• Learn the methodology, techniques and processes
  that have enabled the World's foremost electronic
  design companies to pioneer leading edge designs.
  Signal Integrity and High Speed Methodology will
  teach you to make quality digital designs and
  printed circuit boards through knowledge of
  signal integrity. The lecture modules address
  transmission lines and their effects on digital
  circuitry and printed circuit boards. Industry
  expert instructor, Rod Strange, will lead you
  through detailed examples from real-world designs
  to demonstrate the necessity of understanding
  signal integrity issues and applying sound signal
  integrity principles to your designs.
• You will learn how to
• Understand transmission lines and their effect
  on digital circuitry
• Appreciate the importance of printed circuit
  boards drivers, receivers, Zo, Zdiff, stackup
• Understand Quality board designs
• Explain Termination, topology, timing,
  parasitics, etc.
• Understand Crosstalk understanding and
  preventing
• Work with Differential pair termination,
  routing, timing, EMI
• Understand Clock distribution, high speed
  busses, ground bounce
• Explain Reference planes ground, power, Return
  to Roadmap currents, splits
• Understand High speed layout vias, connectors,
  capacitors, losses
• Discuss Testing issues equipment, probes, test
  points
• Know Models SPICE, IBIS, drivers, receivers,
  simulators and accuracy
• Do PCB simulations that detect signal integrity
  problems before fabrication
• Prerequisites
• None

• Understand High speed layout vias,
  connectors, capacitors, losses
• Discuss testing issues equipment, probes,
  test points
• Know Models SPICE, IBIS, drivers, receivers,
  simulators and accuracy
• Do PCB simulations that detect signal
  integrity problems before fabrication

• Delivery Methods
• Traditional Classroom
• public and private

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On-Site Mentoring

• The optimal learning experience!
• Helping to
• Reduce ramp-up time
• Increase proficiency
• Incorporate best practices
• Students learn by doing
• In customers environment
• On customers data
• Within customers design flow
• Under the guidance of industry experts

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On-Site Mentoring

• Customized to individual requirements
• Customer chosen learning objective(s)
• Process improvement
• Competitive edge
• Adapting to advanced technologies
• New tool adoption
• Accelerated one-on-one instruction
• From complete classes to specific modules
• Tool migration
• Team based facilitation
• Meet critical project milestones working
  side-by-side with an experienced Mentor Graphics
  coach
• Environment deployment
• Product install setup
• Platform transition
• License environment planning
• System Administration training
• Customized projects

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Live Online Training

• Real time instructor led training via web and
  conference line
• Same material covered as in traditional classroom
• Lectures
• Labs
• 3- way participation
• Teacher Student Student
  Teacher Student Student
• Public and private classes available
• Benefits
• Cost effective delivery option
• Eliminate travel costs
• Allow students to attend the same class from
  multiple time zones
• Students learn at their desk
• Sensitive to students daily business and personal
  responsibilities

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Live Online Training Delivery Framework

• Class delivery over extended schedule
• Lectures limited to 2 hours per day
• Lectures approximately 45-60 minutes each
• Breaks provided between lectures
• Lab exercises 2 hours per day interspersed
  between lectures
• Instructor readily available for questions
• Pre-work and homework may be assigned
• One hour get to know you prior to beginning of
  class
• Student assessment at end of labs

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Live Online Training Delivery Tools

• WebEx
• White board
• Sharing applications/desktops
• Use included tools to keep students engaged
• Global Crossing for voice
• ACE Virtual Machine for lab environment
• Use mgctraining.com to distribute student
  materials
• Flash Paper version of manual
• Lab data
• Lab environment with installation instructions
• Other support material
• Assessment server to administer quiz after lab

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What I hear, I forget what I see, I
remember but what I do, I understand
Confucius 451 BC