Creating a Differential Pair in Cadence PCB Editor
What is a differential pair?
A differential pair is a pair of traces that together carry a signal …
Creating a Ground Plane in Cadence PCB Editor
What is a ground plane?
A ground plane is a large area of copper in a printed circuit board design …
Creating a Rubout in Cadence PCB Editor
How do I create a rubout in Cadence?
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First, make sure you have placed all of the components on …
Creating Custom Footprints
You can try to find existing footprints for components, but most components will require custom …
Exporting Gerber files from Cadence PCB Editor
What is a Gerber file?
A Gerber file (also known as artwork) is a 2-D graphical representation of a …
Exporting Solder Mask Layers from Cadence PCB Editor
What is a solder mask?
Solder mask is the thin polymer layer that is applied to a printed circuit …
Finding existing PCB footprints for Cadence PCB Editor
Where can I find a list of existing PCB footprints for Cadence PCB Editor?
While Cadence does have …
Getting Started with Cadence PCB Editor
What is a printed circuit board (PCB)?
See the What is a Printed Circuit Board? page for more …
