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EMA Webinar: Maximize Your Design Productivity in OrCAD X and Allegro X
September 26, 2024 | EMA Design AutomationEstimated reading time: Less than a minute
Learn how the extensible environment in Cadence OrCAD X and Allegro X is being used to enhance and customize the PCB design flow in a webinar held by EMA on Tuesday, October 1st, 2024 @ 11am ET.
What You Will Learn:
- See how the powerful SKILL framework in PCB Editor can be used to create countless time-saving routines and utilities.
- Explore how you can leverage pre-build utilities designed to drastically improve your productivity
- Learn how you can speed up tedious yet important tasks like documentation and drafting as well as integrate support for newer technologies like stretch flex and AOI technologies
- Explore around 50 FloWare utilities built to help you get more done faster
Join special guest, Rolf Nick from FlowCAD.
Visit the EMA Acadamy webpage to learn more and register for the event.
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