It provides engineers with a tool for designing simple or complex, multilayer PCBs.

CADSTAR spans schematic capture, variant management, placement, automatic and high-speed routing, signal integrity, power integrity, EMC analysis, design rule checks and production of manufacturing data.

Originally developed by U.K. PCB vendor Racal-Redac, CADSTAR has been part of the Zuken product portfolio since its acquisition in 1994.

[1] The software is developed at Zuken's Technology Centre, ZTC in Bristol, United Kingdom.

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