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Altair PollEx: Revolutionizing PCB Design and Analysis
In today’s high-speed electronics industry, Printed Circuit Board (PCB) design demands speed, accuracy, and error-free integration among teams. Altair PollEx is a robust, easy-to-use Electronic Design Automation (EDA) solution tailor-made for PCB design and analysis in today’s times. Developed by Altair, the global leader in simulation-driven design, PollEx brings electrical, mechanical, and manufacturing engineers together in PCB design and development like never before.
What is Altair PollEx?
Altair PollEx is an industry-leading PCB design review and analysis solution that bridges the gap between electrical design and manufacturing. Unlike traditional EDA tools that are fragmented and heavy, PollEx unifies electrical, mechanical, and thermal design data in a single platform. This ensures high quality board design assurance, early error detection, and accelerated time to market.
From creating complex PCBs for automotive, telecom, consumer electronics, or aerospace products, PollEx provides a suite of tools that enhance productivity, accuracy, and product performance.
Main Features of Altair PollEx
- Design Review and Collaboration
PollEx enables cross-disciplinary collaboration with a single platform in which users can access and view PCB designs in a neutral, normalized format. ECAD tool design data like Altium Designer, Cadence Allegro, Mentor Graphics, and Zuken CR-8000 can be imported and viewed in PollEx without data loss or incompatibility. - Electrical and Signal Integrity Analysis
PollEx has sophisticated pre- and post-layout Signal Integrity (SI) analysis capabilities. The engineers can visualize the behavior of high-speed signals and identify issues such as crosstalk, impedance discontinuity, or reflections before they become problems in the physical prototype. - Design for Manufacturability (DFM)
Manufacturing issues are among the most significant causes of costly PCB redesigns. PollEx offers DFM analysis tools that automatically detect faults in solder mask alignment, silkscreen position, drill-to-copper spacing, and more. This reduces the risk of failure in fabrication and assembly. - Thermal and Power Integrity
Thermal management is crucial for high-performance PCBs. PollEx has thermal analysis capabilities that enable engineers to simulate heat dissipation across the board. It also provides Power Integrity (PI) analysis for power distribution network optimization and minimization of voltage drop. - Rule Check Automation
PollEx incorporates a library of design rule checks (DRC) and also supports user-defined rules, allowing teams to automate electrical, mechanical, and manufacturing constraint checks. Not only is time saved, but consistent design quality is also ensured. PollEx has the advantage of being multi-vendor compatible.
PollEx interfaces to a wide range of EDA formats and is therefore appropriate for teams using different PCB design tools. It offers a vendor-neutral collaboration point and does not necessitate standardization on a single vendor.
✅ Reduced Development Time
By detecting design issues early in the development cycle, PollEx saves costly respins and reduces the product development cycle. With its easy-to-use interface, onboarding is fast and painless.
✅ Enterprise Scalability
Altair PollEx is scalable organizationally. From a small design team to a multinational OEM, PollEx offers flexible, customizable workflows to suit your development process.
✅ Integrated Workflow
PollEx is easily integrated with other Altair solutions such as Altair HyperWorks, Altair SimLab, and Altair One, providing a complete simulation and data management ecosystem.
Industries That Benefit from PollEx
Automotive: With EVs and ADAS on the rise, automotive PCBs are more complex than ever. PollEx ensures high reliability and regulatory compliance.
Consumer Electronics: From IoT products to phones, PollEx enables rapid prototyping and minimum design.
Aerospace and Defense: Mission-critical systems require rigorous verification, which PollEx helps with simulation and rule checking.
Industrial Equipment: Ensure rugged, thermally stable PCBs for robotics and industrial automation.
Final Thoughts
Altair PollEx is more than a PCB viewer but an enterprise platform for PCB design validation, analysis, and collaboration. It enables teams to release faster, fault-free designs with confidence, while integrating seamlessly with existing ECAD tools and enterprise systems.
No matter if you are battling with thermal management, signal integrity, or manufacturability, Altair PollEx possesses the intelligence and the tools necessary to assist you in overcoming them. With the ease of use, broad format support, and high-powered analysis, it’s no surprise PollEx is becoming a solution of choice for organizations that won’t compromise on innovation.
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