Free Software Starter Kit & Web-Based Services Offered

Unlimited access to firm’s extensive Web-based technical resources is provided to all designers, engineers, and engineering managers. The company is offering designers a free Software Starter Kit, as well as free access to its OrCAD Design Network. Users can also chat and share design ideas and data with other engineers in real-time, and subscribe to TechTips, the firm’s free technical e-mail news service. At the firm’s website, users can also obtain a copy of the new OrCAD Software Starter Kit, featuring Release 9 product line. The kit includes full-featured versions of the company’s products, including: OrCAD Capture CIS for schematic design and component information management; OrCAD Layout Plus for PCB layout and routing; OrCAD Express for both programmable logic and PCB system design; and OrCAD PSpice A/D for design and simulation of analog and mixed-signal circuits.