Speedstack Upcoming Features November Richard Attrill Copyright Polar Instruments 2013

2 New Features New Copy / Paste Material Properties option A new option has been introduced to copy existing material properties and then paste them to other multiple selected materials within the stack up. This provides a method to very quickly exchange materials within the stack. For instance, swapping all prepregs from one type to another. Very powerful, especially useful for high layer count stack ups Copyright Polar Instruments 2013

3 New Features New Copy / Paste Material Properties option (continued) New ‘Copy / Paste Material Properties’ options. Copy Material Properties Paste Material Properties Copyright Polar Instruments 2013

4 New Features Step 1: Select existing material and Copy Material Properties Select an existing material, in this case the Prepreg 1080 between layers 1 and 2 Select the Copy Material Properties toolbar option The Prepreg 1080 properties (attributes) are recorded Copyright Polar Instruments 2013

5 New Features Step 2: Select materials and Paste Material Properties Select existing materials, in this example six sheets of prepreg materials (3080 and 1651) between layers 3 and 6 Select the Paste Material Properties toolbar option Copyright Polar Instruments 2013

6 New Features Step 2: Select materials and Paste Material Properties (cont’d) Chose which properties you would like to paste to the selected materials. For this example all Property Groups have been selected. Selecting Apply will update all the selected materials within the stack with the previously recorded material, for this case the Prepreg Copyright Polar Instruments 2013

7 New Features Step 3: Review the stack up Review the stack up changes. When changing multiple materials simultaneously it is important to review the stack up. It may be necessary to recalculate impedance structures especially if dielectric height and copper thickness parameters have changed. Copyright Polar Instruments 2013

8 New Features Drill enhancements – new ‘Laser (Stacked)’ option A new ‘Laser (Stacked)’ option has been introduced that automatically adds stack vias to the stack up in a single operation. Previously, it was necessary to add each via individually. Copyright Polar Instruments 2013

9 New Features Drill enhancements – new ‘Laser (Stacked)’ option (cont’d) The completed stack up with stacked laser vias. Copyright Polar Instruments 2013

10 New Features Drill enhancements – now retains properties The drill properties are now retained between each ‘Add Drill’ operation. This speeds up the process of adding drills, especially when multiple drills of the same type are being added to the stack up. Copyright Polar Instruments 2013

11 New Features Drill enhancements – new ‘Delete All Drills’ option Delete all drills on the stack up in a single operation Copyright Polar Instruments 2013

12 New Features Target thickness – tolerance in percentage or absolute This option has been enhanced to support both percentage and absolute tolerances Copyright Polar Instruments 2013

13 New Features Stack Up Wizard – enhancements when in Material Library mode Stack Up Thickness (with and without solder mask) calculated as soon as materials are chosen from the Material Library. It is now easy to monitor the overall stack up thickness within the Stack Up Wizard option Material selection enhanced. It is now possible to select multiple sheets of Prepreg that will be placed between each Foil / Core within the stack up New symmetrical mode option, enables quick selection of planes and mixed layers Copyright Polar Instruments 2013

14 New Features Stack Up Wizard – enhancements when in Material Library mode This is the 8 layer stack up created by the new wizard Copyright Polar Instruments 2013

15 New Features Library Mode / Virtual Material Mode Library Mode – uses real materials to generate stack ups by referencing the Speedstack material library. This method provides an absolute definition of the stack up down to the exact materials used in the build. Virtual Material Mode – uses ‘virtual’ materials to generate stack ups. This is useful for exploring design options before committing to real materials. Copyright Polar Instruments 2013

16 New Features Symmetry mode – current mode highlight improved Symmetry mode on Symmetry mode off Copyright Polar Instruments 2013

17 New Features Toolbar options and menu entry enhancements Materials are now grouped into rigid / flex / other Rigid Materials Other Materials Flex Materials Copyright Polar Instruments 2013

18 New Features Toolbar options and menu entry enhancements (continued) All stack up editing options now available when Controlled Impedance structures already exist on the stack up ‘Rebuild and Calculate’ option Controlled Impedance tab selected When the Controlled Impedance tab is selected, all stack up editing options are now enabled. Users may now make changes to a stack that has existing structures and then recalculate the structures using the ‘Rebuild and Calculate’ option Copyright Polar Instruments 2013

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