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hour when using ODB++." According to
Streamline, manufacturers are adopting it to overcome the limitations of the simpler Gerber format. DownStream Technologies calls ODB++ "the defacto standard for intelligent data exchange in EDA" In 2002, Dana Korf of Sanmina/SCI called ODB++ "the prevalent non-Gerber format." Kent Balius of Viasystems, states of ODB++ "...really we don’t need anything else."
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or cost. In addition, the format specification of v7, an older version, is now openly available without the need for NDA. Membership of the ODB++ Solutions
Alliance is free of charge and open to anybody who registers. A no-charge ODB++ Viewer and other software utilities are available to registrants.
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Alliance have been accepted without reservation
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table. Some companies that have adopted the ODB++ format are advocates for its use. Streamline
Circuits reports that ODB++ provides much greater efficiency than the competing Gerber format, stating that "an 8-layer printed circuit board can take up to 5 hours to plan and tool using Gerber and only 1
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and fabrication data. The data for all these different aspects is stored in a collection of separate files within a specified hierarchy of file folders. For simplified archiving and transmission the collection is usually packed in a single archive-file that preserves the file structure, for example
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National Electronics Manufacturing Initiative (NEMI; an industry body, subsequently renamed International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative, iNEMI) after a two-year mediation effort between the GenCAM and ODB++ camps. Companies that
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364:. But in fact adoption to date has been minimal. As a result, and as detailed below, the industry is still divided. Late 2014 Gerber X2 was introduced which added attributes ("intelligence") to the Gerber format in a compatible way, converting Gerber to a second generation format.
413:"...Demonstrate a customer need for this integration through references from mutual customers. Provide a recommendation from a Mentor Graphics product division or demonstrate the incremental value of this integration to both Mentor Graphics and the partner company."
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Valor was founded in 1992 and it released ODB in 1995. It added the ++ suffix when component names were added in 1997. The XML version was developed beginning 2000, and ended in 2008 with the donation to IPC. Valor was acquired by Mentor in 2010.
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689:, Richard Goering, Cadence Design Systems blog, October 2, 2011 on the panel session "Data Transfer in the 21st Century," PCB West conference, Santa Clara, California, September 29, 2011
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for performing this transfer. Other formats are compared and contrasted below. After the bare board is manufactured, the electronic components are placed and soldered, for example by
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ODB++ can handle all the specifications surrounding a PCB – i.e. not only the basic dimensions and the layout of conducting layers and drill data, but optionally also material
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onto which the semiconductor and other components are mechanically and electrically connected by soldering. These PCBs are designed using a
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in 2016) as the job description format for their CAM system.
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1544:"Improving CAD to CAM Data Transfer: A Practical Approach"
596:"Mentor Graphics Acquires Valor Computerized Systems, Ltd"
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408:. The application form used to include a requirement to:
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IPC-2581 Consortium press office (September 27, 2011).
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893:"A Short History of Electronic Data Formats"
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1951:"FAQ 7: What is the history of OpenAccess?"
1831:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
1518:"Resources | ODB++ Solutions Alliance"
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1258:. Streamline Circuits. August 2011.
1223:"ODB++ Solutions Alliance: Partners"
703:"ODB++ / GenCAM Convergence Project"
573:from the original on 6 December 2011
524:Santarini, Mike (January 22, 2002).
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1883:magazine, Mike Buetow, 24 June 2011
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569:. Artwork Conversion Software Inc.
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1492:. Mentor Graphics. December 2010.
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602:. Mentor Graphics. 18 March 2010.
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1846:Mike Buetow (28 September 2011).
1551:Journal of the HKPCA, Issue No.40
1487:"ODB++ SPECIFICATION Version 7.0"
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1579:Karel Tavernier (January 2013).
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1357:. Mentor Graphics. August 2011.
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828:"EDA: Where Electronics Begins"
713:from the original on 2012-01-27
654:Andy Shaughnessy (2000-10-20).
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1899:Printed Circuit Design and Fab
1893:Buetow, Mike (23 March 2012).
1881:Printed Circuit Design and Fab
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1042:Editors, D. E. (2020-05-19).
768:Mike Santarini (2000-10-20).
328:ODB++: proven but proprietary
1895:"Mentor to Support IPC-2581"
1581:"Kick-Starting a Revolution"
1163:"PCB tools supporting ODB++"
891:Mike Buetow (28 June 2011).
251:with test points, component
217:computer-aided manufacturing
173:which was later acquired by
62:, Valor Computerized Systems
1318:"ODB++ Users' Testimonials"
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940:"ODB++ File Hierarchy Tree"
72:; 27 years ago
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1981:"Si2 OA Coalition Members"
374:Comparison of EDA packages
335:: not widely used but open
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2029:"FUJIKO for board design"
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1441:"Comment on O is for...?"
770:"Camps eye CAD-CAM unity"
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2067:ODB++ File Viewer Online
2061:ODB++ Solutions Alliance
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406:non-disclosure agreement
225:SMT placement equipment
58:since 2016, previously
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1127:"Gerber version 2 FAQ"
920:Cite journal requires
468:Cadence Design Systems
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1193:"ODB++ Data Exchange"
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163:printed circuit board
707:PCB Standards: Forum
180:ODB stands for open
91:Release 8.1 Update 4
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1961:on 10 November 2011
1588:PCB Design Magazine
1386:. Mentor Graphics.
1048:Digital Engineering
980:on January 19, 2013
536:on January 22, 2013
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