Design Rule Checking. Current Challenges Approached With HyperLynx DRC

The technology invades out life every day. The constantly increasing comfort, the better quality of life that we have been meeting for the last decade are strongly based on the everyday equipment that we use and rely on. The Internet of Things concept brings on the discussion small parts and even smaller boards than even the parts should populate. The problem of space on the printed circuit boards correlated with higher frequency of the signals moved around the project defines specific high-speed issues represented by the crosstalk, overshoots, undershoots, reflections etc. The electrical signal geometry is suffering transformations and eventually the whole project might fail. Such high-speed issues might be avoided if rules are set before the routing process or accurate verifications are run. This paper is focused on how HyperLynx DRC from Mentor Graphics can point out design problems at the virtual prototype of the printed circuit board. It is superior to the regular design rule checker build in any printed circuit board solution.