Announcing Power Analyzer for Altium Designer, by Keysight Technologies
Keysight Technologies and Altium have teamed up to bring you a new Altium Designer Extension for DC power integrity analysis. Power Analyzer by Keysight brings sophisticated DC power analysis to the PCB editor in Altium Designer without the need for expensive prototypes, complicated tools or specialized skills.
Analyze your power network with a click
No lab coat required
Easily check power system reliability
Your one-stop design and review solution
With just a few clicks, you can quickly assess power integrity in your PCB: Analyze - Modify - Analyze without leaving the PCB editor.
Navigate to the Updates page from the Extensions and Updates window to install and evaluate this new analysis extension.
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