Power Integrations and SnapMagic Collaborate to Advance Power Supply Design Automation
06 October 2023 - 12:03AM
Business Wire
From PSU specification to PCB layout in
minutes using PI Expert and SnapMagic
Power Integrations (NASDAQ: POWI), the leader in high-voltage
integrated circuits (IC)s for energy-efficient power conversion,
and SnapMagic, a company that’s redefining how electronics are
designed by streamlining the design flow, today announced that PI
Expert™, Power Integrations’ robust, online design tool, now
features schematic and netlist export, made possible by SnapMagic’s
new schematic export technology.
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From PSU specification to PCB layout in
minutes using Power Integrations' PI Expert and SnapMagic (Photo:
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Based on specifications input by the user, PI Expert
automatically generates a complete power supply schematic utilizing
Power Integrations’ power-conversion ICs, including a custom
magnetics design. Previously, the automated tool flow covered
everything up to full circuit optimization, but required manual
transcription into a CAD package to facilitate simulations and
physical layout. The new export capability ensures a fast and
seamless transfer of the design, including symbols, footprints, 3D
models and electrical netlist into one of four popular PCB CAD
tools. Cadence OrCAD, Altium, Autodesk Eagle / Fusion360 and KiCad
are currently supported.
Trevor Hiatt, director of channel marketing at Power
Integrations, said: "Eliminating the need to manually create or
download symbols, draw a schematic and then port those files into a
PCB layout tool will save time, reduce transcription errors and,
importantly, assist with version control and traceability. The
schematic is laid out in a consistent format and optimized for
readability on the industry-standard 0.1 inch format.”
Natasha Baker, CEO and Founder at SnapMagic, added: “Power
Integrations has created an extraordinary power supply design tool.
By pairing it with SnapMagic’s CAD expertise, we’ve made it
possible to export schematics in real time, obliterating the old
timelines and freeing engineers to do what they do best - innovate.
We’re not just saving engineers weeks; we’re changing the game
entirely.”
Wayne Stambaugh, KiCad Project Leader at KiCad, affirmed: “I
believe that accelerating the product development process while
ensuring design success is great for our community. It is exciting
to see the product PI Expert and SnapMagic have developed by
offering native schematic export for our KiCad users.”
PI Expert Online is a web-based program that takes designers’
power supply specifications and automatically generates a power
conversion solution, providing everything necessary to build and
test a working prototype. It includes a ‘ready-to-build’
Transformer Construction Report, winding instructions, electrical
and mechanical diagrams, BOMs (bill of materials) and board layout
recommendations. No download or installation is required. PI Expert
Schematic Export is compatible with user-defined custom components,
and exported schematic files contain a readme text file providing
step-by-step instructions for opening in the desired CAD tool. For
more information, please watch this video.
SnapMagic created the schematic export capability within PI
Expert, which helps engineers speed up the process of designing
with their chosen components and removes manual errors. To get
started, engineers simply select File > Export Schematic and
then select their PCB format of choice. SnapMagic’s schematic
translator then provides the completed schematic including
schematic symbols and PCB footprints for a seamless flow. In
addition to the schematic export, CAD models for select Power
Integrations components can also be downloaded on the main
SnapMagic Search website, previously known as SnapEDA.
About Power Integrations
Power Integrations, Inc. is a leading innovator in semiconductor
technologies for high-voltage power conversion. The company’s
products are key building blocks in the clean-power ecosystem,
enabling the generation of renewable energy as well as the
efficient transmission and consumption of power in applications
ranging from milliwatts to megawatts. For more information, please
visit www.power.com.
About SnapMagic
SnapMagic isn't just another suite of tools; it's a revolution
in electronics design. With three core innovations—SnapMagic
Search, SnapMagic Copilot, and SnapMagic Store—we're reimagining
how engineers work, create, and source. Born as SnapEDA and now
evolved, SnapMagic Search is the trusted CAD model search engine
for over 1.5 million professionals. SnapMagic Design is the
industry's first AI copilot, fine-tuned to amplify engineers'
productivity right within their existing tools. Built on a robust
CAD library that includes schematic symbols, PCB footprints,
reference designs, and 3D models, we're not just speeding up the
design process; we're redefining what's possible in electronics
design. Discover more at www.snapmagic.com.
Power Integrations, the Power Integrations logo and PI Expert
are trademarks, service marks or registered trademarks of Power
Integrations, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owner.
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PI Media Contact Linda Williams Power Integrations
(408)-414-9837 linda.williams@power.com
Press Agency Contact Nick Foot BWW Communications
+44-1491-636 393 nick.foot@bwwcomms.com
SnapMagic Media Contact Ana Trujillo SnapMagic
(844)-625-8890 anatrujillo@snapmagic.com
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