Altium Designer 16.0.8 Altium Limited, a global leader in Electronic Design Automation, native 3D PCB design systems (Altium Designer) and embedded software development toolkits (TASKING), has released the 16.0 version of its professional printed circuit board (PCB) and electronic system level design software, Altium Designer. Altium Designer 16 demonstrates the continuing commitment by Altium to produce software and solutions that increase productivity and reduce user stress during challenging electronics design projects. It reflects Altium’s commitment to supporting customer success by delivering products that customers both want and need. In keeping with these objectives, Altium Designer 16 includes powerful new enhancements for designing the next generation of high-speed printed circuit boards, and keeping up with the leading trends in industry with support for new fabrication output standards. Each release of Altium Designer continues the process of keeping you plugged into a continuous stream of new features, technologies and enhancements, designed to make it easier for you to create your next generation electronics designs. Key feature highlights - 3D STEP Model Generation in IPC Wizard - Alternate Components in the BOM - Panelization - Embedded Board Array Enhancements - Improved Violation Feedback - Design Rules Enhancements - Differential Pair Routing Improvements - PADS Logic Exporter Extension - Single 'Master' Control to Work Offline - Enhancements to PDF 3D Export - Pin-Package Delay Support - Net Color Synchronization - Dynamic Display of Clearance Boundaries During Routing - Add Hole Tolerance - Smart Component Placement - Technology Aware xSignals Wizard - Improvements to Same-Net Clearance Rule - Static Simulation Probes