WO2014041665A1 - プリント基板設計検証システム、プリント基板設計検証方法及び記録媒体 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a printed circuit board design verification system, a printed circuit board design verification method, and a recording medium, and is preferably applied to a printed circuit board design verification system, a printed circuit board design verification method, and a recording medium that verify current density in a current path of the printed circuit board. It is a thing.
- the printed circuit board plays a role of physically and electrically connecting semiconductor components such as an integrated circuit (IC: Integrated ⁇ Circuit) and a large-scale integrated circuit (LSI: Large Scale Integration) by soldering.
- semiconductor components such as an integrated circuit (IC: Integrated ⁇ Circuit) and a large-scale integrated circuit (LSI: Large Scale Integration) by soldering.
- IC integrated circuit
- LSI Large Scale Integration
- the power supply circuit of the printed circuit board uses a copper foil plane as a current path, and the current density flowing through the copper foil plane is defined by an allowable range at the design stage.
- the power supply copper foil plane may be reduced to add wiring. If the copper foil plane is reduced too much, the copper foil plane will be reduced. There is a possibility that the current density flowing through will exceed the design value.
- the wiring density of the printed circuit board has increased and the current path has become more complex, the situation in which the current density exceeds the design value due to the reduction of the solid copper foil is increasing.
- the copper foil is not used until the parts are placed on the printed circuit board and the device equipped with the printed circuit board is in operation. You will notice an excess of current density through the solid. In this case, the printed circuit board must be redesigned and remanufactured, resulting in rework.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a printed circuit board test for supporting an efficient actual measurement test for the printed circuit board. A support device is described.
- the printed circuit board test support apparatus described in Patent Document 1 specifies a wiring pattern having a high degree of importance that can cause significant problems during a measurement test based on the degree of deterioration of signal characteristics. It is characterized by narrowing down the wiring patterns to support efficient measurement tests.
- the printed circuit board test support device described in Patent Document 1 supports the actual measurement test of the printed circuit board after manufacture, if an abnormality is found, the printed circuit board needs to be redesigned and remanufactured. There was a problem that nothing changed.
- the printed circuit board test support apparatus described in Patent Document 1 uses a change in characteristic impedance in a wiring pattern or crosstalk generated in the wiring pattern as a method for specifying a wiring pattern having high importance. There is a problem that it cannot be applied to the use of verifying the change of the current density in the current path.
- the present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and intends to propose a printed circuit board design verification system, a printed circuit board design verification method, and a recording medium that reduce the overall process time required for printed circuit board design. is there.
- printed circuit board design data indicating data determined before and after the printed circuit board design stage and printed circuit board manufacturing data indicating data necessary for manufacturing the printed circuit board are provided.
- the storage unit to store the input data, and the data stored in the storage unit the current density in the current path when the printed circuit board is manufactured is calculated, and the calculated current density is referred to
- the design verification unit acquires data stored in the data storage unit, and searches for a current path in the printed circuit board after manufacture based on the acquired data.
- the current value flowing through each copper foil plane forming the wiring in the searched current path is determined, the copper foil solid current path indicating the current path in each copper foil plane is determined, and the current value determined for each copper foil plane And based on the copper foil solid current path, calculate the current density in each copper foil solid, determine whether the calculated current density does not exceed the allowable range of the design value, wiring with copper foil solid that does not meet the criteria of determination.
- a printed circuit board design by a printed circuit board design verification system for verifying whether the current density in the current path when the printed circuit board is manufactured does not exceed an allowable range defined as a design value.
- a verification method in which a printed circuit board design verification system manufactures a printed circuit board based on an input unit to which data is input, a data storage unit for storing data, and data stored in the data storage unit
- a printed circuit board that includes a design verification unit that verifies the current density in the path and an output unit that outputs a verification result by the design verification unit, and the input unit indicates data determined by a stage after the design of the printed circuit board
- Data input for entering design data and printed circuit board manufacturing data indicating data required for printed circuit board manufacturing
- a data storage step for storing the data input to the data storage unit, a data acquisition step for the design verification unit to acquire the data stored in the data storage unit, and a print after manufacture based on the acquired data
- a current path search step for searching a current path on the substrate,
- the copper foil solid current path determining step for determining the copper foil solid current path indicating the current path in each copper foil solid, the current value determined in the current value determining step, and the copper determined in the copper foil solid current path determining step Based on the foil solid current path, the current density calculation step for calculating the current density in each copper foil solid, and the calculated current density is within the allowable range of the design value. And a verification result output step in which the output part outputs a wiring location that is regarded as a failed location. And a printed circuit board design verification method characterized by comprising:
- printed circuit board design data indicating data determined before and after the design stage of the printed circuit board and printed circuit board manufacturing data indicating data necessary for manufacturing the printed circuit board are provided.
- Current path search procedure for searching a current path in a printed circuit board after manufacture, and a current value determination for determining a current value flowing through each copper foil plane forming the wiring of the current path for the current path searched in the current path search procedure.
- the current density in each copper foil solid is calculated based on the copper foil solid current path determination procedure, the current value determined in the current value determination procedure, and the copper foil solid current path determined in the copper foil solid current path determination procedure. Judge the current density calculation procedure and the current density calculated by the current density calculation procedure whether it exceeds the allowable range of the design value, and reject the wiring location with copper foil solid that does not satisfy the criteria A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for executing the determination procedure is recorded is provided.
- the present invention it is possible to realize a printed circuit board design verification system, a printed circuit board design verification method, and a recording medium that reduce the overall process time required for designing a printed circuit board after the middle stage of design.
- FIG. 17 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a current path indicated by a current path table in FIG. 16 in a tree structure. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process procedure which determines the electric current value which flows into an electric current path. It is a table figure which shows an example of the current path table to which the current value of the steady current was added.
- FIG. 20 is a conceptual diagram showing a current path indicated by a current path table in FIG. 19 in a tree structure. It is a table figure which shows an example of the current path table to which the current value of abnormal current was added.
- FIG. 22 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a current path indicated by a current path table in FIG. 21 in a tree structure.
- a design authentication system is based on data determined by a stage after the middle of designing a printed circuit board and data required at the time of manufacturing the printed circuit board. Then, calculate the current density in the current path when the printed circuit board is manufactured, and based on the calculated current density, the rejected part of the wiring that generates a current density exceeding the allowable range set as the design value on the current path It is characterized by verifying whether it exists.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a design authentication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the printed circuit board design verification system 1 includes a computer 10, an input device 20, and an output device 30.
- the computer 10 is connected to the input device 20 and the output device 30 and is realized by an information processing device such as a personal computer or a server.
- the input device 20 is a mouse or a keyboard, for example, and has a function of inputting a signal corresponding to an input operation from the user to the computer 10.
- the output device 30 is, for example, a display or a printer, and has a function of outputting a processing result in the computer 10.
- the copper foil plane is an assembly of line segments and arcs, the pins on which the components are mounted are rectangular, the vias are circular, and the coordinate unit system is millimeters.
- the present invention is not limited to this.
- the computer 10 shown in FIG. 1 will be described below.
- the computer 10 includes a control unit 110 that controls each unit of the computer 10, a data storage unit 120 that stores data input from the input device 20, and a design verification unit 130 that verifies the current density in the current path of the printed circuit board. ing.
- the data storage unit 120 stores data related to the printed circuit board necessary for verification by the design verification unit 130, and the design verification unit 130 stores the data stored in the data storage unit 120 under the control of the control unit 110. The current density in the current path of the printed circuit board is verified with reference.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration example of the computer shown in FIG.
- the computer 10 shown in FIG. 2 includes a central processing unit (CPU: Central Processing Unit) 11, a main storage device 12, an auxiliary storage device 13, and an input / output interface (I / F) 14 connected by buses.
- Computer The control unit 110 in FIG. 1 corresponds to the central processing unit 11 shown in FIG. 2, and the data storage unit 120 in FIG. 1 has a storage area for storing data, and the main storage device 12 or auxiliary storage device shown in FIG. 13 corresponds to at least one of the above.
- the main storage device 12 and the auxiliary storage device 13 are computer-readable recording media on which programs are recorded.
- the input / output interface 14 is an interface for performing input / output with the outside of the computer 10, and is connected to the input device 20 and the output device 30.
- the data storage unit 120 includes, as data relating to the printed circuit board necessary for verification by the design verification unit 130, a printed circuit board design data 121, an input current value 122, a ground ( GND) A wiring name 123, a component current value 124, and a wiring current value 125 are stored.
- the printed circuit board design data 121 is data determined at the time of designing a printed circuit board to be verified, and the input current value 122, the GND wiring name 123, the component current value 124, and the wiring current value 125 are obtained when the printed circuit board is manufactured. It is an example of the data for printed circuit board manufacture which shows the required data.
- the printed circuit board design data 121 and the printed circuit board manufacturing data are preliminarily input from the input device 20 to the data storage unit 120 before the current density is verified by the design verification unit 130. Is input.
- Each data of the printed circuit board design data 121 and the printed circuit board manufacturing data is managed in a table format as described below, for example. In each table described below, unless otherwise described, the item field with the same name is described as the same description as that described for the item field first, and the description is omitted.
- Printed circuit board design data 121 is for each of the parts used or formed on the printed circuit board to be verified, component pins (also referred to as pins), copper foil plane, wiring, etc. , Name and position information are described.
- the printed circuit board design data 121 may use design data after the completion of the design. If the copper foil solid information that can specify the current path of the printed circuit board can be provided, the design data at the stage after the design is completed. May be used.
- FIG. 3 is a table for explaining an example of printed circuit board design data.
- the component data table 141 shown in FIG. 3 shows a part of the printed circuit board design data 121, and information on the components is described for each row.
- FIG. 3 shows a number column 141A in which a number for arrangement is described, a component name column 141B in which a component name is described, a pin name column 141C in which the name of a pin provided on the component is described, and the pins connected.
- the table includes a wiring name column 141D in which the name of the wiring is described, and a pin position information column 141E in which position information indicating the position of the pin is described.
- As position information described in the pin position information column 141E XY coordinates of the pins and pin arrangement layers on the printed circuit board are described.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining a pin installation surface on the printed circuit board.
- a wiring layer 202 is provided on the upper surface of the insulating layer 201 and a pin 203A is provided on the upper surface of the wiring layer 202 for one layer of the printed circuit board.
- the pins 203B are provided below the wiring layer 202 so as to penetrate the insulating substrate 201.
- the pin 203A is described as “TOP”
- the pin 203B is described as “THROUGH”.
- a pin “U1.1” is provided for the component “U1”, and the wiring name “P12V_IN” is provided for the pin. Are shown as being connected. Further, it is shown that the pin “U1.1” is provided by penetrating the insulating substrate (“THROUGH”) at the position of the XY coordinates (100, 40).
- the printed circuit board design data 121 is an example of printed circuit board design data indicating data determined before and after the design stage of the printed circuit board, but the component data table 141 actually configured by the printed circuit board design data 121 is also included. It can be said that it is an example of data determined by the stage after the design of the printed circuit board.
- the input current value 122 is a current value supplied to the printed circuit board wiring.
- 5 and 6 are table diagrams illustrating an example of the input current value table indicating the input current value.
- the input current value table 142 in FIG. 5 includes a number field 142A in which the number for organization is written, a wiring name field 142B, a steady current value field 142C, and an abnormal current value field 142D.
- the wiring name column 142B a wiring name of a printed board to which current is supplied is described.
- steady current value column 142C the maximum current value (steady current value) in a state of normal operation when the printed circuit board is applied to the apparatus after manufacture is described.
- the steady-state current value is a value used to verify whether or not inconvenience occurs in normal operation of the apparatus due to high current density in a state where the apparatus on which the printed circuit board is mounted is operating normally. .
- abnormal current value column 142D when the printed circuit board is applied to the apparatus after manufacture, a current value (abnormality) in which it is guaranteed that a current exceeding this value does not flow due to a fuse or a protection circuit of the current supply source.
- Current value is a value used for verifying whether the device is protected or burned out when an abnormal current occurs. Since the steady current value and the abnormal current value in the following description are defined in the same manner as described above, the description is omitted.
- the input current value table 143 of FIG. 6 includes a number field 143A, a pin name field 143B in which the name of a pin to which current is supplied is described, a wiring name field 143C, a steady current value field 143D in which a steady current value is described, and an abnormality.
- the configuration includes an abnormal current value column 143E in which a current value is described, and a pin name column 143B in which a pin name is described is added to the input current value table 142 in FIG. Since the input current value table 143 in FIG. 6 can set the input current value corresponding to the pin, the input current value finer than the input current value corresponding to the wiring is designated like the input current value table 142 in FIG. It becomes possible.
- the pin name since the pin name is described in the pin name column 143B, the wiring name corresponding to the pin can be acquired with reference to FIG. 3, and therefore the input current value table 143 has the wiring name column 143C. You don't have to.
- the input current value 122 may be stored in the data storage unit 120 in at least one of the input current value table 142 and the input current value table 143. .
- the GND wiring name 123 is information on the GND wiring formed on the printed circuit board.
- FIG. 7 is a table diagram showing an example of a GND wiring name table indicating GND wiring names.
- the GND wiring name table 144 shown in FIG. 7 includes a number column 144A in which an arrangement number is described and a wiring name 144B in which a wiring name of the GND wiring is described.
- FIG. 8 is a table showing an example of a component current value table that defines component current values.
- the component current value table 145 of FIG. 8 includes a number column 145A, a component name column 145B in which the name of the component that defines the component current value is written, a steady current value column 145C, an abnormal current value column 145D, and an upstream application column 145E. It is configured. Note that, like the line in which “1” or “2” is described in the number column 145A, not only the component name but also the pin name provided in the component may be described in the component name column 145B.
- steady current value column 145C and the abnormal current value column 145D the steady current value and the abnormal current value are described for the components described in the component name column 145B in the same row.
- upstream application column 145E “present” is described when it is defined that a current having the same magnitude as that of the downstream side flows to the upstream side of the part (applicable to upstream), and “none” is defined otherwise. Is described.
- the component current value table 145 shown in FIG. 8 in the case of a component in which a plurality of inductors are gathered in one component, an example of handling the same as a component having one inductor by defining an inductor pin It is shown.
- the pin “1” and the pin “2” of the component name “U001” are treated as one inductor, and “2” is displayed in the number field 145A.
- the pin “3” and the pin “4” of the component name “U001” are handled as one inductor.
- the component current value flowing through the 3-pin transistor indicated by the component name “Q1” is defined.
- the value of the component current flowing through the fuse indicated by the component name “F2” is defined.
- a fuse cuts off when a current exceeding the rating flows, a steady current value is not defined and only an abnormal current value is defined.
- the value of the component current flowing in the inductor indicated by the component name “L1” is defined.
- the component through which the current flows is a 2-pin component
- the same current flows in the upstream and downstream of the component. Therefore, the same current value as that of the downstream wiring can be applied to the upstream wiring directly connected to the component.
- “Yes” is described in the upstream application column 145E. Therefore, for example, in the row where “1” and “2” are described in the number column 145A, the component “U001” is defined as a component having 2 pins in each row, and therefore the upstream application is “present”. .
- the transistor “Q1” in which “3” is written in the number column 145A is a 3-pin (multi-pin) component as described above, and generally does not have the same current value in the downstream and upstream, so it is applied upstream. Is “nothing”.
- the fuse “F2” with “4” written in the number column 145A is a 2-pin component, but the current value flowing upstream may exceed the rated value of the fuse due to the characteristics of the fuse. Is “nothing”.
- the wiring current value 125 is a current value flowing through the wiring portion.
- FIG. 9 is a table showing an example of a wiring current value table that defines wiring current values.
- the wiring current value table 146 shown in FIG. 9 includes a number column 146A, a wiring name column 146B, a steady current value column 146C, and an abnormal current value column 146D. Whereas the component current value table 145 shown in FIG. 8 defines the current value for the component, the wiring current value table 146 shown in FIG. 9 directly defines the current value for the wiring.
- the current value determined based on one of the tables may be used.
- the current value determined based on the wiring current value table 146 is used with priority over the current value determined based on the component current value table 145.
- the input current value 122, the GND wiring name 123, the component current value 124, and the wiring current value 125 described above are examples of printed circuit board manufacturing data indicating data necessary for manufacturing a printed circuit board.
- the input current value tables 142 and 143, the GND wiring name table 144, the component current value table 145, and the wiring current value table 146 that are actually configured are also examples of printed circuit board manufacturing data.
- the design verification unit 130 includes a data acquisition unit 131, a current path search unit 132, a current value determination unit 133, a current path determination unit 134, a current density calculation unit 135, And a rejected part list creation unit 136.
- the design verification unit 130 is realized by executing a program under the control of the control unit 110, and verifies the current density in the current path of the printed circuit board after manufacture.
- the verification of the current density in the current path of the printed circuit board by the design verification unit 130 is performed by inputting a predetermined execution command for starting the verification of the current density from the input device 20 to the control unit 110, and the control unit 110 receiving the execution command It is triggered by instructing the design verification unit 130 to execute the verification process.
- the data acquisition unit 131 acquires data necessary for verification from the data storage unit 120, and the current path search unit 132 is based on information on the copper foil plane and wiring of the printed circuit board. The current path in the printed circuit board after manufacture is searched.
- the current value determination unit 133 determines the current based on the current path searched by the current path search unit 132 and the input current value 122, component current value 124, and wiring current value 125 acquired by the data acquisition unit 131. The value of current flowing through each copper foil plane forming the wiring of the path is determined.
- the current path determination unit 134 determines a current path (copper foil solid current path) in each copper foil plane forming the wiring based on the information regarding the copper foil plane and the current path searched by the current path search unit 132. To do. Then, the current density calculation unit 135 calculates the current density in the copper foil solid current path determined by the current path determination unit 134. Finally, the failure location list creation unit 136 determines whether or not the current density calculated by the current density calculation unit 135 is within an allowable range that satisfies the design value, and a location that has been determined to be rejected (failed location) ) List is generated and output.
- the current density verification processing by the design verification unit 130 will be described in more detail.
- the data actually acquired from the data storage unit 120 by the data acquisition unit 131 is the component data table 141 shown as an example in FIG. 3, the input current value table 142 shown as an example in FIGS. 143, the GND wiring name table 144 shown in FIG. 7 as an example, the component current value table 145 shown in FIG. 8 as an example, and the wiring current value table 146 shown as an example in FIG.
- the data acquisition part 131 is information (component information, pin information, copper foil solid information, and information) related to components, component pins, copper foil solids, and wiring from the printed circuit board design data 121 (or component data table 141). Wiring information) is extracted. Thereafter, the data acquisition unit 131 notifies the current path search unit 132 that the data acquisition is completed.
- (1-4-2) Current Path Search When the current path search unit 132 receives the notification that the data acquisition by the data acquisition unit 131 is completed, the current path search unit 132 performs manufacturing based on the information acquired by the data acquisition unit 131. A current path in a later printed circuit board is searched, and a table (current path table) for indicating the current path is created.
- the current path table will be described later with reference to FIG.
- the current path search unit 132 first refers to the input current value table, that is, a component to which current is input, that is, Determine the starting point of the current path.
- the input current value table 142 shown in FIG. 5 is used as the input current value table. Since the input current value table 142 is a table in which the current value flowing for each wiring is described, when the current value is specified by the input current value cable 142, the current is input among a plurality of components connected to the wiring. It is necessary to specify which part is.
- the current supply source is a connector component, which is presumed to be a component having a large number of pins. Therefore, for each of the wirings whose names are described in the wiring name column 142B of the input current value table 142, the current path searching unit 132 searches for a component having the maximum number of pins among a plurality of components connected to the wiring. Judged as the current supply source. The number of pins in a plurality of components connected to the wiring can be acquired by referring to the component information and pin information extracted from the printed circuit board design data 121 (or the component data table 141) by the data acquisition unit 131.
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of a processing procedure for determining the starting point of the current path. With reference to FIG. 10, a method for determining the starting point of the current path using the input current value table 142 in which the current value for each wiring is described will be described.
- the current path searching unit 132 sets “0” as the maximum number of pins and initializes it. “Maximum number of pins” is a variable and stores a set value.
- the current path search unit 132 selects one wiring described in the input current value table 142, refers to the component information extracted from the component data table 141, and acquires one component connected to the wiring. (Step S102). Then, the current path search unit 132 refers to the pin information extracted from the component data table 141, and acquires the number of component pins acquired in step S102 (step S103).
- the current path search unit 132 determines whether or not the value of “maximum pin count” is smaller than the pin count acquired in step S103 (step S104). When the value of “maximum pin count” is smaller than the pin count acquired in step S103 (YES in step S104), the current path search unit 132 sets the pin count acquired in step S103 to the value of “maximum pin count”. A number is set (step S105). Furthermore, the current path search unit 132 sets the component acquired in step S102 at the start point of the current path (step S106). “Start point of current path” is the same variable as “maximum number of pins”, and the set value is stored.
- step S106 When the value of “the maximum number of pins” is greater than or equal to the number of pins acquired in step S103 in step S104 (NO in step S104), or after the process in step S106, the process proceeds to step S107, and the current path search is performed.
- the unit 132 determines whether or not the processing of steps S102 to S104 has been performed on all the components in the selected wiring (has been processed). If there is a component that has not been processed (NO in step S107), the current path search unit 132 performs the processing from step S102 onward for another component in the wiring again.
- step S107 If all the parts have been processed in step S107 (YES in step S107), the process is terminated. At this time, the part set as the “current path start point” is the current path start point in the wiring. It becomes a part. Then, the current path search unit 132 performs the processing of the above-described steps S101 to S107 for all the wirings described in the input current value table 142, thereby determining the component that is the starting point of the current path for each wiring. Can do.
- the input current value table 143 shown in FIG. 6 is used as the input current value table, the current value that flows for each pin is described in the input current value table 143. There is no need to perform the processing as shown in FIG. 10, and the starting point of the current path can be determined with reference to the input current value table 143.
- the current path search unit 132 can determine the starting point component that is the starting point of the current path based on the input current value table 142 or the input current value table 143, and information indicating the determined starting point component In order to hold the information, a new table (starting part table) may be created.
- the starting point component table is stored in the main storage device 12, for example.
- FIG. 11 is a table showing an example of the start point component table.
- the starting point component table 147 includes a number column 147A, a component name column 147B, a wiring name column 147C, a steady current value column 147D, and an abnormal current value column 147E.
- the starting point component (or pin) and input current for the wiring The values are listed together.
- FIG. 12 is a schematic view of a printed circuit board to be verified as viewed from above.
- Components 301, 303, 304, 306, 307, and 309 indicate components provided on the upper surface of the substrate 300, and in particular, the components 301, 304, and 307 are connector components and serve as power supply sources.
- Wirings 302, 305, and 308 indicate wirings provided on the upper surface of the printed circuit board 300.
- the wiring 302 connects the component 301 and the component 303
- the wiring 305 connects the component 304 and the component 306, and the wiring 308 connects the component 307 and the component 309.
- the wirings 302, 305, and 308 correspond to the wirings with the wiring names “P12V_IN”, “P12V_STBY”, and “P5V” illustrated in FIG.
- the circles or protrusions in the components 301, 303, 304, 306, 307, and 309 in FIG. 12 indicate pins.
- the component 301 has 12 pins and the component 303 has 4 pins.
- the component having the largest number of pins among the components to be connected is determined as the starting point of the current path.
- the number of pins is 12 and 4. Therefore, in the wiring 302, the component 301 is determined as the starting point of the current path.
- the component 304 is determined as the starting point of the current path
- the component 309 is determined as the starting point of the current path.
- the component with the largest number of pins is not limited to the number of pins connected to the wiring, but is determined based on the number of all pins of the component.
- the part 306 connected to the wiring 305 has two pins at the connection part, which is more than the number of pins 1 of the connection part in the part 304 that is also connected to the wiring 305. Judged as the starting point of the current path.
- the actual starting point of the current path in the wiring 308 should be the component 307 instead of the component 309.
- the input current shown in FIG. By using an input current value table that clearly indicates the current supply source for the wiring, such as the value table 143, the component 307 may be used as the starting point of the current path.
- FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of a processing procedure for searching for and determining a path from the start point to the end point of the current path.
- FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing in detail a processing procedure for searching for a current path in the processing procedure shown in FIG.
- FIG. 15 is a schematic view of the printed circuit board after mounting components as viewed from above.
- the configuration of the printed circuit board shown in FIG. 15 can be grasped by referring to the printed circuit board design data 121 even before the printed circuit board 310 is manufactured.
- the parts are indicated by solid colors and the wirings are indicated by shading.
- the printed circuit board 310 is provided with components 311, 313, 316, 318, 320, 322, 323, 324, 326, 327, 329, 331, and wirings 312, 314, 315, 317, 319, 321, 325, 328, 330, 332, 333 are provided.
- the component 311 is a 12-pin connector component, and is determined to be the current path start point by the method described above for determining the current path start point.
- the pins of each component are indicated by circles or protrusions as in FIG. 12, for example, the component 313 has 4 pins and the component 318 has 16 pins.
- a component indicated by a rectangle such as the component 316 or the component 320 is a two-pin component.
- the component 322 is an LSI, and the pin description is omitted.
- the wiring 314 is a GND wiring.
- FIG. 15 may be referred to for the sake of clarity.
- the processing when the component 311 is the starting component and the current path starting point is one will be described.
- the processing when a plurality of components or pins are described in the input current value table 142 or the input current value table 143. The same process may be performed for each component (or pin).
- FIG. 16 is a table showing an example of a current path table.
- the current path table is held in the main storage device 12, for example.
- the current path table 148 shown in FIG. 16 includes a component / wiring column 148A in which components and wiring are alternately described, and a path information column 148B in which names of components or wirings constituting the path are described.
- step S201 since the starting point component is registered in the current path table 148, the part name of the starting point component is described in the first line of the path information column 148B. In the next line of the route information column 148B, the wiring name of the wiring associated when the starting point component is determined is described. In the following, for simplicity of description, describing the name of a component or wiring in the path information column 148B is expressed as registering the component or wiring in the current path table 148.
- the current path search unit 132 acquires one other component that is connected to the same wiring as the component that is the starting component in step S201 (step S202).
- the components connected to the same wiring can be acquired with reference to the start point component table 147, for example.
- the current path search unit 132 determines whether or not the component acquired in step S202 is a starting point component (step S203). Whether or not it is a starting point component can be determined by whether or not the component is described in the starting point component table 147, for example. If the part acquired in step S202 is the starting point part (YES in step S203), the process proceeds to step S208 described later.
- the current path search unit 132 registers the part in the current path table 148 and refers to the part data table 141 to determine the part.
- the number of pins is acquired (step S204).
- the current path search unit 132 determines whether or not the component acquired in step S202 is a component that consumes a large amount of power, so that the number of pins acquired in step S204 is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference number. It is determined whether or not (step S205).
- a component with a large amount of power consumption is, for example, an IC, LSI, memory, etc., and a large amount of power is consumed in the component, so in the process of searching for a current path for verifying excess current density, It can be judged that it is not necessary to handle any more.
- the reference number is the number of pins used as a reference for estimating whether the component is an IC or an LSI, and is 11 in FIG. In general, an IC often has 14 pins or more, and an LSI often has 80 pins or more.
- step S202 If there is data summarizing parts with large power consumption, is the part acquired in step S202 registered in data summarizing parts with large power consumption instead of the processing of steps S204 to S205? It is also possible to perform a process for determining the above.
- step S205 If the number of pins is greater than or equal to the reference number in step S205 (YES in step S205), it is estimated that the part is a part that consumes a large amount of power, so the current path search unit 132 searches for a current path. Without proceeding to step S207. If the number of pins is less than the reference number in step S205 (NO in step S205), the current path search unit 132 searches for a current path including the component acquired in step S202 (step S206). Detailed processing in step S206 is shown in FIG. When the search for the current path is completed in step S206, the process proceeds to step S207.
- step S207 the current path search unit 132 confirms whether the processing in steps S202 to S206 has been completed for all components connected to the same wiring as the starting component. If there is a component that is connected to the same wiring as the starting point component and the processing of steps S202 to S206 has not been completed (NO in step S207), the current path search unit 132 returns to step S202 and is unprocessed. Obtain one part and repeat the process. When processing of all the components connected to the same wiring as the starting point component is completed (YES in step S207), the processing ends.
- the current path search unit 132 acquires one wiring connected to the component for one of the components acquired in step S202 of FIG. 13, that is, one of the components connected to the same wiring as the starting point component (step). S301). Note that the wiring candidates acquired in step S301 do not include the wiring referred to in step S202 of FIG.
- the current path searching unit 132 determines whether or not the wiring acquired in step S301 is a GND wiring (step S302). Whether or not the wiring is a GND wiring can be determined by referring to the GND wiring name table 144 in which the wiring name of the GND wiring is described. If the wiring is a GND wiring (YES in step S302), the process proceeds to step 311 described later. When the wiring acquired in step S301 is not a GND wiring (NO in step S302), the current path search unit 132 determines whether the wiring has been registered upstream of the current path table 148 (step S303).
- step S303 The fact that the wiring is registered upstream of the current path table 148 corresponds to a situation where the wiring is already registered in a line above the line in which information is most recently registered in the current path table 148, for example. If the wiring has already been registered upstream of the current path table 148 (YES in step S303), the process proceeds to step S311 described later. If the wiring is not registered upstream of the current path table 148 (NO in step S303), the current path searching unit 132 uses the wiring acquired in step S301 as the downstream wiring of the component acquired in step S202 of FIG. Is registered in the current path table 148 (step S304).
- the current path search unit 132 acquires one of the parts connected to the wiring registered in step S304 that has not been acquired so far (step S305), and registers it in the current path table 148 (step S306). ), The number of pins of the component is acquired with reference to the component data table 141 (step S307). Then, the current path search unit 132 determines whether or not the number of pins acquired in step S307 is greater than or equal to the reference number in order to determine whether or not the component acquired in step S305 is a component with a large power consumption. Determination is made (step S308).
- the processing in step S308 is the same as the processing in step S205 in FIG. 13, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
- the reference number in step S308 is also “11”.
- step S308 If the number of pins is greater than or equal to the reference number in step S308 (YES in step S308), the current path search unit 132 performs the process in step S310 without performing a current path search for the parts acquired in step S305. Proceed to If the number of pins is less than the reference number in step S308 (NO in step S308), the current path search unit 132 recursively searches the current path shown in FIG. 14 (step S309), and When the search ends, the process proceeds to step S310.
- step S310 the current path search unit 132 confirms whether or not the processing of S305 to S309 has been completed for all the parts connected to the wiring registered in the current path table 148 in step S304. (NO in step S310), the process returns to step S305 to acquire one unprocessed part and repeat the process.
- the process proceeds to step S311.
- step S311 the current path search unit 132 confirms whether or not the processing in steps S301 to S310 has been completed for all the wirings connected to the components acquired in step S202 of FIG. 13 or step S305 of FIG. If there is a wiring (NO in step S311), the process returns to step S301 to acquire one unprocessed wiring and repeat the process.
- the current path search unit 132 selects the component acquired in step S202 of FIG. Assuming that the search for the current path including the current path (corresponding to the process in step S206 in FIG. 13) is completed, the process proceeds to the process in step S207 in FIG.
- step S301 in FIG. 14 if there is no wiring connected to the component in step S301 in FIG. 14 and there is no component connected to the wiring in step S305, the current path search unit 132 is shown in FIG. The process ends, and the process proceeds to step S207 in FIG.
- the current path search unit 132 creates the power path table 148 by executing the processes of steps S201 to S207 in FIG. 13 and steps S301 to S311 in FIG.
- step S201 of FIG. 13 since the wiring 312 is selected and the starting point component for the wiring 312 is the component 311, “component” is described in the component / wiring column 148A for the first line of the current path table 148.
- the part “311” is described in the route information column 148B.
- step S ⁇ b> 202 the component 313 is acquired as another component connected to the same wiring 312 as the component 311. Since the component 313 is not the starting point component, and the number of pins is 4 and less than the reference number 11, the process of step S206 is performed via the processes of steps S203 to S205.
- step S301 when the process of step S206 is continued for component 313, first, in step S301, wirings 314 and 315 exist as the same wiring candidates as component 313.
- the wiring 314 is acquired, since the wiring 314 is a GND wiring, YES is determined in step S302, and the process returns to S301 again via step S311.
- the wiring 315 is acquired, since the wiring 315 is neither a GND wiring nor registered upstream, it is registered in the current path table 148 in step S304.
- step S 305 since there is only one component candidate to be connected to the wiring 315, the component 316 is acquired and registered in the current path table 148. Since the component 316 has two pins and becomes less than the reference number in step S308, a current path search is performed in step S309.
- step S301 wirings 314 and 317 exist as wiring candidates to be connected to the component 316. However, the wiring 314 is excluded from the current path candidates because of the GND wiring as described above, and the wiring 317 is acquired.
- step S304 the wiring 317 is registered in the current path table 148.
- step S305 components 318, 320, and 323 exist as candidate components to be connected to the wiring 317.
- the component 318 is acquired, since the component 318 has 11 or more pins as the reference number, it is only registered in the current path table 148 and the path search beyond the component 318 is not performed.
- the component 320 is acquired, the component 320 is registered and the process continues.
- the component 322 is an LSI and the power consumption amount is increased. Since it is determined as a large part, the subsequent route search is not performed.
- the routes are searched in the order of the wiring 321, the component 324, and the wiring 325. However, since the wiring 325 is registered upstream in the route from the component 323, the current route table. It is not registered in 148, and the subsequent route search is not performed.
- step S305 when the part 323 is acquired as a candidate for a part to be connected to the wiring 317, the route is searched in order as shown in FIG.
- a process after the component 331 is registered in the current path table 148 will be described.
- a current path search ahead of the component 331 is performed in step S309.
- step S301 wirings 333 and 332 exist as wiring candidates.
- the wiring 333 is acquired in step S301, the component 322 is searched for as a route. However, since the component 322 is an LSI as described above, the subsequent route search is not performed.
- step S301 When the wiring 332 is acquired in step S301, the wiring 332 is neither a GND wiring nor a wiring registered upstream, and is registered in the current path table 148 in step S304. Thereafter, in step S305, since there is no component connected to the wiring 332 on the downstream side, the current path search unit 132 ends the process of FIG. 14 (step S206 of FIG. 13) and proceeds to step S207 of FIG. . In step S207, the processing in steps S202 to S206 is completed for all components connected to the same wiring 312 as the component 311 that is the starting component, and thus all processing is completed. The wiring 314 is also connected to the component 311. However, as described above, since it is a GND wiring, the subsequent route search is not performed. In this way, the current path table 148 shown in FIG. 16 is created.
- FIG. 17 is a conceptual diagram showing the current path indicated by the current path table of FIG. 16 in a tree structure.
- the current path search unit 132 creates the current path table 148, as shown in FIG. 17, a current path from the upstream to the downstream with the component 311 as the starting component is searched.
- the current value determination unit 133 is based on the data acquired by the data acquisition unit 131 and the current path table 148 created by the current path search unit 132. The value of the current flowing through each copper foil plane forming the wiring portion of the current path indicated by 148 is determined.
- FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing an example of a processing procedure for determining a current value flowing in a current path.
- a starting point component and an input current value input to the starting point component are given.
- the starting point component is acquired with reference to the current path table 148 in FIG. 16, and the input current value of the starting point component is the input current value table 142 in FIG. 5, the input current value table 143 in FIG. 6, or the starting point component table in FIG. It is acquired with reference to at least one of 147.
- the processing shown in FIG. 18 may be executed for the number of start point components.
- a part as a starting point is set as a starting point part, and an input current value corresponding to the starting point part is input.
- the component current value 124 of the component or the wiring current value 125 of the wiring connected downstream of the component is adopted as the input current value corresponding to the starting point component.
- the current value determination unit 133 sets the input current value given first to the inherited current value.
- the inherited current value is used to determine a current value (downstream current value) flowing downstream of a specified component (starting part component in the first process and corresponding to a part selected in step S413 described later in the other processes). It is a variable.
- the current value determination unit 133 acquires the wiring connected downstream of the designated component, and checks whether the wiring current value 125 is defined in the acquired wiring (step S402). For example, since the starting point component is specified in the first process, the current value determination unit 133 checks whether the wiring current value 125 is defined for the downstream wiring connected to the starting point component.
- the wiring connected downstream of the designated component can be acquired by referring to the current path table 148, and whether or not the wiring current value 125 is defined for the wiring is determined by the wiring current value table 146 shown in FIG. Can be determined by referring to. Accordingly, the wiring current value 125 actually corresponds to the current value described in the steady current value column 146C of the wiring current value table 146 or the current value column 146D.
- the value 125 is described. The same applies to a component current value 124 described later, and actually corresponds to the current value described in the steady current value column 145C or the abnormal current value column 145D of the component current value table 145.
- the current value determination unit 133 determines that the wiring current value 125 is the downstream current value, and the current path search unit 132.
- the downstream current value is registered in the current path table 148 created by (step S403).
- the wiring current value 125 determined as the downstream current value is additionally described in the column in which the downstream wiring is described in the current path table 148.
- the current path table in which the current value is additionally described will be described later with reference to FIGS.
- the current value determining unit 133 sets the wiring current value 125 registered in step S403 as the inherited current value (step S404), and proceeds to the process of step S412 described later.
- the current value determination unit 133 checks whether the component current value 124 is defined for the specified component (step S405). Whether or not the component current value 124 is defined for the designated component can be determined by referring to the component current value table 145 shown in FIG.
- the current value determination unit 133 determines that the component current value 124 is a downstream current value, and stores the downstream current value in the current path table 148. After registration (step S406), the current value determination unit 133 sets the component current value 124 registered in step S406 as the inherited current value (step S407), and confirms whether upstream application is applied to the designated component (step S408). .
- the presence / absence of upstream application can be determined by referring to the upstream application column 145E of the component current value table 145. When there is no upstream application (NO in step S408), the process proceeds to step S412.
- step S408 If there is upstream application in step S408 (YES in step S408), the current value determination unit 133 determines that the component current value 124 is an upstream current value, and registers the upstream current value in the current path table 148 (step S409). ).
- the upstream current value is a current value that flows to the upstream side of the designated component, and when upstream application is present, it is the same value as the downstream current value. Thereafter, the current value determination unit 133 performs the process of step S412.
- the current value determination unit 133 determines whether the designated component is a 2-pin component (step S410).
- the number of pins of the designated component can be acquired by referring to pin information extracted from the component data table 141, for example.
- the 2-pin component is a component in which the same current as the upstream flows downstream.
- the upstream current value may be different from the downstream current value.
- the component current value of the component may be defined as 0 in advance.
- step S410 If the designated component is not a 2-pin component in step S410 (NO in step S410), there is no means for determining the downstream current value, and the current path downstream from the designated component cannot be specified any more. 133 ends the process of determining the current value. If the specified component is a 2-pin component (YES in step S410), the specified component has neither the downstream wiring current value 125 nor the component current value 124, but the downstream current is the same as the upstream current because it is a 2-pin component. Therefore, the current value determination unit 133 determines that the downstream current value is the inherited current value, and registers the downstream current value in the current path table 148 (step S411). Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S412.
- step S412 the current value determination unit 133 determines whether there is a component downstream of the designated component.
- the presence / absence of the downstream component can be determined by referring to the current path table 148 and determining whether another component is described in the path connected from the designated component to the downstream side. If there is no part downstream of the designated part (NO in step S412), it is determined that the current designated part is the most downstream part of the current path, and the process ends. If there is a component downstream of the designated component (YES in step S412), the current value determining unit 133 selects the downstream component as the designated component (step S413), and the process returns to step S402.
- the current value determination unit 133 causes the current value flowing in each copper foil plane forming the wiring of the current path to the current path shown in the current path table 148. And the determined current value is added to the current path table 148.
- the current value determination unit 133 determines the current value of the steady current flowing through the copper foil plane when the input current value that is initially input is the steady current value, and the abnormal current value. When the input current value is input, the current value of the abnormal current flowing through the copper foil plane is determined.
- FIG. 19 is a table showing an example of a current path table to which a steady-state current value is added.
- the current path table 149 of FIG. 19 shows the current value of the steady current determined by the current value determination unit 133 performing processing according to the flowchart of FIG. 18 when the input current value of the steady current is input. Is added to the current path table 148 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 19, the current value of the determined steady-state current is described in the path information column 149B of the line in which “wiring” is described in the component / wiring column 149A. Note that “333” in the path information column 149B of FIG. 19 is “no current value”.
- FIG. 20 is a conceptual diagram showing a current path indicated by the current path table of FIG. 19 in a tree structure.
- FIG. 20 shows the current paths and current values indicated by the current path table 149 of FIG. 19 in an easily viewable manner.
- FIG. 21 is a table showing an example of a current path table to which the current value of the abnormal current is added.
- the current path table 150 of FIG. 21 shows the current value of the abnormal current determined by the current value determination unit 133 performing the process according to the flowchart of FIG. 18 when the input current value of the abnormal current is input.
- FIG. 22 is a conceptual diagram showing the current path indicated by the current path table of FIG. 21 in a tree structure.
- the current path determination unit 134 uses the current path table created by the current path search unit 132 to use a current path (copper copper) in each copper foil solid forming the wiring.
- the foil solid current path) is determined.
- the current path determination unit 134 determines the copper foil solid current path so as to connect the distance from the start point to the end point where the current flows in the copper foil plane as short as possible.
- the method for determining the copper foil solid current path differs depending on the positions of the start point and end point and the shape of the copper foil solid.
- the shape of the copper foil plane can be determined based on the data acquired from the data storage unit 120 by the data acquisition unit 131.
- the same elements are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.
- FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the copper foil plane.
- a copper foil plane 401 shown in FIG. 23 is provided with pins 402 for mounting upstream components and pins 403 for mounting downstream components.
- the starting point 401A is the center coordinate of the pin 402, and indicates the starting point of the current path in the copper foil plane 401.
- the end point 401B is the center coordinates of the pin 403, and indicates the end point of the current path in the copper foil plane 401.
- a line segment 404 is a line segment connecting the start point 401A and the end point 401B.
- a copper foil plane 401 shown in FIG. 23 is provided with one pin 402 for mounting an upstream component and one pin 403 for mounting a downstream component, and has a current path start point 401A and end point 401B.
- a feature is that a line segment 404 connected by a straight line does not intersect the periphery of the copper foil plane 401.
- the state of “intersection” does not include an overlapping state. Therefore, for example, even if the line segment 404 overlaps the periphery of the copper foil plane 401, it does not mean that the line segment 404 intersects the periphery of the copper foil plane 401.
- the current path determination unit 134 sets the line segment 404 as the current path in the copper foil plane 401.
- FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a solid copper foil.
- a pin 412 for mounting an upstream part and a pin 413 for mounting a downstream part are provided.
- the starting point 411A is the center coordinate of the pin 412 and indicates the starting point of the current path in the copper foil plane 411.
- the end point 411B is the center coordinate of the pin 413, and indicates the end point of the current path in the copper foil plane 411.
- a line segment 414 indicated by a broken line is a line segment connecting the start point 411A and the end point 411B in the same manner as the line segment 404 of FIG. 23, but intersects the periphery of the copper foil plane 411.
- a copper foil plane 411 shown in FIG. 24 is provided with one pin 412 for mounting an upstream component and one pin 413 for mounting a downstream component, and connects the start point 411A and the end point 411B with a straight line.
- the ellipse line segment 414 intersects the periphery of the copper foil plane 411. In the copper foil plane 411 having such a feature, the line segment 414 cannot be a current path, so the current path determination unit 134 searches for the shortest path between the start point and the end point.
- FIG. 25 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a method of determining a current path in the copper foil plane shown in FIG. A method of determining a current path in the copper foil plane 411 will be described with reference to FIG.
- the current path determination unit 134 searches for a path using a vertex having an inner angle exceeding 180 degrees in the peripheral portion of the copper foil plane 411 as a candidate for a via point.
- a vertex having an inner angle exceeding 180 degrees in the peripheral portion of the copper foil plane 411 there are two vertices, vertices 415 and 416, where the inner angle exceeds 180 degrees.
- the current path determination unit 134 draws a straight line from the start point 411A to each of the vertices 415 and 416, and only the vertices whose line segments (corresponding to the line segments 417 and 418) do not intersect with the periphery of the copper foil plane 411 are obtained. Candidates for waypoints.
- both of the vertices 415 and 416 are selected as via point candidates.
- a path that passes through the vertex 415 (line segment 417 to line segment 419) and a path that passes through the vertex 416 (line segment 418 to line segment 420) are candidates for current paths that connect the start point 411A and the end point 411B. It becomes.
- the current path determination unit 134 selects the shortest path from among the current path candidates and sets it as the current path of the copper foil plane 411.
- the current path determining unit 134 determines the route connecting the end point 411B from the starting point 411A via the vertex 415 to the copper foil plane.
- the current path in 411 is assumed to be.
- the current path determination unit 134 may determine a copper foil solid current path that passes through a plurality of waypoints by performing a waypoint candidate search and a waypoint determination step by step.
- FIG. 26 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a copper foil solid.
- the pins 412 and 413 are not shown.
- FIG. 26 a method of searching for the top of a copper foil plane whose inner angle exceeds 180 degrees will be described.
- the current path determination unit 134 uses the method described below for each vertex of the copper foil plane 411 in order to find the vertex of the copper foil plane 411 having an interior angle exceeding 180 degrees. It is determined whether or not the size exceeds 180 degrees. For example, a method for determining whether or not the vertex 415 is a vertex whose inner angle exceeds 180 degrees will be described.
- the current path determination unit 134 generates unit vectors 421 and 422 starting from the vertex 415.
- the lengths of the unit vectors 421 and 422 are sufficiently smaller than the numerical values indicating various data handled in the printed circuit board design data 121. For example, when the minimum unit of data handled in the printed circuit board design data 121 is 1 micrometer, the length of the unit vectors 421 and 422 is 0.1 micrometer.
- the current path determination unit 134 calculates a vector 423 having the start point as a vertex 415, which is a vector obtained by adding the unit vector 422 to the unit vector 421.
- the current path determination unit 134 selects a point other than the start point on the vector 423, and draws a line segment 424 in the coordinate system parallel direction with the selected point as the start point.
- the line segment 424 is a line segment parallel to the X axis or the Y axis.
- the current path determination unit 134 calculates the number of intersections between the line segment 424 and the periphery of the copper foil plane 411.
- the current path determination unit 134 determines that the size of the inner angle at the vertex 415 exceeds 180 when the number of intersections is an even number, and the size of the inner angle at the vertex 415 when the number of intersections is an odd number. It is determined that the angle is 180 degrees or less.
- the number of intersections is an even number, and the size of the inner angle at the vertex 415 is 180 degrees. It can be judged that it exceeds.
- a vector 428 having the start point as the vertex 427 is calculated by combining the unit vectors, and the coordinate system parallel direction is calculated from points other than the vertex 427 on the vector 428.
- a line segment 429 is drawn. As shown in FIG. 26, since the line segment 429 intersects only with the periphery of the copper foil plane 411 and one point 430, the number of intersections is an odd number, and the current path determination unit 134 determines the size of the inner angle at the vertex 427. Is determined to be 180 degrees or less.
- FIG. 27 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a solid copper foil.
- a pin 432 for mounting an upstream component and a pin 433 for mounting a downstream component are provided in the copper foil plane 431 shown in FIG. 27, a pin 432 for mounting an upstream component and a pin 433 for mounting a downstream component.
- the starting point 431A is the center coordinate of the pin 432, and indicates the starting point of the current path in the copper foil plane 431.
- the end point 431B is the center coordinate of the pin 433, and indicates the end point of the current path in the copper foil plane 431.
- the copper foil plane 431 has a shape in which a circle 434 is cut near the center, and a line segment connecting the start point 431A and the end point 431B with a straight line crosses the circle 434 and passes the outside of the copper foil plane 431. Resulting in.
- a copper foil plane 431 shown in FIG. 27 is provided with one pin 432 for mounting an upstream part and one pin 433 for mounting a downstream part, and a starting point 431A and an end point 431B of a current path are provided. It has the characteristic that the line segment connected by a straight line intersects the periphery of the copper foil plane 431 by passing through a circular portion (circle 434) cut out of the copper foil plane 431.
- the current path determination unit 134 draws a tangent line from the start point 431A to the circle 434 and uses the contact point 435 on the circumference of the circle 434 as a via point.
- a line segment 436 is a tangent line from the start point 421A to the circle 434, and is a line segment connecting the start point 431A and the contact point 435.
- the current path determination unit 134 draws a tangent line similarly to the circle 434 from the end point 431B, and uses the contact point 437 on the circumference of the circle 434 as a via point.
- a line segment 438 is a tangent line from the end point 421B to the circle 434, and is a line segment connecting the end point 421B and the contact point 437. Then, the current path determination unit 134 connects the contact point 435 and the contact point 437, which are via points, with an arc 439, and determines a path passing through the line segment 436, the arc 439, and the line segment 438 as a copper foil solid current path. .
- FIG. 28 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a solid copper foil.
- pins 442 and 443 for mounting upstream components and pins 444 and 445 for mounting downstream components are provided.
- the start point 441A indicates the start point of the current path in the copper foil plane 441
- the end point 441B indicates the end point of the current path in the copper foil plane 441.
- the copper foil plane 441 shown in FIG. 28 has a feature that a plurality of pins 442 and 443 for mounting upstream components and a plurality of pins 444 and 445 for mounting downstream components are provided. is doing.
- the current path determination unit 134 calculates the average value of the center coordinates of the pins 442 and 443 on which the upstream parts are mounted, and starts the coordinate point indicated by the calculated average value. 441A. Further, the current path determination unit 134 calculates the average value of the center coordinates of the pins 444 and 445 on which the downstream part is mounted, and sets the coordinate point indicated by the calculated average value as the end point 441B.
- the current path determination unit 134 determines the line segment 446 as the current path. To do.
- the current path determination unit 134 determines the copper foil plane current path according to the method described above.
- FIG. 29 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a printed circuit board. 29 is provided with copper foil planes 454 and 459 on the top surface of the insulating layer 451, and the copper foil plane 456 is connected to the pin 452 of the component that is the starting point of the current path, and the copper foil plane 459 is connected to the copper plane plane 459. A component pin 453 serving as a starting point of the current path is provided. Further, a copper foil plane 456 is provided on the lower surface of the insulating layer 451, and a via 455 that connects the copper foil plane 454 and the copper foil plane 456 is formed so as to penetrate the insulating layer 451.
- two vias 457 and 458 connecting the copper foil plane 459 and the copper foil plane 456 are formed through the insulating layer 451 in the printed board shown in FIG.
- a method for determining the current path in the copper foil plane 454 and the current path in the copper foil plane 456 will be described for the printed circuit board shown in FIG.
- FIG. 30 is a conceptual view of a part of the printed circuit board shown in FIG. 29 as viewed from above.
- the copper foil plane 454 shown in FIG. 30 pins 452 for mounting upstream components and vias 455 are provided.
- the starting point 454A is the center coordinate of the pin 452, and indicates the starting point of the current path in the copper foil plane 454.
- the end point 454B is the center coordinate of the via 455 and indicates the end point of the current path in the copper foil plane 454.
- the current path determination unit 134 regards the via 455 as a pin on which a downstream part is mounted, and determines the copper foil plane current path with the center coordinate of the pin 455 as an end point.
- the via having the longest path length as viewed from the center coordinates of the pin on which the upstream part is mounted is regarded as the end point of the current path.
- the current path determining unit 134 is similar to the case of the copper foil plane 454,
- the coordinates of the start point may be calculated by regarding the via as a pin for mounting the upstream part.
- the current path determination unit 134 determines the copper foil solid current path using the various methods described above according to the shape of the copper foil solid. If either one of the pins for mounting the upstream component or the pin for mounting the downstream component is present on the copper foil plane, but no via is present, the current path determining unit 134 determines the current flow path. The copper foil solid current path is not calculated, and the current density is not calculated.
- FIG. 31 is a conceptual diagram of the printed circuit board shown in FIG. 29 as viewed from the lower surface.
- Vias 455, 457, and 458 are provided inside the copper foil plane 456 shown in FIG.
- the starting point 456A is the central coordinate of the via 455 and indicates the starting point of the current path in the copper foil plane 456.
- the end point 456B is the center coordinate of the via 458 and indicates the end point of the current path in the copper foil plane 456.
- the copper foil plane 456 shown in FIG. 31 has a feature that there are no pins for mounting upstream components and pins for mounting downstream components, and there are a plurality of vias.
- the current path determination unit 134 tries all combinations having any two vias as the start point or end point of the copper foil plane current path, and the via having the longest path length is obtained. And a path connecting the selected via as a start point or an end point is determined as a current path in the copper foil plane 456.
- the current path determining unit 134 determines the line segment 461 connecting the start point 456A and the end point 456B as the current path in the copper foil plane 456.
- the current path determination unit 134 determines the current flow. It is determined that there is no road, the copper foil solid current path is not calculated, and the current density is not calculated.
- the current path determination unit 134 performs processing according to the shape of the copper foil plane and the positions of the start point and end point at which current is supplied to the copper foil plane. Thereby, the copper foil solid current path in each copper foil solid forming the wiring of the current path of the printed circuit board can be determined corresponding to various shapes of the copper foil solid.
- the current density calculator 135 is determined by the current path table 149 (or 150) to which the current value is added by the current value determiner 133 and the current path determiner 134.
- the current density in the wiring portion of the current path of the printed circuit board is calculated by calculating the current density in each copper foil plane forming the wiring of the current path of the printed circuit board based on the copper foil solid current path.
- the current density calculation unit 135 calculates the minimum value of the current path width necessary for calculating the current density.
- the current path width is the width of the copper foil surface with respect to the copper foil solid current path, and corresponds to the copper foil length in the direction perpendicular to the copper foil solid current path.
- FIG. 32 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a method of calculating the minimum value of the current path width.
- the copper foil plane 411 shown in FIG. 32 is the copper foil plane shown in FIG. 25, and description of overlapping portions is omitted.
- the current path determination unit 134 determines the line segments 417 and 419 connecting the end point 411B from the start point 411A to the via point 415 as the copper foil plane current path.
- a method of calculating the current path width by the current density calculator 135 will be described with reference to FIG.
- the current density calculation unit 135 draws a perpendicular line 417A from the starting point 411A to the line segment 417 that is the copper foil solid current path, and sets the distance between the intersections with the periphery of the copper foil solid 411 as the current path width. That is, the current path width at the start point 411A corresponds to the length of the perpendicular line 417A.
- the current density calculation unit 135 is the same as at the start point 411A at the point (survey point) moved on the line segment 417 from the start point 411A to the end point side by a predetermined minute section (for example, 0.05 millimeter).
- Draw a perpendicular line 417B Draw a perpendicular line 417B.
- the current density calculation unit 135 calculates the length of the perpendicular line 417B, and updates the current path width when the value is smaller than the line segment 417A.
- the current density calculation unit 135 calculates the lengths of the perpendicular lines 417C to 417D and 419A to 419B at the respective survey points while moving the survey points to the end point side by a predetermined minute section on the copper foil solid current path. Then, the process of updating the current path width with the minimum value is repeated. Note that at a survey point where a plurality of perpendiculars can be drawn, such as the vertex 415, the current density calculation unit 135 calculates the length of the plurality of perpendiculars. Specifically, for example, it corresponds to a perpendicular line 417D with respect to the line segment 417 of the vertex 415 and a perpendicular line 419A with respect to the line segment 419.
- the current density calculation unit 135 draws a perpendicular line 419C at the end point 411B, calculates the length of the perpendicular line 419C, and updates the current path width in the case of the minimum value.
- the movement on the foil solid current path is terminated.
- the minimum value of the perpendicular length calculated on the copper foil solid current path is determined as the current path width.
- the lengths of the perpendicular lines 419A to 419C indicate the same minimum value, and are determined as the current path width.
- FIG. 33 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure for calculating the minimum value of the current path width.
- the current density calculation unit 135 can realize the calculation of the minimum value of the current path width described in FIG. 32 by performing the processing shown in FIG.
- the shape of the copper foil plane determined based on the data acquired from the data storage unit 120 by the data acquisition unit 131 and the copper foil solid current determined by the current path determination unit 134 in advance.
- Information on the path (including information indicating the start point and end point of the copper foil solid current path) is input.
- the current density calculation unit 135 sets the investigation point as the starting point of the copper foil solid current path (step S501).
- the current density calculation unit 135 draws a line that passes through the investigation point set in step S501 and is perpendicular to the copper foil solid current path (step S502).
- the current density calculation unit 135 calculates a point where the perpendicular drawn in step S502 intersects with the copper foil plane, and determines an end point of the copper foil plane in the perpendicular (step S503).
- FIG. 34 is an explanatory view showing an example of a solid copper foil.
- a copper foil plane 461 shown in FIG. 34 is provided with pins 462 for mounting upstream components and pins 463 for mounting downstream components.
- a line segment 464 indicates a copper foil solid current path in the copper foil solid 461, and is a straight line connecting the start point 461A and the end point 461B.
- the cavity 465 is a cavity region in which no copper foil exists in the copper foil plane 461.
- a perpendicular 466A is a perpendicular to the copper foil solid current path (segment 464) at the investigation point 466.
- the perpendicular line 466A intersects the periphery of the copper foil plane 461 at four points 467 to 470, and intersects the cavity 465 at points 465A and 465B.
- the current calculation unit 135 determines the points 467 and 468 as end points of the copper foil plane 461 at the perpendicular line 466A.
- the current calculation unit 135 does not regard the points 469 and 470 as the end points of the copper foil plane 461 at the perpendicular line 466A because the survey point 466 does not exist between the points 469 and 470. Further, the current calculation unit 135 does not regard the points 465A and 465B as the end points of the copper foil plane 461 because the points 465A and 465B are the intersections with the hollow region in the copper foil plane 461.
- the current density calculation unit 135 calculates the length between the end points of the copper foil plane (step S504). Taking FIG. 34 as an example, the length between the end points of the copper foil plane is the length between point 467 and point 468. When a hollow region exists between the end points of the copper foil plane, the current density calculation unit 135 subtracts the length of the cavity region from the length between the copper foil plane ends calculated in step S504 (step S504). S505). Taking FIG.
- the current density calculation unit 135 The lengths of the points 465A to 465B indicating the length of the cavity region are subtracted from the lengths of the points 467 to 468 indicating the length between the ends.
- the current density calculation unit 135 compares the length calculated in the processing up to step S505 with the value of the current path width held so far, and determines whether or not the length is the minimum value (step). S506).
- the current path width is, for example, a value held in the main storage device 12, and an initial value is zero.
- step S506 when the calculated value is not the minimum value of the current path width, the process proceeds to step S508.
- step S506 when the calculated value is the minimum value of the current path width (YES in step S506), the current density calculation unit 135 updates the current path width with the calculated value (step S507), and the process proceeds to step S508. Transition. For example, when the investigation point is the start point of the copper foil solid current path, the value of the current path width is 0. Therefore, the current density calculation unit 135 holds the length calculated in the processing up to step S505 as the current path width. To do.
- step S508 the current density calculation unit 135 determines whether the survey point is the end point of the copper foil solid current path (step S508), and if it is the end point (YES in step S508), the process is terminated.
- the current density calculation unit 135 moves the survey point by a predetermined minute section in the end point direction on the copper foil solid current path (step S508). S509), the processing after step 502 is repeated.
- the current density calculation unit 135 can calculate the minimum value of the current path width in the copper foil solid current path.
- FIG. 35 is a schematic diagram for explaining the current density.
- a copper foil 481 shown in FIG. 35 is a copper foil that forms a solid copper foil.
- the width of the copper foil 481 corresponds to the current path width 482 calculated by the current density calculation unit 135.
- the copper foil thickness 483 is a thickness to which the copper foil is applied, and is a value that can be set in advance.
- the current density of the copper foil plane corresponds to a value obtained by dividing the value of the current flowing through the copper foil plane by the cross-sectional area of the copper foil plane.
- the current value flowing through the copper foil plane corresponds to the current value determined by the current value determining unit 133.
- the cross-sectional area of the solid copper foil is represented by multiplying the current path width 482 and the copper foil thickness 483 in FIG. Therefore, taking FIG. 35 as an example, the current density calculation unit 135 divides the current value flowing through the copper foil plane 481 determined by the current value determination unit 133 by the current path width 482, and further calculates the copper foil thickness 483. The current density is calculated by dividing.
- the current density calculation unit 135 calculates the current density in the wiring portion of the current path of the printed circuit board by calculating the current density in each copper foil plane forming the wiring of the current path of the printed circuit board. Then, the current density calculation unit 135 calculates a current density for each wiring constituting the current path, and outputs the calculation result to the calculation result list.
- FIG. 36 (a) is a data diagram showing an example of the calculation result list.
- the calculation result list 151 includes a number column 151A, a coordinate column 151B, a steady current density column 151C, and an abnormal current density column 151D.
- coordinate column 151B coordinates indicating the wiring for which the current density is calculated are described.
- the steady current density column 151C describes the calculation result of the current density when calculated using the steady current
- the abnormal current density column 151D describes the calculation result of the current density when calculated using the abnormal current. Is done.
- the calculation result list 151 is stored in the main storage device 12, for example.
- the failure location list creation unit 136 determines whether or not the current density calculated by the current density calculation unit 135 is within an allowable range that satisfies the design value, A list of locations (current paths) determined to be rejected is generated and output.
- FIG. 36 (b) is a data diagram showing an example of the reference value list.
- the reference value list 152 is a list in which design values that are set as an allowable range of current density at the time of design are stored.
- the reference value list 152 is input and stored in the data storage unit 120 in advance.
- the reference value list 152 may be acquired together when the data acquisition unit 131 acquires the data stored in the data storage unit 120, or acquired from the storage location by the failed part list creation unit 136. Also good.
- the reference value list 152 shown in FIG. 36 includes a steady current density column 152A in which the design value of the current density in the case of the steady current is described, and an abnormal current density column 152B in which the design value of the current density in the case of the abnormal current is described.
- the list may be such that the upper and lower limits of the steady current value and the abnormal current value are specified.
- the rejected part list creation unit 136 compares the calculation result list 151 created by the current density calculation unit 135 with the reference value list 152, and the current density calculated by the current density calculation unit 135 is added to the reference value list 152. It is determined whether or not it conforms to the described design value. Then, the reject location list creation unit 136 determines that the current density that is not within the allowable range of the design value described in the reference value list 152 is rejected, and sets information regarding the current density determined to be rejected as the reject location list. To summarize.
- FIG. 37 is a data diagram showing an example of the rejected part list.
- the failed part list 153 includes a number field 153A, a coordinate field 153B, a steady current density field 153C, and an abnormal current density field 153D.
- the coordinate column 152B describes coordinates that can specify the wiring corresponding to the current density determined to be rejected, and the steady current density column 153C and the abnormal current density column 153D indicate the current density determined to be rejected. be written.
- the current density that is not rejected that is, the current density that is within the allowable range of the design value is shown in FIG.
- a description such as “OK” may be made.
- coordinate fields 151B and 153B are provided as information for specifying the wiring, but it is possible to specify the wiring other than the coordinates. Such information (for example, a wiring name) may be described.
- the rejected part list creation unit 136 transmits the created rejected part list 153 to the output device 30, and the output device 30 uses the printed circuit board design verification system 1 based on the received rejected part list 153.
- Output the verification result For example, the output of the verification result by the output device 30 may be displayed on a display, may be printed using a printer function, or other general output methods may be applied. Good.
- the design verification unit 130 can calculate the current density in the wiring portion of the copper foil plane of the printed circuit board, and the calculated current density is within the allowable range as the design value. By determining whether or not there is an unsuccessful wiring location (failed location) that does not satisfy the criteria for determination.
- the printed circuit board design verification system 1 performs verification on the current density of the printed circuit board based on the printed circuit board design data, thereby assuming the printed circuit board after the components are mounted, and the location where the current density is rejected. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the wiring and the components connected to the wiring from being deteriorated or damaged due to the heat generated when the current is supplied.
- the printed circuit board design verification system 1 as described above, the printed circuit board from which the current density failure point is output is corrected directly or interactively, and the corrected printed circuit board is verified again. By doing so, it is possible to design a printed circuit board that does not generate unacceptable current density. As a result, the problem of exceeding the current density can be solved before the printed circuit board is manufactured. Compared with the case where the problem of exceeding the current density becomes apparent after the printed circuit board is manufactured and the components are mounted. Since it is not necessary to redesign after manufacturing, the design process can be converged in a short time.
- the design is performed when an abnormal current occurs. It is possible to determine in advance the possibility that a current density exceeding the value is generated and a protective component such as a fuse is burned out. Then, by correcting the wiring that is determined to generate an unacceptable abnormal current density, the correction is performed before the printed circuit board is manufactured so that the current density falls within the allowable range of the design value when the abnormal current occurs. Therefore, the protection of the product by the parts such as the fuse can be surely realized.
- information on the copper foil plane gradually increases as the design progresses, so that copper foil plane information that can specify the current path of the printed circuit board can be input. If it is a stage, it is possible to determine whether or not the current density has been exceeded for the printed circuit board that has been manufactured at the current stage even if it is in the middle stage before the design of the printed circuit board is completed. While making corrections, it is possible to promote the design so that the current density is within the allowable range of the design value, preventing rework due to redesign after the printed circuit board is manufactured, and the overall design required for the printed circuit board design. The effect of shortening the process time can be expected.
- the printed circuit board design verification system 1 according to the above-described embodiment, the case where the input device 20 and the output device 30 are configured separately from the computer 10 has been described.
- the input device 20 and the output device 30 may be integrated with the computer 10.
- the current density of the printed circuit board can be verified by one information processing apparatus.
- printed circuit board design data (for example, the printed circuit board design data 121 and the input current value 122) is input from the input device 20 and stored in the data storage unit 120.
- the data storage unit 120 is a recording medium that is at least one of the main storage device 12 and the auxiliary storage device 13.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a database that stores data separately from the computer 10.
- the design data of the printed circuit board may be input to the database from the input device 20 and stored.
- the data acquisition unit 131 may acquire necessary information from the database when the verification process by the design verification unit 130 is started.
- the printed circuit board design data can be stored in the database at any time regardless of the operation status of the computer 10, so that the effect of improving the convenience of the entire system can be expected.
- the printed circuit board design data 121 is configured by collecting a plurality of table structure data like the component data table 141 shown in FIG.
- the present invention is not limited to this.
- the printed circuit board design data 121 may include two-dimensional data or three-dimensional data of parts.
- the format of each data stored in the data storage unit 120 is not limited to the table format.
- various types of data can be used as printed circuit board design data.
- the present invention is not limited to this, A wiring formed using a metal other than copper having conductivity may be used.
- the current density calculation unit calculates the current value input to the aluminum wiring, the current path width by the aluminum foil, and the application of the aluminum foil. What is necessary is just to calculate the current density of a wiring part based on thickness.
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本発明の一実施の形態による設計認証システムは、プリント基板の設計中途以降の段階までに決定されるデータとプリント基板の製造時に必要となるデータとに基づいて、プリント基板を製造した場合の電流経路における電流密度を算出し、算出した電流密度に基づいて電流経路上に設計値として定められた許容範囲を超える電流密度が発生する配線の不合格箇所がないかを検証することを特徴とする。
図1は、本発明の一実施の形態による設計認証システムの構成例を示すブロック図である。図1に示すように、プリント基板設計検証システム1は、計算機10、入力装置20、及び出力装置30を備えて構成される。計算機10は、入力装置20及び出力装置30に接続され、例えばパーソナルコンピュータやサーバ等の情報処理装置で実現される。入力装置20は、例えばマウス又はキーボード等であって、ユーザからの入力操作に応じた信号を計算機10に入力する機能を有する。出力装置30は、例えばディスプレイ又はプリンタ等であって、計算機10における処理結果を出力する機能を有する。
以下では、図1に示す計算機10について説明する。計算機10は、計算機10の各部を制御する制御部110、入力装置20から入力されたデータを格納するデータ格納部120、及びプリント基板の電流経路における電流密度を検証する設計検証部130を有している。データ格納部120には、設計検証部130による検証に必要なプリント基板に関するデータが格納され、設計検証部130は、制御部110による制御のもとで、データ格納部120に格納されたデータを参照しながら、プリント基板の電流経路における電流密度を検証する。
図1に示すように、データ格納部120には、設計検証部130による検証に必要なプリント基板に関するデータとして、プリント基板設計データ121、入力電流値122、グラウンド(GND)配線名123、部品電流値124、及び配線電流値125が格納されている。プリント基板設計データ121は、検証対象となるプリント基板の設計時に決定されるデータであり、入力電流値122、GND配線名123、部品電流値124、及び配線電流値125は、プリント基板の製造時に必要となるデータを示すプリント基板製造用データの一例である。
プリント基板設計データ121は、検証対象となるプリント基板に使用又は形成される部品、部品ピン(ピンともいう)、銅箔ベタ、及び配線等のそれぞれについて、名称や位置情報等が記載されている。プリント基板設計データ121は、設計完了後の設計データを用いてもよく、プリント基板の電流経路を特定できる程度の銅箔ベタ情報が提供可能な段階であれば、設計中途以降の段階における設計データを用いてもよい。
入力電流値122は、プリント基板の配線に供給される電流値である。図5及び図6は、入力電流値を示す入力電流値テーブルの一例を示すテーブル図である。図5の入力電流値テーブル142は、整理用の番号が記載される番号欄142A、配線名欄142B、定常電流値欄142C、及び異常電流値欄142Dを有して構成される。配線名欄142Bには、電流が供給されるプリント基板の配線名が記載される。
部品電流値124は、部品の下流側に流れる電流値を示す。図8は、部品電流値を定義する部品電流値テーブルの一例を示すテーブル図である。図8の部品電流値テーブル145は、番号欄145A、部品電流値を定義する部品の名前が記載される部品名欄145B、定常電流値欄145C、異常電流値欄145D、及び上流適用欄145Eを有して構成される。なお、番号欄145Aに「1」又は「2」が記載された行のように、部品名欄145Bには、部品名だけでなく当該部品に設けられるピン名まで記載されてもよい。定常電流値欄145C及び異常電流値欄145Dには、同じ行の部品名欄145Bに記載された部品について、定常電流値及び異常電流値が記載される。また、上流適用欄145Eには、当該部品の上流側に下流側と同じ大きさの電流が流れる(上流適用できる)と定義する場合には「有」が記載され、そうでない場合には「無」が記載される。
配線電流値125は、配線部分に流れる電流値である。図9は、配線電流値を定義する配線電流値テーブルの一例を示すテーブル図である。図9に示す配線電流値テーブル146は、番号欄146A、配線名欄146B、定常電流値欄146C、及び異常電流値欄146Dを有して構成される。図8に示す部品電流値テーブル145が部品に対する電流値を定義していたのに対して、図9に示す配線電流値テーブル146は配線に対する電流値を直接定義するものである。
図1に示すように、設計検証部130は、データ取得部131、電流経路探索部132、電流値決定部133、電流経路決定部134、電流密度算出部135、及び不合格箇所リスト作成部136を有する。前述したように、設計検証部130は、制御部110による制御のもとでプログラムが実行されることにより実現され、製造後のプリント基板の電流経路における電流密度を検証する。設計検証部130によるプリント基板の電流経路における電流密度の検証は、入力装置20から制御部110に電流密度の検証を開始させる所定の実行指令が入力され、当該実行指令を受けた制御部110が検証処理の実行を設計検証部130に指示することをトリガとして開始される。
まず、設計検証部130が制御部110から電流密度の検証処理を実行する指示を受信すると、データ取得部131が、データ格納部120にアクセスし、データ格納部120に格納されている各種データ121~125を取得する。なお、ここでデータ取得部131によってデータ格納部120から実際に取得されるデータは、図3に一例を示した部品データテーブル141、図5及び図6に一例を示した入力電流値テーブル142,143、図7に一例を示したGND配線名テーブル144、図8に一例を示した部品電流値テーブル145、及び図9に一例を示した配線電流値テーブル146とする。
電流経路探索部132は、データ取得部131によるデータの取得が完了した旨の通知を受信すると、データ取得部131によって取得された情報に基づいて、製造後のプリント基板における電流経路を探索し、電流経路を示すためのテーブル(電流経路テーブル)を作成する。電流経路テーブルについては、図16を参照して後述する。
電流経路探索部132は、電流経路テーブルを作成するために、まず、入力電流値テーブルを参照して、電流が入力される部品、すなわち、電流経路の始点を決定する。
図13は、電流経路の始点から終点までの経路を探索し決定する処理手続の一例を示すフローチャートである。図14は、図13に示す処理手続のうち、電流経路を探索する処理手続を詳細に示すフローチャートである。
電流値決定部133は、データ取得部131によって取得されたデータと、電流経路探索部132によって作成された電流経路テーブル148とに基づいて、電流経路テーブル148に示される電流経路の配線部分を形成する各銅箔ベタに流れる電流値を決定する。
電流経路決定部134は、電流経路探索部132によって作成された電流経路テーブルを用いて、配線を形成する各銅箔ベタにおける電流経路(銅箔ベタ電流経路)を決定する。電流経路決定部134は、銅箔ベタ内で電流が流れる始点から終点までの距離を出来るだけ短く結ぶように銅箔ベタ電流経路を決定する。しかし、図15に例示した配線312,314,315,317,319,321,325,328,330,332,333のように、配線部分になる銅箔ベタは様々な形状をしているので、銅箔ベタ電流経路の決定方法は、始点及び終点の位置や銅箔ベタの形状によって異なる。
図23は、銅箔ベタの一例を示す説明図である。図23に示す銅箔ベタ401の内部には、上流側の部品を搭載するピン402と、下流側の部品を搭載するピン403とが設けられている。始点401Aはピン402の中心座標であり、銅箔ベタ401における電流経路の始点を示す。終点401Bはピン403の中心座標であり、銅箔ベタ401における電流経路の終点を示す。線分404は、始点401Aと終点401Bとを結んだ線分である。
図24は、銅箔ベタの一例を示す説明図である。図24に示す銅箔ベタ411の内部には、上流側の部品を搭載するピン412と、下流側の部品を搭載するピン413とが設けられている。始点411Aはピン412の中心座標であり、銅箔ベタ411における電流経路の始点を示す。終点411Bはピン413の中心座標であり、銅箔ベタ411における電流経路の終点を示す。破線で示した線分414は、図23の線分404と同様に始点411Aと終点411Bとを結んだ線分であるが、銅箔ベタ411の周縁に交差している。
図26は、銅箔ベタの一例を示す説明図である。図26の銅箔ベタ411では、ピン412及びピン413の表示が省略されている。図26を参照して、内角の大きさが180度を超える銅箔ベタの頂点を探す方法を説明する。
図27は、銅箔ベタの一例を示す説明図である。図27に示す銅箔ベタ431の内部には、上流側の部品を搭載するピン432と、下流側の部品を搭載するピン433とが設けられている。始点431Aはピン432の中心座標であり、銅箔ベタ431における電流経路の始点を示す。終点431Bはピン433の中心座標であり、銅箔ベタ431における電流経路の終点を示す。銅箔ベタ431は、中央付近で円434が削られた形状となっており、始点431Aと終点431Bとを直線で結んだ線分は、円434を交差して銅箔ベタ431の外部を通過してしまう。
図28は、銅箔ベタの一例を示す説明図である。図28に示す銅箔ベタ441の内部には、上流側の部品を搭載するピン442,443と、下流側の部品を搭載するピン444,445とが設けられている。始点441Aは銅箔ベタ441における電流経路の始点を示し、終点441Bは銅箔ベタ441における電流経路の終点を示す。
図29は、プリント基板の一例を示す断面図である。図29に示すプリント基板は、絶縁層451の上面に銅箔ベタ454,459が設けられ、銅箔ベタ456には電流経路の始点となる部品のピン452が接続され、銅箔ベタ459には電流経路の始点となる部品のピン453が設けられている。また、絶縁層451の下面には銅箔ベタ456が設けられ、銅箔ベタ454と銅箔ベタ456とを接続するヴィア455が絶縁層451を貫通して形成されている。さらに、図29に示すプリント基板には、銅箔ベタ459と銅箔ベタ456とを接続する2つのヴィア457,458が絶縁層451を貫通して形成されている。以下では、図29に示すプリント基板について、銅箔ベタ454における電流経路及び銅箔ベタ456における電流経路を決定する方法を説明する。
電流密度算出部135は、電流値決定部133によって電流値が追加された電流経路テーブル149(又は150)と、電流経路決定部134によって決定された銅箔ベタ電流経路とに基づいて、プリント基板の電流経路の配線を形成する各銅箔ベタにおける電流密度を算出することにより、プリント基板の電流経路の配線部分における電流密度を算出する。
まず、電流密度算出部135は、電流密度を算出するために必要な電流経路幅の最小値を算出する。電流経路幅は、銅箔ベタ電流経路に対する銅箔面の幅であり、銅箔ベタ電流経路に対して垂直方向の銅箔長に相当する。図32は、電流経路幅の最小値を算出する方法を説明するための説明図である。図32に示す銅箔ベタ411は、図25で示した銅箔ベタであり、重複する箇所については説明を省略する。銅箔ベタ411では、電流経路決定部134によって、始点411Aから経由点415を経由して終点411Bを結ぶ線分417,419が銅箔ベタ電流経路に決定される。電流密度算出部135による電流経路幅の算出方法を、図32を参照しながら説明する。
図33は、電流経路幅の最小値を算出する処理手続の一例を示すフローチャートである。電流密度算出部135は、図33に示す処理を行うことによって、図32で説明した電流経路幅の最小値の算出を実現することができる。図33に示す処理では、事前に、データ取得部131によってデータ格納部120から取得されたデータに基づいて決定される銅箔ベタの形状と、電流経路決定部134によって決定される銅箔ベタ電流経路に関する情報(銅箔ベタ電流経路の始点及び終点を示す情報を含む)とが入力される。
図35は、電流密度を説明するための概要図である。図35に示す銅箔481は、銅箔ベタを形成する銅箔である。銅箔481の幅は、電流密度算出部135によって算出される電流経路幅482に相当する。銅箔厚483は、銅箔が塗布された厚みであり、予め設定可能な値である。
不合格箇所リスト作成部136は、電流密度算出部135によって算出された電流密度が設計値を満たす許容範囲内であるか否かを判定し、不合格と判定した箇所(電流経路)のリストを生成して出力する。
このようなプリント基板設計検証システム1によれば、データ格納部120に入力されたプリント基板設計データ121、入力電流値122、GND配線名123、部品電流値124、及び配線電流値125に基づいて、設計検証部130がプリント基板の銅箔ベタによる配線部分における電流密度を算出することができ、算出した電流密度が設計値として許容された範囲内にあるかを判定することによって、判定の基準を満たさない不合格な配線箇所(不合格箇所)を選定することができる。プリント基板設計検証システム1は、このようにプリント基板の設計データに基づいてプリント基板の電流密度に対する検証を行うことによって、部品が搭載された後のプリント基板を想定して電流密度の不合格箇所を選定できるので、電流供給時に発生する発熱により配線及び当該配線が接続する部品で劣化や破損が発生することを未然に防止することができる。
なお、上述の実施の一形態によるプリント基板設計検証システム1では、入力装置20及び出力装置30が計算機10とは別に構成される場合について述べたが、本発明はこれに限らず、例えば入力装置20及び出力装置30が計算機10と一体化して構成されてもよい。このようなプリント基板設計検証システムでは、1台の情報処理装置によってプリント基板の電流密度を検証することができる。
10 計算機
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- プリント基板の設計中途以降の段階までに決定されるデータを示すプリント基板設計データと、プリント基板の製造時に必要となるデータを示すプリント基板製造用データとを入力する入力部と、
前記入力部から入力されたプリント基板設計データ及びプリント基板製造用データを格納するデータ格納部と、
前記データ格納部に格納されたプリント基板設計データ及びプリント基板製造用データに基づいて、前記プリント基板を製造した場合の電流経路における電流密度を算出し、前記算出した電流密度を参照して、設計値として定められた許容範囲を超える電流密度が発生する配線の不合格箇所が前記電流経路上にないか判定する設計検証部と、
前記設計検証部によって判定された配線の不合格箇所を示す情報を出力する出力部と、
を備え、
前記設計検証部は、
前記データ格納部に格納されたプリント基板設計データ及びプリント基板製造用データを取得し、
前記取得したプリント基板設計データ及び前記プリント基板製造用データに基づいて製造後のプリント基板における電流経路を探索し、
前記探索した電流経路について、該電流経路の配線を形成する各銅箔ベタに流れる電流値を決定し、
前記各銅箔ベタにおける電流経路を示す銅箔ベタ電流経路を決定し、
前記各銅箔ベタについて決定した電流値及び銅箔ベタ電流経路に基づいて、前記各銅箔ベタにおける電流密度を算出し、
前記算出した電流密度が前記設計値の許容範囲を超えていないか判定し、前記判定の基準を満たさない銅箔ベタによる配線箇所を前記不合格箇所とする
ことを特徴とするプリント基板設計検証システム。 - 前記設計検証部は、前記プリント基板に定常電流が供給された場合の前記銅箔ベタにおける電流密度を示す定常電流密度と、前記プリント基板に異常電流が供給された場合の前記銅箔ベタにおける電流密度を示す異常電流密度とを算出し、前記算出した定常電流密度及び異常電流密度が各電流密度に対応して定められる設計値の許容範囲を超えていないか判定する
ことを特徴とする請求項1記載のプリント基板設計検証システム。 - 前記設計検証部は、前記プリント基板における電流経路を探索するときに、該プリント基板上の配線に接続される複数の部品のピン数に基づいて電流が提供される始点部品を決定し、前記決定した始点部品を始点とする電流経路を探索する過程で、グラウンド配線に到達した場合及び電力消費量が大きい所定の部品に到達した場合には、該経路における以降の電流経路を探索しない
ことを特徴とする請求項1記載のプリント基板設計検証システム。 - 前記設計検証部は、前記銅箔ベタに流れる電流値と、該銅箔ベタにおける銅箔ベタ電流経路に対する銅箔面の幅の最小値と、該銅箔ベタの銅箔層の厚さとに基づいて、該銅箔ベタにおける電流密度を算出する
ことを特徴とする請求項1記載のプリント基板設計検証システム。 - 前記設計検証部は、前記各銅箔ベタにおける銅箔ベタ電流経路を、該銅箔ベタに電流が供給される始点及び終点の位置と該銅箔ベタの形状とに応じて決定する
ことを特徴とする請求項1記載のプリント基板設計検証システム。 - 前記設計検証部は、配線に接続する部品が銅箔ベタに存在しない場合に、該銅箔ベタに接続して設けられたヴィアを前記銅箔ベタ電流経路の始点又は終点とみなす
ことを特徴とする請求項5記載のプリント基板設計検証システム。 - 前記プリント基板製造用データは、前記プリント基板に供給される電流値を示す入力電流値、前記プリント基板のグラウンド配線を示すグラウンド配線情報、前記プリント基板に搭載される部品に流れる電流値を示す部品電流値、前記プリント基板の配線に流れる電流値を示す配線電流値を含む
ことを特徴とする請求項1記載のプリント基板設計検証システム。 - プリント基板を製造した場合の電流経路における電流密度が設計値として定められた許容範囲を超えないかを検証するプリント基板設計検証システムによるプリント基板設計検証方法であって、
前記プリント基板設計検証システムは、
データが入力される入力部と、
前記入力部によって入力されたデータを格納するデータ格納部と、
前記データ格納部に格納されたデータに基づいてプリント基板を製造した場合の電流経路における電流密度を検証する設計検証部と、
前記設計検証部による検証結果を出力する出力部と、
を有し、
前記入力部が、プリント基板の設計中途以降の段階までに決定されるデータを示すプリント基板設計データと、プリント基板の製造時に必要となるデータを示すプリント基板製造用データとを前記データ格納部に入力するデータ入力ステップと、
前記データ格納部が、前記入力されたプリント基板設計データ及びプリント基板製造用データを格納するデータ格納ステップと、
前記設計検証部が、前記格納されたデータを取得するデータ取得ステップと、
前記設計検証部が、前記取得されたデータに基づいて、製造後のプリント基板における電流経路を探索する電流経路探索ステップと、
前記設計検証部が、前記探索された電流経路について、該電流経路の配線を形成する各銅箔ベタに流れる電流値を決定する電流値決定ステップと、
前記設計検証部が、前記電流値が決定された各銅箔ベタにおける電流経路を示す銅箔ベタ電流経路を決定する銅箔ベタ電流経路決定ステップと、
前記設計検証部が、前記電流値決定ステップで決定された電流値と前記銅箔ベタ電流経路決定ステップで決定された銅箔ベタ電流経路とに基づいて、前記各銅箔ベタにおける電流密度を算出する電流密度算出ステップと、
前記設計検証部が、前記算出した電流密度が前記設計値の許容範囲を超えていないか判定し、前記判定の基準を満たさない銅箔ベタによる配線箇所を不合格箇所とする不合格箇所判定ステップと、
前記出力部が、前記不合格箇所判定ステップで不合格箇所とされた配線箇所を出力する検証結果出力ステップと、
を備えることを特徴とするプリント基板設計検証方法。 - 前記電流密度算出ステップでは、前記設計検証部が、前記プリント基板に定常電流が供給された場合の前記銅箔ベタにおける電流密度を示す定常電流密度と、前記プリント基板に異常電流が供給された場合の前記銅箔ベタにおける電流密度を示す異常電流密度とを算出し、
前記不合格箇所判定ステップでは、前記設計検証部が、前記電流密度算出ステップで算出した定常電流密度及び異常電流密度が、各電流密度に対応して定められる設計値の許容範囲を超えていないか判定する
ことを特徴とする請求項8記載のプリント基板設計検証方法。 - 前記電流経路探索ステップでは、前記設計検証部が、前記プリント基板における電流経路を探索するときに、該プリント基板上の配線に接続される複数の部品のピン数に基づいて電流が提供される始点部品を決定し、前記決定した始点部品を始点とする電流経路を探索する過程で、グラウンド配線に到達した場合及び電力消費量が大きい所定の部品に到達した場合には、該経路における以降の電流経路を探索しない
ことを特徴とする請求項8記載のプリント基板設計検証方法。 - 前記電流密度算出ステップでは、前記設計検証部が、前記銅箔ベタに流れる電流値と、該銅箔ベタにおける銅箔ベタ電流経路に対する銅箔面の幅の最小値と、該銅箔ベタの銅箔層の厚さとに基づいて、該銅箔ベタにおける電流密度を算出する
ことを特徴とする請求項8記載のプリント基板設計検証方法。 - 前記銅箔ベタ電流経路決定ステップでは、前記設計検証部が、前記各銅箔ベタにおける銅箔ベタ電流経路を、該銅箔ベタに電流が供給される始点及び終点の位置と該銅箔ベタの形状とに応じて決定する
ことを特徴とする請求項8記載のプリント基板設計検証方法。 - 前記銅箔ベタ電流経路決定ステップでは、前記設計検証部が、配線に接続する部品が銅箔ベタに存在しない場合に、該銅箔ベタに接続して設けられたヴィアを前記銅箔ベタ電流経路の始点又は終点とみなす
ことを特徴とする請求項12記載のプリント基板設計検証方法。 - 前記データ入力ステップでは、前記入力部が、前記プリント基板に供給される電流値を示す入力電流値、前記プリント基板のグラウンド配線を示すグラウンド配線情報、前記プリント基板に搭載される部品に流れる電流値を示す部品電流値、前記プリント基板の配線に流れる電流値を示す配線電流値を含むプリント基板製造用データと、前記プリント基板設計データとを前記データ格納部に入力する
ことを特徴とする請求項8記載のプリント基板設計検証方法。 - プリント基板の設計中途以降の段階までに決定されるデータを示すプリント基板設計データと、プリント基板の製造時に必要となるデータを示すプリント基板製造用データとが入力されて記憶領域に格納されるコンピュータに、
前記記憶領域に格納されたプリント基板設計データ及びプリント基板製造用データを取得するデータ取得手順と、
前記データ取得手順で取得したデータに基づいて、製造後のプリント基板における電流経路を探索する電流経路探索手順と、
前記電流経路探索手順で探索した電流経路について、該電流経路の配線を形成する各銅箔ベタに流れる電流値を決定する電流値決定手順と、
前記電流値決定手順で電流値を決定した各銅箔ベタにおける電流経路を示す銅箔ベタ電流経路を決定する銅箔ベタ電流経路決定手順と、
前記電流値決定手順で決定した電流値と前記銅箔ベタ電流経路決定手順で決定した銅箔ベタ電流経路とに基づいて、前記各銅箔ベタにおける電流密度を算出する電流密度算出手順と、
前記電流密度算出手順で算出した電流密度が設計値の許容範囲を超えていないか判定し、前記判定の基準を満たさない銅箔ベタによる配線箇所を不合格箇所とする不合格箇所判定手順と、
を実行させるためのプログラムを記録したコンピュータ読み取り可能な記録媒体。
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