A World-Leading Innovator
Since its establishment in 1976, Zuken has been a world-leading EDA vendor providing PCB design software solutions that maximize the efficiency of the design and manufacturing processes for many of the largest electronics companies around the world. Over time, we have grown into CAE design software, wire harness design, and library and data management solutions.
Innovation is a way of life at Zuken. The company has more than 375 software specialists at its development centers in Japan and Europe. As a result, customers benefit from the work of the largest PCB- and wiring-focused R&D teams of their kind. This driving force of innovation keeps Zuken at the forefront of technological advancement.
A History of Innovation
| Year | Innovation |
|---|
| 2011 |
World’s first fully integrated concept to manufacturing multi-board design flow
World's first multi-board, system-level, native 2D and 3D chip-package-board design solution
World's first multi-board system planning solution |
| 2009 |
World's first multi-board schematic entry system |
2008 |
World's first release of network theory based differential pair auto-routing |
2006 |
World's first integrated power integrity analysis World’s first multi-discipline tool chain for electrical design, cabinet layout, cabling and fluid design |
2005 |
World's first release of single entity routing for differential pairs and busses World’s first system for multi document support using pin view objects |
2004 |
World's first development of concurrent autorouting World's first object-oriented tool chain for concurrent engineering (MultiUser) |
2002 |
World’s first integrated, object-oriented panel design tool |
2001 |
World's first Windows®-based wiring, harness and cabling design system |
2000 |
World's first IC package synthesizer |
1999 |
World's first "Free Angle" router for IC packages |
1998 |
World's first 3D electrical design solution |
1996 |
World's first PLM solution specifically designed for electronics design applications |
| 1995 |
World's first hierarchical PCB layout solution allowing multiple users to edit and update a common design |
1985 |
World's first gridless autorouting system |
1984 |
World's first commercial PC-based PCB design system |
1970 |
World's first interactive graphical printed circuit board (PCB) design system (Racal-Redac) |