CADSTAR: Expert Desktop Design Solution

CADSTAR 14 now available
Latest release packs a punch in the fight against design errors

Discover CADSTAR, claim your free fully loaded version today...

Don't be constrained by your PCB design software, try a full version of CADSTAR free for 30 days
- Limited offer!

CADSTAR Express - Free PCB design software, limited to 300 pins & 50 components.

Zuken is now recognized as Worldwide #2 PCB & Wire Harness Design Vendor

Gerhard Lipski, General Manager Zuken Europe & Americas / Member of Zuken Board of Directors

Move Forward with the new European CADSTAR Take Care Bundles.

- CADSTAR Kynetic: Unlimited Design
- CADSTAR Dynamic: Essential Design

Do you believe that synchronizing FPGA-PCB design is difficult? Then you've never heard of CADSTAR FPGA!

Download the free evaluation software here!

Meet the DRAGON - the next generation PCB Auto Routing Platform

Combines intelligence and a methodology driven routing approach that can learn your routing style.

Bridging the ECAD & MCAD worlds together - CADSTAR BoardModeler Lite

Check your electrical designs against your mechanical requirements.

Integrate your electronic with electrical designs & get the best of both worlds!

CADSTAR E³.logic

Migrate from PADS, OrCAD or P-CAD, with full FPGA integration and the best routing and placement

CADSTAR - As easy as ABC

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CADSTAR: Expert Desktop Design Solution

CADSTAR, Zuken’s powerful and easy-to-use, expert deskop design solution for PC-based PCB design, allows an intuitive and complete design flow for EDA engineers and designers alike, from the initial schematics and then PCB design to manufacturing output. It spans schematic capture, placement, routing, library creation and management, signal integrity and EMC analysis, along with the production of manufacturing data.

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Latest News

Zuken’s CADSTAR 14 packs a punch in the fight against design errors

(Released: 14 Feb 2013)

Zuken announces help for PCB designers looking to improve their bottom line by driving out design errors. The latest release of CADSTAR version 14, available now, contains a significant range of customer-requested enhancements and new functionality.

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Zuken CADSTAR Distributor Quadra Solutions Expands to Scandinavia (18 Dec 2012)
Zuken incorporates Würth Elektronik design for manufacturing rules into CADSTAR (20 Sep 2012)
Zuken gathers innovative minds from more than 800 global companies (12 Jul 2012)
Zuken appoints TechBridge Solutions as new CADSTAR reseller in North America (19 Jun 2012)

Please visit the press releases section for more CADSTAR news.

Featured Events

Electronics & Automation Exhibition

(Date: 28 May 2013 to 30 May 2013)

Quadra Solutions Ltd, CADSTAR distributor for the UK, Benelux & Scandinavia, will exhibit at this major event for the electronics industry in Benelux. Zuken’s powerful PCB design solution CADSTAR will be showcased at the event.

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Quadra Solutions PCB Design Event (18 Jun 2013 to 18 Jun 2013)
PCB West 2013 (24 Sep 2013 to 26 Sep 2013)

Key product downloads

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CADSTAR General Overview (Feb 13) Expert Desktop Design Solution Tags: Product Brochure	927 KB Please choose a language:
CADSTAR Express (Apr 13) Evaluation Software All the functionality of CADSTAR 14.0, limited to 300 pins and 50 components, plus the opportunity to experience Zuken's advanced P.R.Editor XR 2000. More Details... Tags: Software	126.0 MB You must register for a Zuken.com user account or login to download this file.
CADSTAR Design Viewer (Apr 13) The CADSTAR Design Viewer is a free product that lets you share and access CADSTAR design data very easily on any of your preferred Windows platforms. More Details... Tags: Software	75.7 MB You must register for a Zuken.com user account or login to download this file.
CADSTAR 14 Express - Do It Yourself Tutorial (Feb 13) To assist you in your evaluation of CADSTAR Express we encourage you to work through the 'Do-It-Yourself' manual and discover the true possibilities of CADSTAR. The manual will guide you through 4 complete PCB Design processes, from schematic capture through to output for manufacturing. The manual also incorporates links to video files to illustrate the key features and ease-of-use of CADSTAR. Tags: Tutorials	4.6 MB You must register for a Zuken.com user account or login to download this file.
CADSTAR Routing Matrix (Feb 13) Overview of the features delivered with the several P.R. Editor modules available for CADSTAR. Tags: Datasheets	198 KB Please choose a language:

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CADSTAR General Overview (Feb 13)

Expert Desktop Design Solution

CADSTAR Express (Apr 13)

Evaluation Software

All the functionality of CADSTAR 14.0, limited to 300 pins and 50 components, plus the opportunity to experience Zuken's advanced P.R.Editor XR 2000. More Details...

CADSTAR Design Viewer (Apr 13)

The CADSTAR Design Viewer is a free product that lets you share and access CADSTAR design data very easily on any of your preferred Windows platforms.
More Details...

CADSTAR 14 Express - Do It Yourself Tutorial (Feb 13)

To assist you in your evaluation of CADSTAR Express we encourage you to work through the 'Do-It-Yourself' manual and discover the true possibilities of CADSTAR. The manual will guide you through 4 complete PCB Design processes, from schematic capture through to output for manufacturing. The manual also incorporates links to video files to illustrate the key features and ease-of-use of CADSTAR.

CADSTAR Routing Matrix (Feb 13)

Overview of the features delivered with the several P.R. Editor modules available for CADSTAR.

CADSTAR: Expert Desktop Design Solution

Latest News

Zuken’s CADSTAR 14 packs a punch in the fight against design errors