Zuken Technology Partners

Altair provides advanced simulation, analysis, and design validation solutions, including PollEx, for PCB design analysis workflows. Within the Zuken portfolio, integration with CR-8000 Design Force enables engineers to perform detailed design analysis on PCB layouts, including manufacturability, signal integrity, and design rule validation. This allows Zuken users to identify and resolve issues earlier in the design process, reduce manual data transfer between tools, and improve overall design quality and reliability. Altair positions its solutions around simulation-driven design, helping engineering teams validate performance and manufacturability before release to production.

Altera, now part of Intel, provides Quartus, an FPGA design and development platform for logic design, synthesis, simulation, and device programming. Within the Zuken portfolio, integration with CR-8000 Design Gateway and HDL simulation environments supports FPGA-centric design workflows, including schematic-driven HDL development and verification. This enables Zuken users to align FPGA design with PCB system design, streamline data exchange between logic and hardware domains, and reduce manual re-entry between tools. The combined workflow improves coordination between FPGA and board-level design, supporting more efficient development of complex electronic systems.

Anark provides model-based collaboration and browser-based digital thread visualization solutions for engineering and manufacturing teams. Through integration with CR-8000 Design Gateway, CR-8000 Design Force, and E3.series, Anark supports browser-based access to engineering data from Zuken electrical and electronic design workflows. This helps Zuken users share design information more effectively across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and review teams, reducing reliance on exported files, disconnected documents, and manual data handoff. Anark positions its platform around secure, role-based access to product definition data, technical data packages, 3D models, drawings, BOMs, and related engineering information.

Ansys provides advanced simulation and analysis solutions for PCB design, including signal integrity, power integrity, and thermal analysis through tools such as Siwave and related Ansys Electronics Desktop technologies. Within the Zuken portfolio, integration with CR-8000 Board Designer and CR-8000 Design Force enables engineers to connect PCB layout data directly with high-fidelity analysis workflows. This allows Zuken users to validate electrical and thermal performance earlier in the design process, reduce manual data translation between tools, and improve overall design reliability. The combined workflow supports more accurate verification of high-speed and high-density PCB designs before manufacturing release.

Aras provides Aras Innovator, a PLM and digital thread platform for managing product data, configurations, change processes, and lifecycle workflows across engineering and manufacturing organizations. Within the Zuken portfolio, Aras integration supports DS-CR, DS-E3, CR-8000, and E3.series, helping connect detailed electrical and electronic design data with enterprise PLM processes. This enables Zuken users to improve traceability between design data and product lifecycle records, reduce manual data transfer, and support more controlled collaboration between engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and change management teams. Aras positions Innovator as an open, adaptable PLM and digital thread platform with low-code extensibility and flexible deployment options.

CONTACT Software provides CONTACT Elements, an open PLM and digital thread platform for managing product data, processes, collaboration, and system integration across the product lifecycle. Within the Zuken portfolio, integration with DS-2 helps connect electrical and electronic engineering data with enterprise PLM workflows. This enables Zuken users to synchronize design data, BOMs, change information, and lifecycle records more efficiently, reducing manual re-entry and improving traceability between engineering and downstream business processes. CONTACT positions CONTACT Elements as a composable platform for connecting data and processes across PLM, CAD, BOM, projects, IoT, and MES environments.

Dassault Systèmes (SIMULIA) provides CST Studio Suite, including Microwave Studio, for 3D electromagnetic simulation and RF design analysis. Within the Zuken portfolio, integration with CR-8000 Board Designer, CR-8000 Design Force, and system-level planning environments supports RF and high-frequency PCB design workflows from concept through implementation. Using standardized ASCII data exchange, Zuken users can transfer PCB and system data into CST Studio for electromagnetic analysis, enabling earlier validation of RF performance and reducing manual data re-entry. This combined workflow improves design accuracy for high-frequency applications and supports more reliable product development from concept design through PCB realization.

Dassault Systèmes provides the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, CATIA V5, and CATIA No Magic / MagicDraw, supporting MCAD, PLM, MBSE, and product lifecycle collaboration across complex engineering environments. Within the Zuken portfolio, integration spans DS-2, DS-CR, CR-8000 Design Gateway, CR-8000 System Planner, CR-8000 Board Designer, CR-8000 Design Force, and E3.series, enabling alignment between systems, electrical, electronic, and mechanical design domains.

The relationship supports key use cases including PCB design, cabling and wire harness engineering, system-level product definition, and model-based systems engineering. By connecting Zuken engineering data with Dassault Systèmes PLM, MCAD, and MBSE workflows, engineering teams can improve ECAD-MCAD synchronization, exchange design and BOM data more efficiently, and strengthen traceability from requirements and architecture through to detailed implementation and lifecycle change control.

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Digi-Key Electronics provides web-based component information services, including access to detailed part data, availability, and sourcing information for electronic design workflows. Within the Zuken portfolio, integration with CR-8000, CR-5000, and CADSTAR supports component library and part selection processes, enabling engineers to access up-to-date component data directly within their design environment.

This helps Zuken users improve component selection accuracy, reduce manual data entry, and align design data with real-world supply chain availability. The integration supports more efficient library creation and maintenance, while helping engineering teams make informed decisions earlier in the design process, reducing the risk of redesign due to component availability or lifecycle issues.

DSC Software, an SAP partner, provides integration solutions that connect engineering systems with SAP enterprise environments. Within the Zuken portfolio, this relationship centers on DS-2, supporting the flow of electrical and electronic engineering data into ERP-driven business processes.

DSC focuses on bridging the gap between product development and enterprise operations, particularly around BOM management, change processes, and production data alignment. For organizations using Zuken alongside SAP, this creates a structured route to connect engineering outputs with procurement, manufacturing, and lifecycle processes managed in SAP systems.

DSP (LogicSwap) provides LogicSwap, a migration and library conversion solution that supports the transfer of PCB design data between different ECAD systems. Within the Zuken portfolio, integration with CR-8000 Component Editor (ASCII I/O) and eCADSTAR enables efficient migration of component libraries and design data into Zuken environments.

This helps Zuken users reduce the effort and risk associated with moving legacy designs or libraries from other CAD systems, minimizing manual rework and preserving design integrity. The integration supports faster onboarding to Zuken tools, improved library consistency, and a more controlled transition from alternative ECAD platforms.

E-System Design provides Sphinx 3D Path Finder (3DPF), a signal and power integrity analysis tool for advanced package and interconnect structures. Within the Zuken portfolio, the relationship supports CR-8000 Design Force package and co-design workflows, where PCB, package, and interconnect behavior need to be understood before physical implementation is finalized.

For Zuken users working on dense, high-speed, or package-aware designs, Sphinx 3D Path Finder adds an analysis path for structures such as vias, bond wires, solder balls, pillars, TSVs, and redistribution layers. The tool is described as a 3D path-finding environment using a mesh-less approach for faster analysis of larger structures, helping engineering teams evaluate SI/PI behavior earlier in the design process.

Electro Magnetic Applications (EMA) provides EMA3D, a simulation platform for electromagnetic effects such as electromagnetic interference, lightning strike, and high-intensity radiated fields in complex electrical systems. Within the Zuken portfolio, integration with E3.series supports the transfer of wire harness and electrical system data into electromagnetic analysis workflows.

This enables Zuken users to evaluate electromagnetic behavior earlier in the design process, improving validation of system performance in demanding environments such as aerospace, defense, and transportation. The integration reduces manual data re-entry, improves consistency between design and analysis models, and supports more reliable development of complex electrical systems.

EMA Design Automation, an Ultra Librarian company, provides electronic component library services for PCB design teams, including access to verified schematic symbols, PCB footprints, and 3D models. Ultra Librarian supports Zuken schematic and PCB design workflows across CR-8000 Design Gateway, CR-8000 Board Designer, CR-8000 Design Force, CR-8000 Component Editor, eCADSTAR, and CADSTAR through ASCII I/O based data exchange. This helps Zuken users accelerate library creation, reduce manual part-building effort, and improve consistency between schematic and PCB layout data. Ultra Librarian states that its library includes more than 16 million verified symbols, footprints, and 3D models across over 30 CAD formats.