Mentor Graphics Pads Version History |verified| 📥

This was the moment. The old DOS interface was scrapped. PADS moved to a native Windows GUI (Windows 95/NT).

: Expanded capabilities by acquiring HyperLynx (1997) for signal integrity and ACT (1998). mentor graphics pads version history

During this era, the software gained a reputation for having a highly efficient router and a user-friendly interface that relied heavily on keyboard macros (many of which are still supported in the software today as "Modeless Commands"). This was the moment

Mentor rebranded versions to to align with Xpedition Enterprise. RF/microwave circuitry implementation

Introduced high-speed analysis, RF/microwave circuitry implementation, and early Design for Fabrication (DFF) checking. The PADS 9.x Series