Electronics Forum / CAD / July 2007

To our valued OrCAD Layout customers:

As demonstrated in the OrCAD® product 16.0 release, Cadence® continues to
invest in providing a fully scalable PCB design solution for our customers –
one that grows with you as your PCB designs grow in complexity. We've all
seen the PCB design landscape change dramatically in recent years.  In order
to help customers meet current market demands and maximize productivity,
Cadence continues to leverage the power of its proven Allegro® PCB technology
within our OrCAD product line. This allows Cadence to offer customers unique
suites and technology bundles that address current and future design
challenges.

This letter is intended to communicate some important developments regarding
the future of Cadence OrCAD Layout. Cadence has begun the End-of-Life process
for Cadence OrCAD Layout technology based products.

Please Note: Cadence OrCAD Capture, OrCAD Capture CIS, and PSpice® technology
are all integral parts of Cadence’s long-term product strategy and are not
affected by this notice.

Should not have been released in the first place. That unwieldu POS.

Effective July 31, 2007, Cadence will no longer sell the following Cadence

OrCAD Layout based technology products:

1.    OrCAD Layout (PO1410)
2.    OrCAD Layout Plus (PO1420)
3.    OrCAD Unison PCB (PO1510)
4.    OrCAD Unison Ultra (PO1530)
5.    Layout Studio (PS1430)

We acknowledge that transitioning software systems is never easy and is often
a juggling act between investing in learning new technologies and meeting
current business priorities. EMA is committed to ensuring we do everything
possible to help minimize the impact on you, wherever possible. To help ease
the transition, Cadence is providing OrCAD Layout customers with multiple
paths for migrating to new technology that leverages the power of Allegro PCB
Editor.  Learn more about the various transition path options by visiting
http://www.ema-eda.com/orcadlayout.

The products entering End of Sale will be supported thru March 31, 2009.
After that date, these products will no longer be supported for hot-fixes or
support calls and will not be shipped on the OrCAD CD set.  

If you have any questions, or would like to discuss these changes and how it
may impact you, please contact your EMA Account Manager. You may also contact
the EMA technical support team at 585-334-6001, Option 5, or by email at
techsupport@ema-eda.com.