OrCAD

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OrCAD

OrCAD Schematic Capture Program
Original author(s)	OrCAD Systems Corporation
Developer(s)	Cadence Design Systems
Initial release	1985
Stable release	17.4 - 22.1 / October 20, 2022[1]
Written in	C/C++
Operating system	Windows (originally DOS)
Type	Electronic design automation
License	Proprietary
Website	www.orcad.com

OrCAD Systems Corporation was a software company that made OrCAD, a proprietary software tool suite used primarily for electronic design automation (EDA). The software is used mainly by electronic design engineers and electronic technicians to create electronic schematics, and perform mixed-signal simulation and electronic prints for manufacturing printed circuit boards (PCBs). OrCAD was taken over by Cadence Design Systems in 1999 and was integrated with Cadence Allegro in 2005.