Glossary of terms

Gloss & Optimize

Automated trace clean-up and optimization tools that improve manufacturing quality and signal performance.

Smart trace optimization to enhance manufacturability and electrical characteristics of the board.

Gloss & Optimize

Purpose:
  • Improving routing quality and optimizing traces
  • Automatic correction and enhancement of completed traces

  • Capabilities and Features:
  • Smoothing corners and bends to improve signal quality
  • Optimization of board space utilization
  • Minimization of trace lengths and via count
  • Ensuring trace parallelism for aesthetic appearance
  • Automatic removal of unnecessary segments and trace simplification
  • Connections with Other Sections:
  • Integrates with Design Rule Checker for rule verification after optimization
  • Interacts with Signal Integrity Analyzer to check optimization impact on signal quality
  • Connected with High-Speed Design Tools for high-speed trace optimization



  • Gloss & Optimize in PCB Routing and Layout