Siemens Launches AI-Enhanced PCB Design Tools for Small Teams

Accessible software Siemens targets startups and small teams with scalable, AI-driven design tool

2025-05-22 Source: Siemens 2 min Reading Time

Aiming to empower smaller electronics teams, Siemens has launched Pads Pro Essentials and Xpedition Standard — AI-enhanced PCB design tools that combine cloud collaboration, automation, and professional-grade functionality to accelerate development and reduce design risk for startups and SMBs.

Siemens is making its AI-enhanced electronic systems design technology accessible to small and mid-sized businesses (SMB) with the release of Pads Pro Essentials software and Xpedition Standard software.(Source: Siemens) — Siemens is making its AI-enhanced electronic systems design technology accessible to small and mid-sized businesses (SMB) with the release of Pads Pro Essentials software and Xpedition Standard software.
(Source: Siemens)

Siemens Digital Industries Software announced that it is making its AI-enhanced electronic systems design technology more accessible to small and mid-sized businesses with Pads Pro Essentials software and Xpedition Standard software.

Built on Siemens’ Xpedition technology, these new offerings combine intuitive user experiences, integrated cloud collaboration and AI-driven automation, which — according to Siemens — empowers small teams and independent engineers with the same professional-grade capabilities trusted by the world’s most advanced electronics companies, at a fraction of the cost.

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Siemens’ Xpedition Standard is built for teams that need a balance of cost-efficiency and advanced capabilities such as design reuse, variant management, advanced routing automation, native 3D layout and deep collaboration.(Source: Siemens)

Siemens’ Pads Pro Essentials delivers an accessible streamlined, cloud-connected design environment built on Siemens’ proven Xpedition technology at an entry-level price.(Source: Siemens)

“Today’s launch marks a major milestone in our strategy to democratize access to high-performance PCB design and bring the transformative power of AI to the PCB design workflow,” said AJ Incorvaia, senior vice president, Siemens EDA. “With Pads Pro Essentials and Xpedition Standard, we’re delivering scalable solutions that help smaller teams move faster, work smarter, and design with confidence without sacrificing quality or budget.”

Pads Pro Essentials delivers a streamlined, cloud-connected design environment built on Siemens’ Xpedition technology at an entry-level price. Tailored for independent engineers and startups, it includes schematic capture, layout and a seamless design experience that lowers barriers to professional-grade PCB design tools. The Essentials tier also introduces an integrated, co-branded front-end powered by Celus, allowing engineers to design using intelligent functional blocks with AI-assisted schematic and BOM generation.

Xpedition Standard is built for growing teams that need a balance of cost-efficiency and advanced capabilities. It adds powerful features like design reuse, variant management, advanced routing automation, native 3D layout and deeper collaboration across mechanical, manufacturing and supply chain stakeholders. Teams can further extend capabilities using token-based options, which provide on-demand access to more advanced capabilities such as fully integrated pre- and post-layout signal integrity analysis powered by Siemens’ Hyperlynx software for PCB analysis and rigid-flex design without requiring a full tier upgrade.

Part of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of industry software, both new offerings are part of the Xpedition family and are designed to grow with engineers, from individual users to global enterprises. The unified user experience, design libraries and cloud-based collaboration infrastructure provide a seamless upgrade path as team and project requirements evolve.

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