For the purpose of EMC Technical Design Reviews the following electronic data file formats are

supported:

Design Schematic & PCB Layout:

Tool Vendor EDA Tool Name
Schematic
Format
PCB
Format 1
PCB
Format 2
PCB
Format 3
PCB
Format 4
P-CAD

PDF DSN ---- ---- ----
Altium
Protel PDF DSN ---- ---- ----
Allegro APD
Allegro PCB Editor
Allegro PCB SI
Concept
(Native) IFF
PDF
DSN
Native
Allegro
CADIF GENCAD
Cadence
Design Entry CIS
Layout Plus
OrCAD Capture
OrCAD Layout
EDIF
PDF
DSN ---- ---- ----
Mentor
Schematic
Design Capture
Design Architect
DxDesigner
PCB
Boardstation
Expedition
PADS Layout
Power PCB
EDIF
PDF
DSN
Native

Mentor
BoardStation
(.mgn)
ASCII

Expedition
(.hkp)
PADS
(.asc)

GENCAD
CR5000 Board
CR5000 System D
EDIF
PDF
CADIF DSN
ASCII
(.pcf)
----
Zuken
Visula
CADStar
---- CADIF ---- ---- ----
Intercept
Mosaic Schematic
Pantheon PCB
EDIF
PDF
DSN CADIF GENCAD


The above listing is current at time of press and will be updated as new file types are known. However,
if the Supplier ECAD tool is not listed above, it is likely that one of the formats used above is available.

Mechanical:
Mechanical definitions (Packaging drawings) can be sent using DXF format. (2D only)

Format Descriptions:

Format Format description File Extension (s)
DSN
DSN format is an ASCII format file that can be generated by
virtually every PCB layout system on the market with only a few
exceptions. It contains a complete description of a PCB
necessary for engineering review of placement, and routing.
.dsn
.DSN
.cct

It is usually an export for the SpeCCTra auto-router.
DXF Data eXchange Format 2D Mechanical information. .dxf
PDF
Portable Document Format industry standard document
format. Using a print export to PDF format is required at a
minimum.

CADIF
CADIF is an ASCII neutral file generated from Zuken PCB layout
software packages: CR5000 and Visula. This is a system-specific
file format.
.paf
EDIF
EDIF stands for Electronic Design Interchange Format. This is an
industry standard file type for export of design data from
schematic capture systems. Export in
.edf
.edi
.eds
GenCAD
GenCAD is an industry-specific standard output format used to
communicate PCB design information.
.cad
Native
Native files are an intermediate file in ASCII format. The data
structure is usually a system specific format for the particular
tool vendor. Contact Ford EMC for specific details.
Mentor (.mgn)
Allegro (.mcm/.brd)
Expedition (.hkp)
PADS (.asc)
CR5000 (.pcf)
Concept (.iff)