Siemens EDA: Improve Signal Integrity Using Backdrill in Xpedition

What’s covered

“Improve the signal integrity and optimize your design using Backdrill” is a free Siemens EDA webinar on Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 10:30 PM IST, presented by Juan Armas and Jeff Kuester.

Siemens notes that high-speed PCB design demands precise solutions to maintain signal integrity. Backdrilling removes via stubs, which Siemens says drastically reduces unwanted reflections, distortion and channel degradation.

What you will learn:

• How to eliminate via stubs to protect signal integrity in high-speed circuits
• How to configure backdrill rules directly within Xpedition Layout and apply precise depth tolerances to reduce reflections and optimize file delivery for manufacturing

Who should attend

• PCB layout designers
• Hardware engineers

Tools covered

Xpedition Layout

Speakers

Juan Armas supports Xpedition Designer and Xpedition Layout for Siemens Global Support, after seven years designing PCBs for data centers and medical devices. Jeff Kuester has over 20 years in the EDA industry in support, sales and training, and supports Xpedition Layout.

Session time

Registration is free, and the session runs one hour. Time, speakers and abstract sourced from the official ON24 multi-session registration page.

Why GSAS is sharing this

GSAS is an authorized engineering partner for Siemens EDA (formerly Mentor Graphics) in India, covering the Xpedition, HyperLynx and Valor portfolio. Siemens ties backdrill rules in layout to the files delivered for manufacturing, so getting them right in the tool matters for Indian teams shipping high-speed boards.

If you want to talk through Xpedition for high-speed layout, get in touch.

This session is part of Siemens EDA’s EBS Expert Series, which also runs What’s New in Valor NPI 2610 on 11 November and Effective setup and best practices for TDR simulations on 17 November.

Register free on ON24 →