ODB++
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ODB++ is a proprietary CAD-to-CAM data exchange format[1] used in the design and manufacture of electronic devices. Its purpose is to exchange printed circuit board design information between design and manufacturing and between design tools from different EDA/ECAD vendors.[2] It was originally developed by Valor Computerized Systems, Ltd. (acquired in 2010 by Mentor Graphics[3] which was later acquired by Siemens in 2016[4]) as the job description format for their CAM system.[2]
ODB stands for open database,[5] but its openness is disputed,[6] as discussed below. The '++' suffix, evocative of C++, was added in 1997 with the addition of component descriptions.[7] There are two versions of ODB++: the original (now controlled by Mentor) and an XML version called ODB++(X) that Valor developed and donated to the IPC organization in an attempt to merge GenCAM (IPC-2511) and ODB++ into Offspring (IPC-2581).[1][8][9][10]