What is Verilog and how does it differ from PCB design software like Altium?

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What is Verilog and how does it differ from PCB design software like Altium?

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Verilog essentially designs and verifies a electronic design. It simulates the operation and would let you know if it would actually work in the real world. A motherboard manufacturer would use verilog to ensure the data lines for ram where the correct spacing/length/shape to prevent EMI emissions from messing things up and for compliance.

Altium (and others) are mainly design based and would let you produce a garbage board that barely works.