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Altium Designer 6.8 includes a 3-D PCB visualization engine. Reportedly permits designers to see exactly how the manufactured board will look. Includes 300 new features that are said to simplify designing electronics systems, harnessing new technologies and integrating the electronics design processes with the rest of an organization. Can rotate and flip designs, navigate around components, zoom into the bare board down, and dive beneath the surface of the board to explore inner layers. Board-level additions include differential pair support for interactive track length tuning feature; can adjust the lengths of both traces of differential pairs simultaneously. Metafile data can be pasted directly from Windows clipboard into a PCB design. Has OpenBus graphical editor.

Altium Limited, www.altium.com

Improvements to the PCB123 design tool are included in the newly released 3.0 enhancements. These improvements include real-time, bi-directional views of layout and schematic, full customization via the new PCB 123™ Software Development Kit, dynamic bill of materials (BOM) generated and updated as the user designs, 3D design ‘fly through’ viewing and increased fabrication options and services. The combination of PCB123 - 3.0 and the Sunstone ECOsystem, give designers access to a fully coordinated PCB design through fabrication, manufacturing service.

Sunstone Circuits, www.sunstone.com

DFM Center PCB manufacturing design and verification software is said to address any board fabrication requirement, including flexible, rigid and package board production. Performs CAD data import, acceptance checking, data cleanup, panelization and documentation. Supports various manufacturing data designs, provides CAM data output and includes both full CAD and CAM editing functions that can follow automatically. Compatible with CR-5000 PCB design suite data format. Makes available an approach for accepting CAM data in Gerber formats. Automatically generates data like punching, blanking, or stiffener tacking.

Zuken, www.zuken.com

The TestStation Duo is reportedly the first fully concurrent in-circuit tester. Combines two independent test modules inside a tester frame; can perform simultaneous testing of two PCBs. Includes SafeTest protection, UltraPin II driver/sensors, and FrameScan FX vectorless test techniques. Is available in standard frame or as rack-mount components. Features Debug Pro and Production Pro user interface.

Teradyne, Inc., www.teradyne.com

The K4000 PCB singulator depanelizes skip-routed PCB panels up to 24" long. Includes right and left blade guards, height-adjustable front and back support and take-up table. Available with optional light beam safety curtain across the front of the blades and a conveyor belt. An IR sensor on the end of the conveyor will stop the belt. Scrap pieces pass underneath the sensor beam into a discard bin. Tooling to help align panels is also available. Blades are tool steel and can be resharpened several times.

FKN Systek, www.fknsystek.com

Aeroflex 5800 Series automatic test equipment is now integrated with JTAG/boundary scan. Will feature PXI-based Scanflex from Goepel electronic. Is said to provide further test coverage. Hardware consists of a controller, a test access port transceiver, TAP interface card and distributed I/O modules. Utilizes digital and analog I/O modules.

Goepel electronic, www.goepel.com

Aeroflex, www.aeroflex.com