BoardCheck provides overviews of potential EMC and SI problems in PCB layout.

Trial kits for advanced screen-printing technologies for printable electronics come with screens, conductive inks, insulation inks, squeegees, spatulas, pallet knifes, cleaning rollers, and a manual type screen-printer. Can be used for single layer, 50 micron line and space circuits on thin plastic films, or double-sided circuits with via hole connections and active devices such as flexible ELs.

DKN Research, www.dknresearchllc.com

Board Designer printed circuit board CAD software and Advanced Design System RF, microwave and high-speed digital design software are now more tightly integrated to allow importing of net, component and pin names created in Board Designer into ADS, along with other geometries.

Camstar Enterprise Platform 5.1 is said to deliver a clean, efficient user experience, ease of configuration, new performance and process dashboards, and access from any mobile device. Is a fully web-based configuration for manufacturing execution systems (MES). Defines behavior and navigation of screens and deploys them on any device in minutes. Includes dashboards designed specifically for engineering, production, management and operators monitor global and local process health, and keep the pulse on production and quality.

Camstar Systems, 5.1.camstar.com.