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Cy-less II-W is a cyanide-free silver-plating process chemistry. Is said to feature bright, non-yellow appearance and even distribution. For PWB and other product applications.

Technic, www.technic.com

Cadstar FPGA combines the Active-HDL Lite verification tool and the desktop PCB design suite. Performs mixed language simulation for FPGAs. Is structured on integration of FPGA design within the PCB layout. Uses Design Flow Manager. Said to provide one universal project manager that controls all design files for simulation, synthesis, place and route and pin assignment to the PCB. Supports I/O synchronization.

Zuken Ltd, www.zuken.com

Aldec Inc., www.aldec.com

Ultra Librarian Reader provides schematic symbols and PCB footprints for products including PowerWise. Is delivered in a CAD format. Is free and is said to generate components and attributes in any EDA CAD/CAE format. Footprints and symbols are available for download at http://www.national.com/cad/. Is based on IPC-7351 specification. Enhanced version is available for purchase; enables software models to be modified and auto-generated to meet user-defined requirements.

Accelerated Designs, Inc., www.accelerated-designs.com

The free CircuitSpace ROI calculator reportedly helps quantify time and cost benefits. Customers are said to have achieved up to 5x returns on their investment within the first year. Includes AutoClustering technology, intelligent design (IP) reuse, and replication. The calculator is available at www.ema-eda.com/roi.

DesignAdvance Systems Inc., www.designadvance.com

EMA Design Automation Inc., www.ema-eda.com

This series of 22 electrically conductive contact rings are for microwave cavity, tuning and EMI shielding applications. The beryllium copper rings are manufactured from standard finger stock gasket styles. Said to provide attenuation of unwanted microwave and RF interference for applications with round-shaped plug openings. Rings are formed with curved contacts on the outside or inside diameter. Bright finish standard; 10 surface finish plating options available.

Omega Shielding Products, Inc., www.omegashielding.com

A free simulation design kit for Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGA is said to deliver signal integrity for 65 nm FPGA designs. Is for CR-5000 Lightning and provides a set of topology templates, in-context HTML documentation and content for simulation of waveforms and eye patterns, etc. Templates are ready-to-use. LXT and SXT platforms offer 3.2Gbps low-power transceivers with built-in PCI Express endpoint and tri-mode Ethernet MAC blocks.

Zuken, www.Zuken.com/linkz