Printed Circuit Design & Fab Online Magazine - Mentor Opens 21st Annual TLA Competition

WILSONVILLE, OR -- Mentor Graphics has announced the call-for-entries for its 21st annual Technology Leadership Awards (TLA) competition, the longest running competition of its kind in the Electronic Design Automation (EDA) industry.

Prominent experts in the PCB industry will judge the contest, including Happy Holden, senior technology specialist of Mentor Graphics; Gary Ferrari, technical support director, FTG Circuits; Pete Waddell, president of UP Media Group, the publisher of Printed Circuit Design & Fab Magazine; Andy Kowalewski, senior interconnect designer, AdvantagePCB; and Rick Hartley, senior principal engineer, avionics division of L-3 Communications.

This year, entrants will be able to submit their design accomplishments in any of six categories representing a wide variety of industries including: consumer electronics and handheld; industrial control, instrumentation, security and medical; military and aerospace; computers, blade and servers, memory systems; telecom, network controllers, line cards; transportation and automotive.

Winners will be named for each category and there will be a winner for Best Overall Design. The timeframe for submitting entries is from June 1, 2009 to July 31, 2009. Entrants can apply online at www.mentor.com/go/tla. This web page also has a video from the judges with helpful hints on how to win.

Judging will start August 1, 2009 and winners will be announced in conjunction with the PCB West 2009 conference in Santa Clara, CA on September 15, 2009.