SANTA CLARA, CA – PRINTED CIRCUIT DESIGN & FAB today announced the winners of the 2012 New Product Introduction Awards for PCB design.

The NPI Design Awards, in its sixth year, recognize leading new products during the past 12 months.

National Instruments received an award in the System Modeling and Simulation Tools category for System Simulation of Analog Circuitry and Digital Logic in NI Multisim and LabVIEW.

In the PCB Design Tools category, Intercept Technology won for its latest release of Pantheon.

The awards were presented during PCB West in Santa Clara, CA.

“The judges particularly emphasized ease of use this year," said Mike Buetow, editor-in-chief of PCD&F. “We heartily congratulate the winners for their efforts.”