SANTA CLARA, CA --Sigrity Inc. and The Research Foundation of State University of New York (SUNY) have filed a lawsuit against Ansoft Corp. and ANSYS, Inc. for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 5,504,423 titled "Method for Modeling Interactions in Multilayered Electronic Packaging Structures.”
SAN JOSE -- Cadence Design Systems today pulled its bid to acquire Mentor Graphics, and in doing so offered up some harsh words for its competitor.The EDA firm's board instead authorized a $500 million increase to the company's stock repurchase program. Read more ...
DUBLIN, IRELAND -- Research and Markets announced the release of the "Sectional Design Standard for Flexible Printed Boards" report.
This report, designed to be used in conjunction with IPC-2221A and IPC-2223B, establishes the requirements for the design of single-sided, double-sided, multilayer, or rigid-flex flexible circuits and includes information on adhesive and adhesiveless constructions.
The report covers selective plating requirements, new definitions for cover materials, new requirements for the plated-through hole to rigid-flex interface and expanded coverage for nonfunctional lands.
ROCHESTER, NY – EMA Design Automation introduces a single user version of the EMA Component Information Portal (CIP) that gives engineers access to the Digi-Key part database through Cadence OrCAD Capture CIS.
NEWBURG, OR – Wise Software announces the release of V15.2 VisualCAM and GerbTool. According to the company the new tool offer improved quality and reliability through the correction of reported defects.
V15.2 VisualCam and GerbTool supports version 8.0 ODB++ format specifications. It supports flip panel, mirror imaging and sub-panels within a panel. It includes integrated support for IPC-D-356B netlists and flying probe test point generation.
TUALATIN, OR. -- Stilwell Baker,a PCB design and DfX engineering services company has opened a new 3,000 square foot design center in Vancouver, WA.
This new facility will expand Stilwell Baker's capacity for PCB design and engineering in support of customer projects. Joe Zaccari, vice president, said, "With this second facility we are significantly expanding our ability to meet the needs of our growing customer base in the Northwest."
The new design center is located at 1325 SE Tech Center Drive, Suite 170, Vancouver, WA 98683.