Design News

FREMONT, CA – SchmartBoard has signed an agreement with MicroControllerShop.com to distribute the SchmartBoard prototyping products line. MicroControllerShop.com is a shopping Web site carrying a large selection of embedded development tools and boards.
 
“MicroControllerShop.com is a perfect partner for our embedded market goals,” said Neal Greenberg, VP of marketing for SchmartBoard. “We have been watching forums for users of PIC, ARM, AVR, Parallax, and others and have observed that SchmartBoard is already a valuable tool to these embedded microprocessor users.”
GHENT, BELGIUM – Ucamco has released version 4.1 of Integr8tor.

Integr8tor is an automatic input and analysis tool designed to increase front-end throughput by up to 30%. Automatic data input and design analysis capabilities provide job parameters for fast and accurate quotations.
 
Version 4.1 features a user interface based on Adobe’s Flex. Integr8tor runs securely on major browser and desktop systems, and a downloadable active PDF Request For Quotation form allows users to input non-CAD job parameters in a format that is directly read by Integr8tor. This saves time and reduces errors.
 
The latest version allows users more options to intervene directly where data is ambiguous or incomplete. Integr8tor runs in both Ucamco UCAM and Frontline Genesis environments.
 
MUNICH, GERMANY and WESTFORD, MA--Zuken introduces E³.panel, a panel design system with integrated 3D functionality. It allows the physical representation of cabinets to be designed and developed, offering an easy-to-use solution for panel layout and wiring.
 
E³.panel is an add-on option for E³.schematic or E³.cable, with complete online integration. Features include interactive and automatic wire routing, automatic and interactive placement with online checks and cable duct fill calculations with graphical displays.
 
In addition, determined data can re reused for production. Information is synchronized online, regardless of where design changes have been made
 ROCHESTER, NY – EMA Design Automation introduces Component Information Portal (CIP) version 2.2, for design capture and data management. The latest version of CIP adds 800 additional parts to the existing foundation library and increases the CIP Enterprise foundation library to more than 5,000 parts.
 
Designed for multi-user environments with more complex data management requirements, CIP version 2.2 takes advantage of the relational database support in Cadence OrCAD Capture CIS 16.2.
 
The advanced export feature allows users to update an external list of parts with information from the CIS database. CIP Enterprise can convert an OrCAD Capture CIS BOM into a BOM that is hierarchical, showing the manufacturers linked to each company part number. In addition, engineering teams can manage component data via the CIP web-based browser.
THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN and ALHAMBRA, CA – Digi-Key Corp. has signed an agreement with Tensility International Corp. to distribute Tensility cables.
 
Customers can purchase power supply output cord cables, as well as 2.5 mm and 3.5 mm audio cables. The products are currently available through Digi-Key’s Web site and are planned to be included in future print and online catalogs.
 
“We are very pleased to announce this new partnership with Tensility. This company’s commitment to customer service makes it a good match for Digi-Key and the mutual customers we serve,” said Jeff Shafer, vice president of interconnect, passive and electromechanical products.

LONDON – National Electronics Week (NEW) will host an inaugural conference during its annual exhibition, June 16-18.

The Electronics Weekly Live Design Conference will showcase design technologies and methodologies in themes such as Eco-Design, Power-Efficient Design and Embedded Processor Design.
 
The conference will include guest speakers from several organizations including ARM, CSR, National Instruments and Vicor.
 
“Providing a dynamic technical marketing platform to highlight new design innovations and best practices, the event is a major draw for development engineers looking to compete successfully in today’s marketplace,” said Claire Jeffreys, NEW event director

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