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SAN JOSE, CA– The Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Consortium and the IEEE Council of EDA (CEDA) announced that Dr. Aart de Geus will receive the Phil Kaufman Award for Distinguished Contributions to EDA in October. Read more ...

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PITTSBURGH– DesignAdvance Systems Inc predicts gains in productivity and increases in time-to-market profitability with CircuitSpace v3.0. The latest version adds increased functionality to CircuitSpace, allowing users to reduce board layout and placement time through AutoClustering, intelligent design reuse and Cross-Probing. Features include template usage, with or without etch, automated layout reference designator propagation and automated change time between layout designs. The hierarchy methodology is at the designer’s fingertips, throughout layout and placement.

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MULINO, OR– Sunstone Circuits has introduced the Intermediate Data Format (IDF) Plug-In, the first plug-in module for PCB123. This free, downloadable import/export plug-in gives PCB designers the ability to import PCB designs for mechanical and electrical CAD systems in a bi-directional, neutral format within the Sunstone ECOsystem Design Environment. Outline definitions of PCBs based on mechanical CAD tool specifications can be imported, synchronizing the design and development work. The plug-in allows new tools to be integrated into existing software, as well as improving the design to manufacture process.

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THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN and SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA– Altium and Digi-Key Corporation have entered into a global distribution agreement. As part of the agreement, Digi-Key will distribute Altium’s Desktop NanoBoard, which includes a 12-month timed Altium Designer License. Marketed as the Innovation Station, the combination provides quick prototyping, concept exploration and device experimentation. Designers are able to use the “live design” to create functionality in programmable hardware and switch to physical hardware in order to test and analyze–without having to create custom prototype boards. Digi-Key will also carry the extended range of NanoBoard plug-in peripheral and FPGA daughter boards.

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SMYRNA, GA – The PCB West 2008 two-day exhibition will be held on September 16 - 17, 2008, at the Santa Clara Marriott in Santa Clara, CA. The exhibition features a sold-out show floor of 46 exhibiting companies, each displaying and demonstrating the lastest products, services and technologies for the printed circuit board (PCB) design industry.

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OLATHE, KS -- Bogatin Enterprises and the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) announce new Professional Development Certification courses to be given in conjunction with the IEEE’s Educational Partner’s Program. This series of courses, scheduled to begin in January 2009, will cover the latest in high-speed design, simulation and modeling techniques. Each course will provide 40 hours of instruction through a combination of on-line and classroom modules.

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