MILPITAS, CA – Printed circuit board and multichip module design software revenue rose 2.6% year-over-year to $247.3 million in the fourth quarter. The four-quarters moving average, which compares the most recent four quarters to the prior four quarters, increased 9.7%, said the Electronic System Design (ESD) Alliance.

CHICAGO -- EDA tool developer KiCAD is sponsoring a users conference here next month to share experiences with tools, methods and successes in manufacturing, research and business.

THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN – Digi-Key Electronics released a secondary KiCad library, allowing manufacturers to submit symbols and footprints to be compiled into the Digi-Key format.

ATLANTA, GA – UP Media Group Inc. received more than 80 abstracts for the upcoming PCB West 2019, to be held September 9-11, 2019, in Santa Clara, CA. The event includes a three-day technical conference and one-day exhibition to be held at the Santa Clara (CA) Convention Center.