SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA and BEIJING, CHINA - Altium has appointed Digital China as a major distributor for Altium Designer and the NanoBoard reconfigurable development platform. Within in the last year, the company has seen its sales increase 75% in China, and it hopes the partnership will support continued growth.

Digital China will also participate in Altium’s Investment in Innovation (I3) License Compliance Program. The program is a collaborative license amnesty and conversion plan aimed at the estimated 285,000 unlicensed users of Altium’s Protel in China. 

NAPA, CA– Accellera  is accepting nominations for its Technical Excellence Award. This is the sixth year the company will present the award that honors the achievement of its Technical Subcommittee members.

Recognizing individuals who contributed to the EDA, intellectual property (IP), semiconductor or electronics systems industries, the award will be presented in February at Accellera’s Design Verification Conference. Nominations are due by January 9, 2009.