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GLEN ARM, MD -- Armistead Technologies, LLC, a reverse engineering firm that specializes in reverse engineering printed circuit boards, is opening an office in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

Armistead Technologies works with manufacturers and OEM companies to recover old PCB designs and update them, integrating new functions and bringing them into compliance with modern standards for safety, environmental protection, and energy efficiency.

"It was inevitable, really," Armistead says about his company's expansion. "Today's technology companies are more globally focused, with European standards like RoHS becoming world standards."

"In addition, more companies have concerns about outsourcing their reverse engineering projects to a company based in China or India. When we take on a reverse engineering project, all the work is done in the US or UK. None of the intellectual assets go offshore."

The UK office of Armistead Technologies will be run by John Charnley. "Mr. Charnley brings a vast experience in the practical application of electronic engineering," Armistead says. "And now, Armistead Technologies brings to our clients an even broader range of resources to move reverse engineering projects off the engineering manager's desk and onto the production line."

PITTSBURGH, PA. -- DesignAdvance Systems, Inc. announces the release of CircuitSpace Foundation with Cross-Probing Technology.

The new Cross-Probing technology gives the user bi-directional communication between the layout and a (PDF) schematic. According to the company the new technology works seamlessly within Cadence's Allegro and the Allegro Viewer environment, and gives both designers and engineers instant selection and verification of design elements such as components, nets, or pins, within Cadence Allegro and the (PDF) schematic.

"We have worked closely with our key customers in developing this new technology," stated Mr. David Ringer, principal product engineer of DesignAdvance. "Since unveiling Cross-Probing in May, our customers have been actively deploying the solution throughout the PCB design process, providing PCB designers, hardware engineers, test engineers and manufacturing engineers a valued mechanism for design, review verification and test," continued Mr. Ringer.

EMA Design Automation is handling the sales of CircuitSpace in the North American market. CircuitSpace Foundation with Cross-Probing is now available from $4,990.