SANTA CLARA, CA – Registration is now open for PCB West 2011. The event will take place at the Santa Clara Convention Center Sept. 27 – 29.

BOLTON, MA – Electronic data transfer formats, vital as they are, are guaranteed to elicit yawns, if not outright derision, from users. But that history isn’t deterring an industry task group from attempting to tackle the now three-decades-old problem of unintelligent schematic files.

KARLSRUHE, GERMANY – A comprehensive set of passive components from Würth Elektronik is available for Altium Designer 10 through the recently launched AltiumLive portal.

ROCHESTER, NY – EMA Design Automation now provides Cadence OrCAD 16.5 training to educate users on new features of the design software.

Classroom training in major US cities, instructor-led virtual training, and self-paced Internet classes are available. Onsite training for groups of engineers is also available.

Courses cover all major OrCAD flows, including schematic design with OrCAD Capture, PCB Design with OrCAD PCB Designer, and analog simulation with PSpice.

Most classes are available in beginner and advanced levels.

For more information, visit www.ema-eda.com/training.