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GENT, BELGIUM -- In an open letter to the user community, Ucamco today announced standard Gerber as "technologically obsolete."

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GENT, BELGIUM - Ucamco has officially released its second extension for the Gerber format, and the first for image meta-information, with clear information that clarifies the CAD-to-CAM communication process. Gerber X2 was developed by Ucamco with the support of Eurocircuits, LPKF and AT&S.

Read more: Ucamco Releases Gerber X2 Extension

DALLAS -- Texas Instruments has unveiled WEBENCH PCB Export, a new feature in the company's online WEBENCH Power Designer tool, for use in creating a power supply printed circuit board layout and exporting it to various CAD platforms.

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PLYMOUTH, MA – A new design brief from Tech-Etch describes processes for manufacturing high-reliability flexible circuits used in diagnostic imaging, patient monitoring, cardiac management, and life sciences.

Read more: Tech-Etch White Paper Outlines High-Rel Flex Circuits

SEBASTOPOL, CA — Electronics is much more than resistors, capacitors, transistors, and diodes. There is a world of projects you can create by using comparators, op-amps, and sensors.

Read more: Sequel to 'Make: Electronics' Shows Design Step-by-Step

Tampa, FL – Intercept Technology has launched an enhanced bidirectional link between its Mozaix schematic and Pantheon layout design applications and Agilent’s ADS software. Using Agilent’s enhanced ADS Board Link data transfer format, the development is said to streamline PCB integration with greater flexibility of data transfer and easier management of data integrity.

Read more: Intercept Links Mozaix and Pantheon with Agilent ADS