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E³.series 2015 contains enhanced automotive collaboration, design change improvements for machinery sector, and productivity enhancements. Has ability to generate signal name automatically; sort and structure variants/options tree; new dimension standards; improvements in core management; new cabling table; 3D view in E³.panel ; transparency and visibility in 3D with E³.panel; multiple 2D views for manufacturing drawings; easier referencing in E³.panel; enhanced automotive collaboration; automatic pin terminal functionality in E³.cable and E³.formboard, and automatic wiring improvements.

Zuken, www.zuken.com

SnapEDA CAD Libraries now support Cadence OrCAD/Allegro and Pulsonix. Provide downloadable CAD building blocks based on algorithms that run a diagnostic test on each block, with a rating system that allows engineers to vet the quality of CAD parts. Also supports Altium, CadSoft Eagle, and KiCad.

SnapEDA, www.snapeda.com

PCB "Make vs Buy" Worksheet PCB design decision tool poses 15 questions along with varying answer scenarios reflecting important PCB design criteria. Suggests numerical scoring values for each of the 15 questions. Totals worksheet numerical scores and compares sum to predetermined scores for five "Make vs Buy" recommendations. For product managers, design engineers and buyers.

White Knight PCB, a division of Quarter Century Design, www.whiteknightpcbcom

NP-200 flatbed inkjet printer is designed to create functional electrical circuits for the printed electronics market. Has a 13" by 24" print area capable of printing on rigid or flexible substrates up to 6" thick. Circuit patterns can be created in layout program, or uploaded from an AutoCad or PDF file. Is designed to accommodate properties of conductive and resistive inks.

Methode Development Co., www.methode.com

SpiTAN IV web-based simulation tool for tantalum, polymer, and niobium oxide capacitors features data mined from AVX’s previous PSpice models and S-parameters S2P software. Offers a user-friendly program for reviewing critical electrical and performance characteristics for individual part numbers by temperature and frequency, for identifying and selecting the optimum capacitors for an application. Searchable by part number or product type — the list of which currently includes: low profile, high CV, low ESR, polymer, niobium oxide, and high reliability capacitors — results can be refined by capacitance, rated voltage, case size, and ESR. Frequency and temperature can be manipulated on interactive graphs to access part-specific electrical and performance data over frequency, including: capacitance, ESR, DF, impedance, ripple voltage, and ripple current. Allows inputting of application voltage and temperature information to chart DCL over time, and provides an equivalent circuit diagram with characteristics for each parameter.

AVX, http://spitan.avx.com

Cadstar Board Modeler Lite 9.1 is a full 3D modeler for close collaboration with MCAD. Can import or export mechanical constraints like chassis and heatsinks through STEP, ACIS (SAT), STL or IDF. Can conduct 3D collision checks and measurements; can correct issues and back-annotate changes to MCAD and Cadstar. Reportedly has a 3D model wizard for creating almost any 3D part.

Zuken, http://www.zuken.com/en/products/pcb-design/cadstar/compare/pcb-layout/board-modeler-lite