System Planner design environment, for upfront planning and partitioning of electronics systems, enables engineers to optimize form, fit and function of single and multi-board systems, maximizing design reuse and eliminating the need to reenter initial planning data into the design tools during detailed design.

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InCAM 2.03 is for high-density interconnect and integrated circuit packaging production. Includes DfMs for automatic track centering and via stack staggering. A DfM for stacked via balancing prevents board scrap caused by material deformation during lamination on partial stacked vias. Includes functionality for adding panel tooling holes using predefined pad stacks. Improves existing functions. Has stacked via balancing for detecting and preventing the deformation of buildup boards containing via stacks that are not stacked on all pressed layers; stagger via stacks for staggering the position of stacked vias; DfM track centering for centering tracks between adjacent pads and/or drills, and pad stack , a library entity that enables adding a full pad stack to a layer in one action; useful for adding panel tooling holes.

Frontline PCB, www.frontline-pcb.com

K5000 manual and autoload multiple blade depanelizers now come with adjustable blade cartridge. Permits quick changeover for different size PCB panels. Input rails and right and left blade pair can be set to handle different widths of boards and score-lines. Readjusting the spacing between the blades can be done quickly. Up to 10 sets of blades can be placed side by side onto the separator mandrels. Changing blade sets takes about 15 min.

FKN Systek, www.fknsystek.com

Concerto v7.5R1 electromagnetic design software for RF and microwave applications includes enhancements that center on 3D geometric modeler. Has meshing options for the finite element Eigenvalue solver. Modeler now has additional features in finite difference time domain simulation engine, including the ability to present frequency domain field plots over any regions of the model, and for any number of frequencies, from a single time domain analysis. Now supports features for the simulation of complex materials in FDTD. Defines lumped ports with frequency dispersive properties, based on Drude, Debye and Lorentz models, providing a circuit element representation of discrete structures within complex materials. New tool enables swept far-field results to be generated by the FDTD solver in arbitrary directions. Concerto Manager now features tabbed folder windows, with an enhanced capability for running frequency domain solvers in batch mode. Extends the range of commands and features in the scripting language, and provides a redesigned editor for creating and editing command files. Provides FDTD simulator as standard. Offers a finite element method analysis module for characterizing performance of devices such as RF cavities and microwave resonators.

Cobham Technical Services, www.cobham.com