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4 June 2009
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Mentor Graphics Announces 21st Annual PCB Technology Leadership Awards Program
Mentor Graphics Corporation announced the call-for-entries of its 21st annual Technology Leadership Awards competition, continuing its tradition of recognizing excellence in Printed Circuit Board (PCB) design. Started in 1988, this program is the longest running competition of its kind in the Electronic Design Automation (EDA) industry. It recognizes engineers and CAD designers who use Mentor’s technology to address today’s complex PCB systems design challenges and produce industry-leading products.
Prominent experts in the PCB industry will judge the contest, including Happy Holden, senior technology specialist of Mentor Graphics; Gary Ferrari, technical support director, FTG Circuits; Pete Waddell, president of UP Media, the publisher of Printed Circuit Designs & Fabrication Magazine; Andy Kowalewski, senior interconnect designer, AdvantagePCB; and Rick Hartley, senior principal engineer, avionics division of L-3 Communications.
This year, entrants will be able to submit their design accomplishments in any of six categories representing a wide variety of industries:
• Consumer electronics and handheld
• Industrial control, instrumentation, security and medical
• Military and aerospace
• Computers, blade and servers, memory systems
• Telecom, network controllers, line cards
• Transportation and automotive
Winners will be named for each category as well as a Best Overall Design. The timeframe for submitting entries is from June 1st through July 31st, 2009. Entrants can apply online at http://www.mentor.com/go/tla. This web page also has a video from the judges with helpful hints on how to win.
About the Technology Leadership Awards Contest
Mentor’s Technology Leadership Award contest is open to any designs created with Mentor’s PCB solutions, including the Board Station® product, the Expedition™ Enterprise product and PADS® design flows. Judging will be based on overcoming complexity challenges, such as small form factor, high-speed content, design team collaboration, advanced PCB fabrication technologies and design-cycle time reduction. Judging will start August 1, 2009 and winners will be announced in conjunction with the PCB Design Conference West in Santa Clara, CA on September 15, 2009.
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