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Printed Circuit Design & Fab Magazine

LAS VEGAS – PCD&F today announced winners of the 2011 New Product Introduction Award for printed circuit design tools and fabrication equipment.

The NPI Award, in its fourth year, recognizes leading new products during the past 12 months. An independent panel of practicing industry engineers selected the recipients.

The winners are:

Final Finishes – Dow Electronic Materials (Aurolectroless SMT-520)

System Modeling and Simulation Tools – National Instruments (NI Multisim 11.0.1)

Design Verification Tools – National Instruments (NI Multisim Component Evaluator)

PCB Design Tools – Allied Electronics (DesignSpark PCB)

Laminates – Rogers (RT/Duroid 6035HTC)

Registration and Tooling – XACTPCB Ltd. (XACT X-section)

“We saw some true innovation this year,” said Mike Buetow, editor-in-chief PCD&F.“The judges were truly impressed with the quality of the entries.”