SAN JOSE, CA – Cadence Design Systems Inc. has promoted three senior staff members to executive
management positions. The company believes the promotions reinforce it
commitment to maintaining core technology leadership and customer service.
Tom Cooley has been named senior vice president of Worldwide
Field Operations. He will be responsible for worldwide sales, product marketing
and technical field operations. Prior to joining Cadence in 1995, Cooley worked
for Cadnetix, Mentor Graphics and Racal-Redac. He has over 23 years of
experience in sales and marketing.
Chi-Ping Hsu has been promoted to senior vice president of
research and development for the Implementation Products Group. His
responsibilities include development of analog design, implementation and verification,
digital implementation and sign off and physical verification. Prior to joining
Cadence in 2003, he was president and CEO of Get2Chip.
Nimish Modi has been named senior vice president of research
and development for the Front End Group. He is responsibilities include system
design, SoC IP integration and hardware/software co-validation. Prior to
joining Cadence, Modi spent 18 years with Intel Corporation.
TOKYO – NEC Informatec Systems, Inc.introduces EMIStream v.4.0, the latest version of its EMI suppression tool. Providing design rule check and power plane resonance analysis, EMIStream decreases time and cost during the evaluation process. Users can run PIStream from the EMIStream interface, suppress EMI and improve power integrity in one package
Enhanced features include an EMI check error filtering function that allows the user to filter errors and focus on critical design problems. Errors are filtered according to a customized frequency range. The checked items and the advices can be exported as graphics in html format using the check report function.
Using plane resonance analysis, far field EMI is calculated by plane edge voltage. This allows the user to view far field horizontal/vertical frequency characteristics and azimuth patterns. In addition, trace length and phase differences are checked with the differential signal check.
CHICAGO – Newark, part of the Premier Farnell Group, has entered into an agreement with E-Switch Inc. The company will handle the distribution of E-Switch’s full range of tactile switches throughout North America.
E-Switch feels that Newark’s strong catalog and online capabilities, as well as its knowledgeable personnel, will extend market reach. In addition, demand for tactile switches has increased 46% within the last year, and Newark believes the partnership will broaden its board-level switch offerings.
HUNTSVILLE, AL– Accelerated Designs Inc. announced an integrated interface to Digi-Key part data. Users will be able to download electronic component information directly from Digi-Key. The interface will also provide quick updates to existing CAD libraries. In addition, the Ultra Librarian tool set will provide an automated method for creating new CAD libraries. The combination of the Digi-Key component information and Ultra Librarian will enable users to create CAD part representations for today’s components. “We believe the integration of Digi-Key component information directly into Ultra Librarian will help engineers speed their design process and further improve their product to market,” explained Mark Larson, president and COO of Digi-Key.
MUNICH – Zuken introduces CADSTAR 11, the latest version of the company’s desktop PCB design solution. CADSTAR 11 enables integration with all the latest technologies. It is reported to be the most accessible design solution on the market. Features include an improved schematic symbol generation wizard to output numerous gates; supported sheet signal references for browsing through hierarchical schematics and additional interactive placement tools. An improved Design Editor reduces costs associated with PCB manufacturing; pins can be hidden in schematics when a symbol is connected. The PR Editor is able to improve the control of skew constraints, and supports native and intelligent PDF output.
