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REEDSBURG, WI – A group of electromagnetic compatibility experts have teamed on a white paper that explains the fundamentals of EMC shielding. Read more ...

WILSONVILLE, OR -- Several companies were repeat winners of Mentor Graphics' annual Technology Leadership Awards, announced today.

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Companies and research organizations worldwide have described the advantages of stacking chips vertically with through silicon vias to provide improved performance by delivering increased bandwidth, reduced latency, and lower power. The timing for mass production depends on the existence of an established infrastructure that includes the installation and qualification of high-volume 300 mm production lines, assembly and test capability and how the cost of the new technology compares with that of existing technologies. Read more ...

SAN JOSECadence reported third-quarter net income of $127 million, a big jump from last year when the EDA software vendor lost $14 million. Read more ...

MUNICHZuken has added ST Microelectronics’ components to its Cadstar parts library.

Customers of the design software now have access to a library of more than 250,000 different parts.

Data stored in each component include the schematic symbol, footprint and part information, including specific data such as value, tolerance, wattage, voltage, manufacturer part numbers and links to the manufacturer’s website. The data is accessed through the LinkZ support system.

For more information, visit www.zuken.com/cadstar.

ROCHESTER, NYEMA Design Automation now offers Virtual Classroom Training for Cadence OrCAD, PSpice PCB design tools, and Autodesk mechanical CAD tools.

The live, instructor-led training events are held online, with students receiving hard copy training material. Participants work on training exercises by accessing virtual machines with software and lab files already loaded.

Courses are structured into four- to five-hour blocks over a period of days. Students are able to log in between live training sessions to work on exercises.
Initial classes available cover OrCAD Capture, component data management with OrCAD Capture CIS and CIP, simulating with PSpice, and PCB layout with OrCAD PCB Editor.

Classes for AutoCAD fundamentals and solid modeling with Autodesk Inventor will be available soon.

For more information, visit www.ema-eda.com/training.

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