OsmondCocoa v. 1.1.28 PCB design software comes with complete library of text characters by default if other text libraries are not available. Fixes issues that could cause opaque white patches to appear, particularly with Yosemite, when performing peg dragging or clearance checking operations. Full trace length of trace nearest cursor is now automatically displayed at the upper right, along with the X and Y position of the cursor. Two new Lua commands: "path_to_file()", and "path_to_directory()", return strings that contain the full path to the design file and to the directory that contains the design file, respectively. Fixes a bug that could cause a trace or a portion of a trace to not highlight correctly when performing a clearance checking operation.

Osmond PCB, www.osmondpcb.com

A8a test system comes with eight test heads and four cameras for optical alignment. Tests pad sizes down to 35 microns. Test area is 18" x 12". Eliminates limitations of test point density or fine-pitch contacts. Features embedded component test or a 4-wire Kelvin measurement with an accuracy of +/-0.025 mΩ. Comes with separate good and bad board stacker. Bad boards can be optionally labeled by a 2D code indicating reference between the boards and corresponding fault file. Feeder capacity of 390mm. Dual shuttle system reduces product exchange time to less than 4 sec. in automation mode.
 
atg Luther & Maelzer, www.atg-lm.com

Via Dep 4550 electroless copper reportedly provides blister-free electroless copper deposits on polyimide, flexible printed circuit boards, Kapton, Teflon, plated-over-filled vias, and high Tg epoxy laminates. Has nearly zero internal stress and excellent adhesion. Passes thermal cycling test (IPC-TM-650, 2.6.26A) and thermal stress (IPC-TM-650, 2.6.8E) requirements. Is designed as a drop-in replacement process for vertical and horizontal applications. The chelation system is tartrate-based and has no cyanide or heavy metals.

OM Group, www.omgi.com/

VTOS DDR software verifies new board designs, product introductions, and full volume manufacturing test. Built on VTOS embedded software for hardware verification. Is said to accelerate the process of configuring new DDR, DDR2, LPDDR, and DDR3 memories, while providing proven built-in verification algorithms. Uses minimal system-on-chip (SoC) resources to provide a stable on-device application for configuring, tuning and verifying DDR memories without embedded device restarts. Require no compilation of embedded software in order to work with VTOS DDR. Configuration, margining, and testing of DDR is performed at run time without compilation and system restarts.

Kozio, http://www.kozio.com ),