Mentor Graphics Announces 23rd Annual PCB Technology Leadership Awards Program
04 8월 2011 - 3:00AM
Business Wire
Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced the
call-for-entries of its 23rd 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 Graphics® innovative 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, retired and former CTO, Foxconn Advanced
Technology; Gary Ferrari, technical support director, FTG Circuits;
Pete Waddell, president of UP Media, publisher of Printed Circuit
Design & Fab/Circuits Assembly Magazine; Andy Kowalewski,
senior interconnect designer, AdvantagePCB; and Rick Hartley,
senior principal engineer, Avionics Division of L-3
Communications.
"Technology does not seem to want to stand still. What we once
labeled as simple products, continue to evolve into very complex
designs,” stated Gary Ferrari, technical support director at FTG
Circuits. “I am amazed at the creativity today's designers have
built into their designs. I salute Mentor Graphics, and their
Technology Leadership Awards, for their continued efforts to
recognize these true warriors of design. I'm pleased to see
Mentor's continued support for this program.”
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
“Mentor Graphics is committed to the PCB systems design
community, and our PCB Technology Leadership Awards contest
provides the opportunity to showcase the most innovative and
talented designers worldwide,” said Dan Boncella, director of
marketing, Systems Design Division, Mentor Graphics. “The program
continues to attract the most skilled users of our PCB systems
design tools and Mentor expects this year’s competition to be
bigger than ever, with entries from virtually all the major
electronics countries in the world.”
Winners will be named for each category, as well as a Best
Overall Design recipient. The timeframe for submitting entries is
from August 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011. Entrants can apply
online at 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
The Mentor® Technology Leadership Award contest is open to any
designs created with the Mentor PCB solutions, including the Board
Station®, Expedition® Enterprise 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 October 1, 2011 and winners will be
announced November 17, 2011 on a worldwide web broadcast.
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) is a world leader in
electronic hardware and software design solutions, providing
products, consulting services and award-winning support for the
world’s most successful electronic, semiconductor and systems
companies. Established in 1981, the company reported revenues over
the last 12 months of about $915 million. Corporate headquarters
are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon
97070-7777. World Wide Web site: http://www.mentor.com/.
Mentor Graphics, Mentor, Board Station, Expedition and PADS are
registered trademarks of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All other
company or product names are the registered trademarks or
trademarks of their respective owners.
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