Mentor Graphics Announces 24th Annual PCB Technology Leadership Awards Program
18 6월 2012 - 10:00PM
Business Wire
Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ:MENT) today announced the
call-for-entries of its 24th annual Technology Leadership Awards
(TLA) 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 the 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, director of electronics technologies,
Gentex Corporation; 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. Also this year an honorary judge will be included:
Dr. Russell F. Henke, high-tech business consultant since 1996 and
EDACafe.com contributing editor since 2003.
"I'm pleased to see Mentor's continued support for this
program,” stated Andy Kowalewski, senior interconnect designer,
AdvantagePCB. “PCB designers are constantly facing new challenges
and finding innovative solutions to address them. The Technology
Leadership Awards are a great way to showcase the leading-edge
design approaches they're utilizing, while recognizing the
designers and their contributions to the PCB industry.”
This year, entrants will be able to submit their design
accomplishments in any of seven 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
- University
“Our annual PCB Technology Leadership Awards contest provides a
worldwide opportunity for talented designers to showcase innovative
designs. Each year we see ever-increasing challenges and the use of
new technologies implemented,” said Dan Boncella, director of
marketing, Systems Design Division, Mentor Graphics. “The
submissions for this contest are really quite impressive. We are
expecting this year’s competition to be bigger than ever, with
entries from many major electronics companies as well as from
smaller teams.”
Winners will be named for each category as well as a Best
Overall Design recipient. The timeframe for submitting entries is
from June 11, 2012, through July 31, 2012. Entrants can apply
online at www.mentor.com/go/tla.
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 July 31 and winners will be announced
September 23 on a worldwide web broadcast.
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation 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 in the last
fiscal year of about $1,015 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 and PADS are registered
trademarks and Expedition is a trademark of Mentor Graphics
Corporation. All other company or product names are the registered
trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.)
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