WILSONVILLE, Ore., Sept. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Mentor Graphics
Corporation (Nasdaq: MENT) today announced the call-for-entries of
its 26th 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 innovative technology
provided by Mentor Graphics Corporation to address today's complex
PCB systems design challenges and produce industry-leading
products.
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Prominent experts in the PCB industry will judge the contest,
including: Michael R. Creeden, San
Diego PCB CEO and founder; Gary
Ferrari, FTG Circuits technical support director;
Rick Hartley, RHartley Enterprises
principal engineer; Steve Herbstman,
founder and lead designer, SHLC; Happy Holden, Gentex Corporation
(retired); Andy Kowalewski,
Metamelko LP senior interconnect designer; Pete Waddell, president of UP Media and
publisher of Printed Circuit Design & Fab/Circuits
Assembly Magazine; and Susy
Webb, Fairfield Nodal senior
PCB designer.
"Mentor continues to be in the forefront of recognizing and
rewarding excellent designs. The TLA awards allow designers who are
using innovative ideas and design practices to be rewarded for
their outside-the-box thinking in a way that nothing else in the
industry does," stated Susy
Webb, senior PCB designer, Fairfield
Nodal. "These new practices will add to the general
knowledge and creativity of the whole community of designers by
leading them to try new and different concepts themselves."
This year, entrants will be able to submit their design
accomplishments in any of seven categories representing a wide
variety of industries:
- Computers, blade and servers, memory systems
- Consumer electronics and handheld
- Industrial control, instrumentation, security and medical
- Military and aerospace
- Semiconductor packaging
- Telecom, network controllers, line cards
- Transportation and automotive
"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 A.J. Incorvaia, vice president and general
manager of Mentor Graphics Systems Design Division. "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, plus a "Best Overall
Design" recipient. The timeframe for submitting entries is from
September 14 through October 30,
2015. Entrants can apply online at
www.mentor.com/go/tla.
About the Technology Leadership Awards Contest
The
Mentor® TLA contest is open to any designs created with the Mentor
PCB solutions, including the Xpedition®, PADS® and Board Station®
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. Winners will be announced January 5th, 2016 on a World Wide 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 in the last fiscal year of
about $1.24 billion. 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, PADS and Xpedition are
registered trademarks of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All other
company or product names are the registered trademarks or
trademarks of their respective owners.
For more information, please contact:
Larry Toda
Mentor Graphics
503.685.1664
larry_toda@mentor.com
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