38 SMT007 MAGAZINE I NOVEMBER 2018
Cadence Design Systems, and I knew we'd
have to speak with him for this issue on AI. In
a recent interview, we discussed his decades
of work in AI, Cadence's research into AI and
machine learning, and what he believes AI
could mean for the EDA tools of the future.
Volunteers Honored for Contributions
to IPC, Electronics Industry
E
IPC—Association Connecting Electronics
Industries presented Committee Leadership,
Special Recognition and Distinguished Commit-
tee Service Awards on October 15 at IPC's Fall
Standards Development Committee Meetings
in Rosemont, Illinois.
Defense Speak Interpreted: Defense
Electronic Supply Chain Issues
E
On October 5, 2018, the Department of Defense
(DoD) highlighted issues with the release of
the 146-page report "Assessing and Strength-
ening the Manufacturing and Defense Indus-
trial Base and Supply Chain Resiliency of the
United States" from President Donald J. Trump.
RF/Microwave eBook: Beneficial Tool
for Engineers
E
Released earlier this year, hundreds of engi-
neers and other readers interested in PCB
design have downloaded The Printed Circuit
Designer's Guide to… Fundamentals of RF/
Microwave PCBs micro eBook.
Raytheon, Saab Demonstrating New Guided
Carl-Gustaf Munition for US Army
E
Raytheon Company and Swedish aerospace
and defense firm Saab are demonstrating a
new guided munition for the Carl-Gustaf man-
portable, shoulder-launched weapon system
under a U.S. Army contract.
Standard of Excellence: Working for the
Future—Partnering with PCB Vendors on
Innovative Technology
E
The true test of the vendor-customer relation-
ship comes when you need innovative PCBs—
boards that are not easily found in the common
marketplace and are so technologically advanced
that they require your designers and suppliers to
work together to go where neither has before.
UVA Faculty Work to Advance the
Internet of Things
E
The "Internet of Things" needs energy-effi-
cient hardware, some of which may come from
research developed at the University of Virginia
School of Engineering and Applied Science's
affiliate of the MIST Center.
Are Megatrends Putting Your Product
at Megarisk?
E
It took 38 years for radio to get 50 million users,
television made it in 13 years, Internet in four,
iPod in three, and Facebook in only two years.
What these numbers mean to our industry is
the need to create electronics at blazing speeds
that we haven't seen before. But how will it
affect reliability? Read on.
IPC's John Mitchell Comments on
New NAFTA Deal
E
IPC's John Mitchell extends his congratula-
tions and appreciation to the governments of
the U.S., Mexico, and Canada for their many
months of tireless negotiations on a new trilat-
eral trade agreement.
Cadence: Bullish on AI
E
David White has been involved with artificial
intelligence research for almost 30 years. Now,
David is the senior group director of R&D for
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