58 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I NOVEMBER 2018
David is the senior group director of R&D for
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 Com-
mittee Service Awards on October 15 at IPC's
Fall Standards Development Committee Meet-
ings 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 Strengthen-
ing the Manufacturing and Defense Industrial
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 com-
mon 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 Vir-
ginia School of Engineering and Applied Sci-
ence's affiliate of the MIST Center.
Quest for Reliability: 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,
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