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Mentor Graphics Unveils
FloTHERM XT with EDA
Connectivity
Mentor Graphics Corporation has announced the
newest version of the FloTHERM XT software prod-
uct with advanced thermal management capa-
bilities for electronic systems, printed circuit board
(PCB) and packages of any geometric complexity.
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Shax Engineering:
The Biggest Little Board
Shop in the Bay Area
Publisher Barry Matties recently had the chance
to sit down for an interview with Isam Shakour,
founder and president of Shax Engineering. This
little San Jose, California company is a complete
turnkey operation, providing PCB layout, fabrica-
tion, and assembly services. They discussed the
company's growth since its 1998 founding, and
Shakour's plans for Shax going into the future.
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IMPACT 2015:
An In-Depth Look
IPC understands that presenting a unified voice for
the electronics industry is essential for advancing
policies that affect the industry's long-term future
and strengthens the U.S. and global economy.
That is why 22 IPC member-company executives
descended on the nation's capital for IMPACT
2015: IPC on Capitol Hill, IPC's annual advocacy
event.
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Design Considerations:
Flexible Circuit vs.
Traditional PCB
It's understandable that there are still questions
about flexible circuit design vs. traditional PCB
design based on the number of PCBs vs. flexible
circuits manufactured worldwide, annually. How-
ever, those of us in the flexible circuit fabrication
market are often asked even the simplest of ques-
tions: what kind of software do I need to design a
flexible circuit?
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Zentech Acquires Colonial
Assembly & Design;
Launches ZenPRO
Zentech Manufacturing, Inc. is pleased to an-
nounce the acquisition of Colonial Assembly &
Design, LLC. (CA&D). Located in Fredericksburg,
Va., Colonial Assembly & Design has a thirty+ year
legacy of outstanding performance in support
of the Department of Defense (DOD), military
primes, our nations warfighters and the commer-
cial aviation industry.
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