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Now, 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 De-
fense (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" fr
om 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 de-
sign have downloaded The Printed Circuit De-
signer's Guide to… Fundamentals of RF/Micro-
wave 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 rela-
tionship comes when you need innovative
PCBs—boards that are not easily found in the
common marketplace and are so technologi-
cally advanced that they require your design-
ers 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 Virgin-
ia 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 us-
ers, television made it in 13 years, Internet in
four, iPod in three, and Facebook in only two
years. What these numbers mean to our indus-
try 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 artifi-
cial intelligence research for almost 30 years.
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