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a
Mentor's Solid Q2 Results
Driven by Auto Sector
"The second quarter was strong for Mentor and
we exceeded non-GAAP earnings guidance,"
said Gregory K. Hinckley, president. "A four per-
cent revenue upside to guidance, along with
continued attention to expense control, drove
an over 50 percent beat in earnings per share.
Automotive had an exceptional quarter, with re-
cord quarterly bookings three times the level of
last year."
b
Sunstone Announces
PCB123 Version 5.1.0
"PCB123's addition of drag-and-drop for parts and
the change in uniformity between control panels
for layout and schematic views, will have a very
big impact on the user's ability to save time and
money while designing their PCB," said CAD/eDA
Marketing Manager nolan Johnson.
c
Polar Unveils CITS
at PCB West
The company will preview its next-generation
CITS880s Controlled Impedance Test System at
PCB West 2014, September 10, in Santa Clara,
California. The system introduces launch Point ex-
trapolation, enabling PCB fabricators to improve
impedance control for the latest high-speed PCBs
which use finer trace widths and thinner copper
compared to conventional boards.
d
Packaging Machinery Supplier
Selects Zuken's E3.series
The e3.series will be implemented as part of a strate-
gic initiative to establish an integrated mechatronic
product development solution comprising me-
chanical, controls design, and software engineer-
ing. The solution will be implemented over several
phases using zuken's certified project management
methodology to ensure achievement of the project
scope in a planned and controlled approach.
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