22 The PCB Magazine • September 2016
Mentor Graphics Launches New
Xpedition Enterprise Platform
Mentor Graphics Corporation today announced
the first phase of the new Xpedition printed cir-
cuit design flow to address the increasing com-
plexity of today's advanced systems designs.
Isola Names Ken Rizvi CFO
Isola announced that it has appointed Ken Rizvi
as chief financial officer, effective immediately.
Rizvi succeeds Interim CFO Donald Colvin, who
will continue to serve on Isola's board of direc-
tors, a position he has held since 2010.
Ruwel and tw-elektric Horst Müller
GmbH & Co. KG Jump Ahead of the Direct
Imaging Game with Ucamco's Ledia
PCB manufacturers Ruwel and tw-elektric Horst
Müller GmbH & Co. KG have integrated their
industry-leading Ledia direct imaging machines
from Ucamco with autoloading solutions from
ASS Luippold, their specialist automation supplier
of choice. The resulting systems combine robust
reliability and ease of use with intelligent data
management, speed, versatility and flexibility.
Rogers to Relocate Global Headquarters
to Arizona
Rogers Corporation will relocate its global head-
quarters from Rogers, Connecticut to Chandler,
Arizona. The move will build upon Rogers' pres-
ence in Arizona, where it already has major busi-
ness and manufacturing operations.
UVA Teaches PCB Design with
NI AWR Tools
The University of Virginia (UVA) Engineering
School, the third oldest public university engi-
neering school in the United States, is dedicated
to providing significant hands-on experiences in
RF and microwave circuit design to its students.
Technic Releases Techni IM Gold AT6100
Technic has announced the release of Techni IM
Gold AT6100, representing a paradigm shift in
immersion gold plating. In the typical ENIG pro-
cess, immersion gold is a replacement reaction,
whereby Ni is removed or corroded from a sub-
strate and replaced with gold.
EMA Acquires Accelerated Designs for
its Extensive Part Library and Expertise
EMA Design Automation has acquired Accelerated
Designs, a company known for its dominance in
EDA part library content and solutions including a
7.2-million-part database and its specialist library
tool Ultra Librarian.
Heraeus and Intego Show a New Optical
Inspection Method for Patterned
Touch Sensors
Heraeus launches a new touch panel process to
pattern Clevios conductive polymer films by DFR
(dry-film resist) photolithography.
Mentor Video: Impact of Power
Integrity on Temperature
One of the most common outputs from a DC Drop
simulation is a current density plot. But how much
is too much current density? The answer depends
on temperature rise, and requires a PI-thermal co-
simulation to properly characterize.
Uyemura's George Milad Addresses
IPC Designers Council
George Milad, Uyemura National Accounts Man-
ager for Technology, will conduct an important
workshop on HASL Alternative Finishes, at PCB
West. The workshop will be held Wednesday Sep-
tember 14 at the Santa Clara Convention Center.
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