August 2017 • The PCB Design Magazine 71
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PCB Designers Notebook:
Embedding Components, Part 2
Technology and processes for
embedding capacitor and in-
ductor elements rely on several
unique methodologies. Regard-
ing providing capacitor func-
tions, IPC-4821 defines two
methodologies for forming ca-
pacitor elements within the PCB
structure: laminate-based (copper-dielectric-cop-
per) or planar process and non-laminate process
using deposited dielectric materials.
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Cadence Reports Revenue of
$479 Million in Q2 2017
Cadence reported sec-
ond quarter 2017 rev-
enue of $479 million,
compared to revenue of
$453 million reported
for the same period in
2016. On a GAAP basis,
Cadence recognized net
income of $69 million in
the second quarter of 2017, compared to net in-
come of $49 million for the same period in 2016.
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Embedded Technology: A Useful
Tool in Freedom CAD's Toolbox
Freedom CAD has been
designing and fabricat-
ing boards with embed-
ded technology for years,
and doing some innova-
tive work along the way.
I asked Scott McCurdy,
Freedom CAD's director
of sales and marketing, to
share some details about their embedded process-
es, as well as the challenges and opportunities that
embedded technology offers.
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CircuitData: A New Open
Standard for PCB Fab
Data Exchange
Widely reported recently has
been the development of a
new open standard for ex-
changing printed circuit fabri-
cation data by an independent
international task group with
members from the entire sup-
ply chain. Initiated by Norway-based Elmatica,
the CircuitData standard is designed to enhance
your Gerber, ODB++ and IPC-2581 files, and not
replace them.
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Zuken Launches
E3.series 2017
The latest release con-
tains new and enhanced
functionality that further
increases productivity
throughout all phases of
engineering, from design
to manufacture. New
third-party integrations
extend the E3.series eco-
system of solutions.
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Artificial Machines Standardizes
on Mentor EDA Solutions to
Develop Smart Machine IP
The smart machine
design company Ar-
tificial Machines has
standardized on Men-
tor EDA solutions. The
competitive replace-
ment includes leading-
edge Mentor solutions such as Xpedition printed
circuit board (PCB) design, Hyperlynx simulation,
Valor manufacturing validation and ASIC chip de-
sign tools.
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