64 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I MARCH 2018
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Advanced Circuits Upgrades Free
PCB Design Software
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Advanced Circuits has released version 4.0
of PCB Artist. The free design software offers
many features and functionality found in paid
PCB design packages without the price tag.
PCB Artist includes advanced layout capabili-
ties, a library of over 500,000 components, and
free technical support.
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RTW IPC APEX EXPO: Valor Tool
Benefits from Merging Mentor,
Siemens Technologies
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Oren Manor, director of busi-
ness development, discusses
the convergence of the elec-
trical and mechanical disci-
plines made possible through
Mentor's merger with Sie-
mens. Manor also explains
how Mentor's Valor platform
now utilizes Siemens' "digi-
tal twin" concept.
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Altium Delivers Record Revenue
Growth of 30% in First Half of
Fiscal 2018
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Continuing its growing momentum, Altium
achieved record revenue growth of 30% for
the first half at US$63.2 million and expanded
profit margins to record levels with EBITDA
over 30% and a 51% increase in net profit after
tax to US$14.9 million.
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Power Integrity by Example eBook
Available for Download
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The Printed Circuit Designer's Guide to... Power
Integrity by Example provides a thorough
investigation of power distribution network
performance. Mentor's Fadi Deek addresses
problematic issues within electronic transmis
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sions, and presents a variety of simulations and
analy
ses in every
chapter. Readers will gain a
better understanding of cause-effect relation
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ships between varying factors and how to con-
sider these when making design decisions.
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