APRIL 2018 I DESIGN007 MAGAZINE 83
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SnapEDA Harnesses Technology in
Providing Verified Parts
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Five years after SnapEDA
was launched, the com-
pany continues to expand
its library parts and sym-
bol creation services, with
the help of some of today's
most cutting-edge technol-
ogy. Andy Shaughnessy
recently caught up with Natasha, and we dis-
cussed how her team utilizes technology that
has helped SnapEDA to become a major player
in this space.
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EMA Provides Free Access to
Ultra Librarian
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"Today's engineers don't have the time or
the desire to do the tedious work of creating
library parts," said Manny Marcano, president
and CEO of EMA. "By providing free access
to the world's largest library of verified EDA
component models, we can help them main-
tain focus on their primary task of designing
circuits."
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Bridging the Customer-Supplier
Gap
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For the February issue of
Design007 Magazine, we inter-
viewed Nolan Johnson of Sun-
stone Circuits, and Dan Beau-
lieu of DB Management—our
regular columnist—on the top-
ics of knowing your custom-
ers, the challenges in dealing
with customers, and providing
excellent customer satisfac-
tion.
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New Show & Tell Magazine:
Complete Coverage of
IPC APEX EXPO
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Show & Tell is packed
with complete coverage
of IPC APEX EXPO 2018.
Inside you will find great
show photos, Real Time
with…IPC APEX EXPO
2018 video highlights,
and other featured con-
tent, including: exclu-
sive interviews with
the IPC Hall of Fame Inductee and other IPC
Award Winners, results of the I-Connect007
Student Photo Contest, insights from our Q&A
with attendees and industry professionals, and
expert opinions from our columnists.
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Orange Co. DC Chapter Meeting: Flex
and Rigid-Flex are Hot Topics
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On March 29, Scott McCurdy, president of the
Orange County Chapter of the IPC Designers
Council, hosted the quarterly Designers Coun-
cil meeting at Harvard Athletic Park in Irvine,
California. The two presentations focused on
flexible circuit design, drawing 80 people to
this Lunch and Learn event.
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IPC-2581 Demo Draws a Crowd at
IPC APEX EXPO
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During IPC APEX EXPO 2018, the IPC-2581
Consortium held a demo of this open-source
data transfer standard, attracting numerous
designers, fabricators and assembly provid-
ers. Jim Pierce of Axiom Electronics and Bob
Miklosey of Aegis Software sat down to
discuss the demo and their involvement with
the consortium.
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