BGA Packages - Are you designing your high-speed memory networks in the dark?

Are your complex memory networks being designed without full knowledge of what’s going on inside of those large BGAs? Do you know what’s going on inside of your BGA devices, but do not have sufficient functionality in your ECAD software to address advance timing skews? The latest controller techniques for DDR3 include read and write [...]

5 ways E3.WireWorks electrical design software will increase your design efficiency

Our friends at Javelin Technologies have written another great piece highlighting how you can get the most from E³.WireWorks using some of the newest features. E³.WireWorks is a very efficient design environment. A do-it-all design environment with all parts of your design up-to-date automatically.  It not only reduces inefficiencies, but also reduces errors and the need for [...]

Light bulb moments: discovering new uses for Board Modeler with MCAD design

Once in while you come across a feature or application that you find a new use for when you least expect it. Recently, I was working on a project with an electronic design group and we decided to start the 3D modeling of the complete assembly to start some joint analysis with the mechanical engineering [...]

Microsoft Kinect with E3.WireWorks - First hands-free electrical design...?

Our friends at Javelin Technologies (an authorized E³.WireWorks reseller in USA) recently posted how one of their students managed to configure Microsoft Kinnect to work hands-free with E³.WireWorks. Ok, so it’s got issues to address, but we liked their creativity and were so impressed we thought we would share it with you.

Why simulate PCBs at all? On- and off-piste gigabit signaling, simulation and modeling

by John Berrie March 7, 2012 Electronic
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This may seem a strange question for someone who’s made their living out of signal integrity for so long, but things have changed. There was a period in the 80s and 90s that I call the SI Deficit: the period when signal integrity issues took engineers by surprise and my specialty was even called “Black Magic”. The design landscape has changed radically since then – the main reason for this being standardization…

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Impact of the “cloud” in EDA – conversations at DesignCon

by Humair Mandavia February 28, 2012 Americas
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I was recently out at DesignCon and did a couple of interviews with Andy Shaughnessy from PCB007. As we were discussing our CR-8000 solution in our first interview, the topic of network configurations and support for the cloud came up and I shared some of my thoughts with him.

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CR-8000 Design Force named a finalist for the prestigious UBM Electronics ACE Awards

by Amy Clements February 22, 2012 Americas
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It’s not often that you get rewarded for the things you do every day – I mean really rewarded.  We’re all accustomed to “thanks”, “great job”, “well done”, and the metaphorical pat on the back, but this is something different.  CR-8000 Design Force has been named a finalist in the software category in the EE [...]

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Top 5 Return on Investment Areas for E³.WireWorks

by Guest Author February 14, 2012 Americas
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Eric van Essen, one of our friends over at Javelin Technologies (an authorized E³.WireWorks reseller in Canada) shares his experience to help you justify an investment in E³.WireWorks.
E³.WireWorks has been having a very positive impact on our clients, but just because the design team wants the tools, does not mean they can convince the ones that hold the purse strings to invest in it.

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Six reasons why you need to visit the E³.WireWorks team at SolidWorks World

by Patrick Hackney February 7, 2012 Americas
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This year’s SolidWorks World in San Diego will be my fourth. But I know that compared to many I’m still a lightweight, with many users racking up double figures! I’ll be joining the action on February 12-15, representing Zuken’s complete electrical solution E3.WireWorks. The term electrical can mean many things to different types of engineers, [...]

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PCB and electrical design – a world of opportunity

by Steve Chidester January 26, 2012 Electrical
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It’s a great time for both PCB systems and electrical design. As a major provider of technology in both, we see notable changes happening in both areas. And we’re growing our international business team to help us build on these opportunities. PCB systems design The trends in PCB design have been moving towards higher speeds, [...]

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