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Mentor Announces 27th Annual PCB Technology Leadership Awards Winners
October 26, 2017 | Mentor GraphicsEstimated reading time: 2 minutes
Mentor, a Siemens business, today announced its 27th annual printed circuit board (PCB) Technology Leadership Awards. Started in 1988, this program is the longest running competition of its kind in the electronic design automation (EDA) industry. It recognizes engineers and designers who use innovative methods and design tools to address today’s complex PCB systems design challenges and produce industry-leading products.
Prominent experts in the PCB industry judged entries from around the world in categories that represent a wide variety of industries:
- Computers, blade and servers, memory systems
- Industrial control, instrumentation, security and medical
- Military and aerospace
- Telecom, network controllers, line cards
- Transportation and automotive
The PCB Technology Leadership Awards contest was open to any designs created with Mentor® PCB solutions. Judging is based on design complexity and overcoming associated challenges, such as small form factor, high-speed protocols, multi-discipline team collaboration, advanced PCB fabrication technologies, and design-cycle time reduction.
The best overall winner of the 2017 Mentor PCB Technology Leadership Awards is the team from Fujitsu Augsburg for their design of a high-performance computing mainboard.
The expert judges included Michael R. Creeden, San Diego PCB CEO and founder; Gary Ferrari, FTG Circuits technical support director; Rick Hartley, RHartley Enterprises principal engineer; Steve Herbstman, SHLC founder and lead designer; Happy Holden, Gentex Corporation (retired); Andy Kowalewski, Metamelko LP senior interconnect designer; Pete Waddell, president of UP Media and publisher of Printed Circuit Design & Fab/Circuits Assembly Magazine; and Susy Webb, Fairfield Nodal senior PCB designer.
2017 Technology Leadership Award Winners
Category: Best Overall Design
- Company: Fujitsu Augsburg
- Design team: Simon Czermak, Michael Schreittmiller, Sergej Beljaev, Andreas Titz, Mario Lanteri, Markus Wicher, Werner Hasubick, Peter Bräu, Nikola Skordev, Dieter Feiger
- Using: Xpedition Enterprise
Category: Computers, Blade & Servers, Memory Systems
- 1st place: Adcom
- Design team: Moshe Frid, Alon Kukuliansky, Nitzan Habler, Eli Moshe, Haim Anava, Doron K'Eliyahu, Lior Elgazar
- Using: Xpedition Enterprise
- 2nd place: ASELSAN
- Design team: Ahmet Erol, Fulya Ağirnas, Fatih Say, Emine Özer Türkay, Mustafa Algan
- Using: Xpedition Enterprise
Category: Industrial Control, Instrumentation, Security & Medical
- 1st place: Shenzhen Mindray
- Design team: Hupeng, Ouyangyilong, Zhaoguolong, Yiyong, Suchaoxun
- Using: Xpedition Enterprise
- 2nd place: Murrelektronik GmbH
- Design team: Matthias Haak, Simon De Serra
- Using: PADS
Category: Military & Aerospace
- 1st place: Curtiss-Wright
- Design team: Ashleye Soanes, Pascal Sauvé, Luc Bouchard, Stephen Reich
- Using: Xpedition Enterprise
- 2nd place: Thales Alenia Space Italy
- Design team: Enrico Checchi, Gabriele Rocco, Giovanni Saldi
- Using: Xpedition Enterprise/li>
Category: Telecom, Network Controllers, Line Cards
- 1st place: Altice Labs
- Design team: Alfonso Figueiredo, Carlos Monica, Victor Soares, Luis Tavares
- Using: Xpedition Enterprise
- 2nd place: Coriant Oy
- Design team: Sauli Kunnas, Peter Kokko, Hannu Saarikoski, Paavo Perälä, Sami Jokinen, Juha Sarapelto, Jyrki Vuorinen, Jycke Sulka-aho, Matti Pulkkinen, Jyrki Nyyssönen, Päivi Vallin, Juha Ahvenainen
- Using: Xpedition Enterprise
Category: Transportation & Automotive
- 1st place: Yanfeng Visteon Electronics Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd
- Design team: Yuan Li, Yan Xue, Tao Wang, Qin Li
- Using: Xpedition Enterprise
- 2nd place: Sienna Ecad Technologies Pvt Ltd
- Designer: Krishna Murthy BS, Raghava Charyulu V, Savita R Ganjigatti
- Using: PADS
The on-demand webinar highlighting industry trends and the winners of the 2017 Mentor PCB Technology Leadership Awards competition is posted here.
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation, a Siemens business, is a world leader in electronic hardware and software design solutions, providing products, consulting services, and award-winning support for the world’s most successful electronic, semiconductor, and systems companies. Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777.
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