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Real Time with... DesignCon: Mentor Partners with Sintecs on EU Project
February 16, 2018 | Real Time with DesignConEstimated reading time: 1 minute
During DesignCon 2018, Guest Editor Kelly Dack interviewed Sintecs' CEO Evert Pap and system architect Hans Klos in the Mentor booth. Sintecs used Mentor's software tools to design the dReDBox, a virtual prototype project funded by the European Union.
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Road to Reliability: Engineering High Uptime EV Charging Infrastructure
05/13/2026 | Stanton Rak, SF Rak CompanyThe transition to EVs is no longer constrained solely by vehicle capability. Instead, it is increasingly defined by a simpler, but more unforgiving question: Will the charger work when I arrive? This high uptime does not happen by accident. As EV technology has matured, limitations in battery range, power electronics, and thermal management are no longer the primary barriers to adoption.
U.S. Aerospace, Defense Firms Accelerate Digital Strategies
05/13/2026 | BUSINESS WIREU.S. aerospace and defense enterprises are adopting integrated digital practices, AI-enabled design and software-centric development approaches as the requirements for competitiveness change, according to a new research report published by Information Services Group (ISG)
PTC Onshape Introduces Direct Altium Integration to Streamline ECAD-MCAD Collaboration
05/12/2026 | PRNewswirePTC announced a new integration between its cloud-native Onshape® computer‑aided design (CAD) and product data management (PDM) platform and Altium.
Three Howard University Engineers Launch Trace to Automate PCB Design Workflows
05/12/2026 | Globe NewswireTrace, an AI software company automating the printed circuit board (PCB) design workflow, has launched out of stealth and is now accepting customers worldwide.
I-Connect007 Releases The Printed Circuit Designer’s Guide to… Direct Metallization: A Guide to Complex PCB Fabrication
05/13/2026 | I-Connect007As PCB complexity continues to accelerate, fabricators and OEMs are reevaluating long-standing manufacturing processes to meet the demands of AI, HDI, advanced packaging, and next-generation electronics. To address these evolving challenges, I-Connect007 is proud to announce the release of The Printed Circuit Designer’s Guide to… Direct Metallization: A Guide to Complex PCB Fabrication, authored by MacDermid Alpha Solution’s Carmichael Gugliotti.