A review of entries from all over the world involves the following categories of industry: • Computers, blades and servers, storage systems • Industrial control, instrumentation, safety and medical • Military and aerospace • Telecommunications, Network controller, line card • transport and car
Any designs that use the Mentor® PCB solution can participate in the PCB Technology Leadership Contest, which is reviewed based on design complexity and overcoming issues such as small package technology, high speed protocols, multi-disciplinary teamwork, advanced PCB manufacturing processes, and design Cycle time and so on.
Trick Ferrari (Technical Director, FTG Circuits); Rick Hartley (Chief Engineer, RHartley Enterprises); Steve Herbstman (founder and chief designer of SHLC); Michael R. Creeden (Chief Engineer and Founder of San Diego PCB) ; Andy Kowalewski (Metamelko LP Senior Interconnect Designer); Pete Waddell (President of UP Media and Printed Circuit Design & Fab / Circuits Assembly Magazine); and Susy Webb (Fairfield Nodal Advanced PCB Designer) .2017 Technical Leadership Award Winner 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 • Use of products: Xpedition® Enterprise
Category: Computers, blades and servers, memory systems
• First place: Adcom • Design team: Moshe Frid, Alon Kukuliansky, Nitzan Habler, Eli Moshe, Haim Anava, Doron K'Eliyahu, Lior Elgazar • Use of products: Xpedition Enterprise
• Second place: ASELSAN • Design team: Ahmet Erol, Fulya Ağirnas, Fatih Say, Emine Özer Türkay, Mustafa Algan • Use of the product: Xpedition Enterprise
Category: Industrial Controls, Instrumentation, Safety & Medical
• First place: Shenzhen Mindray • Design team: Hupeng, Ouyangyilong, Zhaoguolong, Yiyong, Suchaoxun • Products used: Xpedition Enterprise
• Second place: Murrelektronik GmbH • Design team: Matthias Haak, Simon De Serra • Products used: PADS®
Category: Military and Aerospace
• First place: Curtiss-Wright • Design team: Ashleye Soanes, Pascal Sauvé, Luc Bouchard, Stephen Reich • Use of products: Xpedition Enterprise
• Second place: Thales Alenia Space Italy • Design team: Enrico Checchi, Gabriele Rocco, Giovanni Saldi • Use of products: Xpedition Enterprise
Category: telecommunications, network controllers, line cards
• First place: Altice Labs • Design team: Alfonso Figueiredo, Carlos Monica, Victor Soares, Luis Tavares • Use of products: Xpedition Enterprise
• Second 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 • Product: Xpedition Enterprise
Category: Transportation and Cars
• First Name: Yanfeng Visteon Electronic Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. • Design Team: Yuan Li, Yan Xue, Tao Wang, Qin Li • Use Products: Xpedition Enterprise
• Second place: Sienna Ecad Technologies Pvt Ltd • Designer: Krishna Murthy BS, Raghava Charyulu V, Savita R Ganjigatti • Products used: PADS
To view the on-demand webinar for industry trends and the 2013 Mentor PCB Technology Leadership Contest, please visit www.mentor.com/go/tla.