The Chinese Way?
The Nepcon show in Shenzhen, China is coming up. The question comes to mind as to what to show that will attract the interest of people investing their time to come to see Mentor at the show.
Moving PCB-A production geographically to any alternate location, whether in-house or to an out-sourcing provider is always a challenge. The working practices are different as well as the knowledge-base of the … Read More
Tags: Safety, risk, china, Conformance, Automotive, Quality, learning curve, Liability
It’s an article of faith in the automotive industry that customers want to bring their increasingly sophisticated smartphones into their vehicles and use them as easily and effectively as possible without having to take their eyes off the road or their hands off the wheel for more than a brief moment. From the customer’s perspective, the more freedom and flexibility they have to use smartphone “apps,” … 
In the early days of PCs, the software was very fragile - from a security point of view. Virus software could easily infiltrate a system and it was common practice to be very careful with the use of media from non-trusted sources. Then, everyone started to be connected to the Internet and the problem became orders of magnitude worse and we all have a justifiable paranoia about the security of our online … 
I love gadgets but I hate cables – they make things so untidy. As a result, anything that can go wireless in our house has – even our light switches are on remote control. I used to think this was just plain silly when we were going through the retrofit until I realized I could turn off the kitchen lights from the comfort of our sofa. I’ve only used this “power” once but I tell you knowing that I can … 
Without motivated, competent, enthusiastic and happy employees there is little chance of great organizational performance. The beginning of the year sales event held in San Antonio by Mentor Graphics had the theme “common purpose, ucommon passion” emphasizing dedication and quality teamwork setting us apart from the competition in EDA.
In the Motor City, unless you have been avoiding TV, avoiding … 
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Robin Bornoff
Dennis Brophy
Mike Jensen
Tom Fitzpatrick
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Patrick Carrier
Mark Laing
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