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OK, so no EP boom but there appear to have been a small puff…

Posted Feb 17, 2012, by Per Viklund

The IPC Embedded Mailing list (EmbeddedNet@IPC.org) has been silent –some may claim stone dead for a very long time. My article and subsequent blog posts claiming that there never was an Embedded Passive boom apparently provoked some and an intense discussion broke out on the mailing list where EP material vendors, IPC, EIA, EIC standardization committee members, PCB designers, board shops….argued … Read More

Tags: Expedition PCB, Expedition, HERMES, ECP, EMAP, "Embedded Passives", embedded parts, EP, Embedded, embedded actives

Advanced tools mitigates risks with Embedded Passives (EP’s)

Posted Feb 7, 2012, by Per Viklund

New technology is cool but… with most new processes there are risks to be managed.  Usually new technologies promises/offers higher design performance, lower product costs and or faster design turn around but, failing to manage the risks can cause all the benefits to go down the drain. Embedded Passives are no exception –on the contrary, there are many pitfalls that can result in bad boards –expensive … Read More

Tags: Embedded, Expedition Enterprise, "Embedded Passives", Expedition PCB, intgegral resistors

EDN Hot 100 Award for FloEFD

Posted Feb 15, 2010, by Nazita Saye

I normally don’t do posts about these kinds of things but I was really excited to hear this. Recently FloEFD was given an EDN Magazine’s Hot 100 Electronic Products for 2009 award. The Hot 100 consists of EDN’s list of “the products and technologies that in 2009 heated up the electronics world and grabbed the attention of our editors and our readers.” Fantastic! I know I’m a proud parent but FloEFD … Read More

Tags: Concurrent CFD, EDN Hot 100, CAD, FloEFD, Physical Prototype, Electronics Cooling, Embedded