Why Mentor does the Technology Leadership Awards

Why Mentor does the Technology Leadership Awards

Back in 1989 we came to realize that there was not enough recognition for the designers that used EDA tools to design very complex PCB.   Back then the PCB were not nearly as complex but neiother were the PCB design tools. 

Yet, designers were able to continually push the envelop using creative methods to develop board that enabled their companies to beat their competition.  But more than often, these designers were taken for granted.  They always performed.  They met their budgets and schedules.  So when you contuinually don’t get in trouble, you often get taken for granted by management.

So we decided to recognize the designers that produced outstanding work and the way to do this was to compare them to designers worldwide.  We created the TLA contest and it has run for now 20 years and the results have been outstanding.  Designers who place in this competiton have been compared to other designers in the world (and tupically only good ones enter) and are finally recognized by their management for their creativeness and hard work.

So if you are proud of your work and want to be recognized for it (great career enhancing move) I encourage you to enter the contest.  Time is limited! 

 http://www.mentor.com/products/pcb-system-design/tla/

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