EMA Design Automation, Inc

Issue 3, Number 1

    
November 2005



PCB design product movies and demonstrations More4

Technical Article:

Designing circuits with FPGAs just got easier with OrCAD Capture 10.5 — Using Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) and Complex Programmable Logic Devices (CPLD) on Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) has greatly reduced the time-to-market for many products, but with the number of pins on FPGAs and CPLDs growing steadily, getting the pin information easily into the schematic tool can be challenging. More4
RoHS News and Events:

• RoHS Compliance Starts in the Design Phase by Manny Marcano, EMA Design Automation—ECN 11/1/2005. Waiting until the end of the design cycle to assure RoHS compliance might be acceptable for designs currently in production, but for new designs, companies must consider RoHS compliance from the very beginning of the design phase — at the time of component selection.

As we work with various companies to help solve their RoHS compliance problems, we're finding that a number of the problems and related issues are common to many companies. More >

• Join us for a RoHS and WEEE panel discussion at PCB West on Tuesday, March 28, 2006. EMA will host a panel discussion on Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) and Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)—"The Designer Toolkit for RoHS and WEEE Compliance"

RoHS and WEEE are both environmental directives mandated by the European Union (EU). Non-compliance can prevent businesses from selling or distributing in Europe, and can result in sizeable penalties. Many companies have not addressed these critical EU directives, and there is a growing sense of urgency as the due date for compliance approaches. EMA is hosting this panel to facilitate discussion about these environmental directives among senior executives in the high-tech industry. One of our key panelists is going to be Walter Jager, VP of Engineering at Ageus Solutions and Chairman of the Canadian Committee on Environmental Standards for Electronics.

Discussion panel agenda:

  • RoHS and WEEE implications on the design process.
  • Managing the RoHS and WEEE impacts on the supply chain.
  • A real-life RoHS compliance story.
  • The practical impact of the RoHS and WEEE directives.
  • The effects the RoHS and WEEE directives are having on the PCB design infrastructure and data management.
  • “The Designer Toolkit for RoHS and WEEE Compliance”
    • Achieving compliance of the electronics and mechanicals for the RoHS and WEEE directives
    • Design for manufacturability
    • Quality and reliability considerations
  • Is declaring self-compliance an option?
  • RoHS and WEEE reporting. There is no standard format for reporting—you must have a flexible reporting system in place to comply.

Following the panel discussion there will be an interactive question and answer session followed by a networking opportunity to meet and engage with each panelist, other knowledge experts, and your fellow attendees.

This event is designed to benefit a cross section of executives and departmental managers. Seating is limited. Shortly we will post a pre-registration form and complete details on our website at www.ema-eda.com/aboutema/events.aspx.

EMA honors and recent awards!
   
  EMA Tech Tips:


• How can I get OrCAD Capture® to correctly update the part references of heterogeneous parts?

• How can I include information that is not present in the schematic folders, in the OrCAD® Capture Bill of Materials (BOM)?

• How can I re-order the layers of my board in OrCAD Layout?

• How do I create a schematic symbol from a vendor SPICE model and use them in OrCAD Capture – PSpice® design flow?

• What is LM 33 Error? And how can I fix it?

If you have a question for the EMA TechTalk Guru that you would like to share with other EMA Currents subscribers please submit your questions to TechTalkGuru@ema-eda.com

 
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