Tag Archives: Autorouting

Remembering Finch

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Mike

Zuken has compiled a number of touching sentiments from friends of the late Alan Finch, credited with developing the first shape-based autorouter. Finch, of course, wrote the landmark paper that followed up his Racal-Redac colleague Ulrich Lauther, who conceived a … Continue reading →

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PCB West Opens Doors, Eyes

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Mike

It was 103 degrees in San Jose last week, but inside the action was even hotter. We had a terrific time at PCB West. Attendance was up markedly – 26% for the exhibition and 35% for the conference. Signal integrity … Continue reading →

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