Tag Archives: Racal-Redac

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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A Short History of PCB Design

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Mike

The death of PADS Software founder Gene Marsh last Friday has prompted me to — at long last — update the PCB design industry timeline on the PCD&F website. From the 1800s, when photosensitive coatings were perfected, enabling use of … Continue reading →

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