Zuken Sponsors 2016 FED PCB Design Awards

zuken logoMUNICH, Germany, Apr 27, 2016 – Zuken has announced its sponsorship of the 2016 FED (Association for electronic design) PCB Design Awards, which recognize smart and sophisticated PCB design. Previous winners of this biennial award have benefited from industry recognition and new business opportunities.

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Ralf Bruening, senior consultant at Zuken, said: “We believe that good PCB design education is important to the future competitiveness of German industry. As the only global vendor to offer both PCB and electrical design solutions, Zuken has first-hand experience of the value of good PCB design when working on today’s increasingly complex mechatronic products.”

Erika Reel, FED executive director, said: “The PCB Design Award honors the work of designers whose effort is often lost in the process of hardware development. The designers have to make the technically impossible possible.”

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Previous Award Winner (3D category) Starrflex board active implant with wireless power and data transmission, Michael Matthes, Wittenstein Electronics

Prizes will be awarded across four categories: 3D design; high power; high wiring density/high transfer rates (HDI); and special creativity. deadline for submissions is 31 May 2016 and application forms can be downloaded here. Entry is open to all PCB designers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Award winners will be announced at the 24th Annual FED Conference on September 15-16, 2016 in Bonn.

FED is the professional association for design, PCB and component manufacturing in German-speaking countries. The association is committed to helping engineers in German-speaking countries become certified interconnect designers, helping those who typically train across a broad variety of disciplines to develop the specialized skills needed for companies to compete globally.

About Zuken

Zuken is a global provider of leading-edge software and consulting services for electrical and electronic design and manufacturing. Founded in 1976, Zuken has the longest track record of technological innovation and financial stability in the electronic design automation (EDA) software industry. The company’s extensive experience, technological expertise and agility, combine to create world-class software solutions. Zuken’s transparent working practices and integrity in all aspects of business produce long-lasting and successful customer partnerships that make Zuken a reliable long-term business partner.

Zuken is focused on being a long-term innovation and growth partner. The security of choosing Zuken is further reinforced by the company’s people – the foundation of Zuken’s success. Coming from a wide range of industry sectors, specializing in many different disciplines and advanced technologies, Zuken’s people relate to and understand each company’s unique requirements.

For more information about the company and its products, visit www.zuken.com.

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