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Technical Product Spotlights design, providing an easy-to-use and intuitive method for defining and analyzing interface timing requirements; version 9.1 makes TimingDesigner the only tool that can generate SDC timing constraints from a timing diagram, enabling users to visually define design requirements and then automatically generate SDC to drive place and route. odor. CW-501 also solders comparably to no-clean or RMA rosin-containing cored wires and is compatible with Indium’s line of no-clean products, including wave fluxes and Indium8.9. sumption down to as low as 2 microwatts and package size to as small as 3 x 3 mm; extends its commercial temperature range to subzero; and offers zero lead time delivery of packaged goods. In addition, Actel offers more than 50 variants of its nano FPGAs for less than USD 1. Nano Versions of IGLOO(R) and ProASIC(R)3 FPGAs From Actel First Rosin-Free, NoClean, Cored Wire Solder From Indium Indium Corporation’s CW-501 is the first colophony (rosin)-free, no-clean, cored wire solder for use with Pb-free alloys. Indium adapted its solder paste technology for use in a cored wire solder to develop CW-501, which contains no rosin, a known allergen. CW-501 comes in a variety of alloys and wire diameters and provides excellent wetting and solder spread with minimal smoking and low Business Objects and Valor Partner to Deliver Dashboard Solution Valor Computerized Systems will enable its customers to monitor their manufacturing operations in real time through simple, easy-to-use dashboards linked directly to the manufacturing floor. Integrating Business Objects’ technology, Valor’s manufacturing dashboards enable accurate and rapid interpretation of data from the company’s manufacturing and testing operations providing the ability to take the proactive view in driving peak performance and the response time necessary Actel Corporation’s nano versions of its IGLOO(R) and ProASIC(R)3 FPGAs are targeted at high-volume, portable consumer markets. Actel takes power con- Are You Getting Weekly? Our weekly e-Newsletter recaps the week in the electronics industry and provides links to FREE educational resources you won’t ﬁnd anywhere else: Live and on demand webinars; Technology Tip audio podcasts; Video presentations; and Web-only articles. Don’t miss another edition. Sign up today at www.circuitree.com/enews. circuitree.com • February 2009 CT_ConnecTions Promo half.indd 1 43 4/22/08 10:05:34 AM http://www.circuitree.com/enews http://www.circuitree.com/enews http://www.circuitree.com

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CircuiTree - February 2009 Contents Lead Wire The Wire Tech Talk Flexible Thinking Are Better PCB Design Tools and Manufacturing Enough to Stay Competitive? The Strategist Fein-Lines The Big Deal Over Fine Pitch Assembly Asian Section View From the Middle Market Outlook Technical Product Spotlights Classified Ads Upcoming Events Ad Index

CircuiTree - February 2009

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