CAD2CAM ~ Great Reference site for CAD/CAM format types & associated utilities
Gerber File Viewers
Viewmate by PentaLogix - FREE - works great. Some features are disabled in this free version, but still VERY useful for verifying your Gerber output before sending files for manufacturing. Other useful software for designers & manufacturers on this site, too. To download, you need to register, but well worth it.
ODB++
VUV Valor Universal Viewer ~ ODB++ and ODB++(X) format viewer for Windows NT/2000/XP, HP-UX, Solaris Platforms.
ODB++ is "...the standard for high-level data exchange. Enhancing communication efficiencies
between design, fabrication and manufacturing stages." Click HERE to learn more about ODB++ data, and it's intelligent superiority over "Gerber" and other formats, and why Excel supports & prefers it.
MISC:
Kwick Fit by MicroMeg panelization optimizer
Great software tool for estimating / optimizing PCB lay-out on material sheets - allows rotations for improved yields.
Various file formats:
Adobe Acrobat Reader ~ If you haven't got it yet, this is a must! Versions available for most plateforms, including palm PC's.
MS Word Viewer ~ Free Word document viewer(s) direct from Microsoft download site. Several versions available.
MS Excel Viewer ~ Free Excel Spreadsheet / workbook viewer for .xls documents created with all versions of Excel.
Since Microsoft moves file locations on their site often, if the above two links fail, click HERE and search "Word viewer" or "Excel viewer".
Organizations:
National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Publications & Journals:
FPGA and Programmable Logic Journal
Lot's of high-tech info of interest to cutting-edge designers.
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Frontline (joint venture between Valor & Orbotech)~ Author of Genesis 2000 - our CHOICE and the world-standard for PCB fabrication & analysis software
Valor ~ Original authors of Genesis, now specializing in Trilogy, Enterprise, Parts libraries, DFM tools - product lines for design analysis and assembly automation software
EDA Vendors:
AccelChip
Aldec
Altium
EvE
First Silicon Solutions
Hier Design (now part of Xilinx)
Impulse Accelerated Technologies
Protel
Synplicity
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