May 09
 
Envision – what's new, changing and over the horizon
   
Welcome to the May 2009 edition of Envision, our regularly updated collection of insights, news and views from Altium. In this update we tackle how bold moves are needed to cope with changing times, consider where electronics design is really heading and look at the future viability of specialist design tools and how those that are using them can move on – plus more.
   
 
The courage to change
   
No point hiding
Technology, globalization and the recession are redefining the electronics industry and the way products are designed.

For both electronics engineers and design tools vendors like Altium, just waiting for things to settle or 'get better' is a futile response.
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What's next for electronics devices?
   
Smart and connected
Organizations creating the next generation of electronics products must design product experiences, not just the devices themselves.

This means reversing the traditional approach by tackling electronics design as a single focused task. An insight from Altium CEO and founder, Nick Martin.
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Why should PCB specialists change? And how they can
   
You're no longer isolated
We are in a new era of collaborative, soft-centric design where engineers have to work across the now interdependent design domains.

This and new technology are completely redefining the role of PCBs and how they are designed. Give your colleagues a hug; you're not isolated any more.
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MAy TECH TIP
A new approach to application development
A successful product is not necessarily the cheapest on the market, or the one with the most features. The key differentiator that makes a product stand apart from its competitors is the user's experience of that product. Is your development process working with you, or against you, to achieve this?
 
A path to the future for OrCAD® Capture users
Those using outdated point-tool solutions no longer have to feel trapped in the old ‘divide and conquer' design methodology, or be limited by their tool's scope. We're now offering a low risk path into our unified design solution, so you can get cracking with designing the next generation of connected electronic products.
 
FPGA Journal: Altium's revolution
The journal's Editor in Chief, Kevin Morris, discusses how Altium has again shaken up the electronics design tool market. Read what he thinks about Altium making its "highly-capable, comprehensive" design solution more affordable for all design engineers.
 
Guided tour – let Matt show you around
Like to see how Altium's unified solution can get you out of the traditional design box? Take the celebrated Berggren video tour.
 
Meet the Envision team
There are real people behind the creation of Envision, and we've stopped hiding.
 
  
     
 
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