It has been a crazy year with lots of ups and downs. But within the clouds, we’ve seen plenty of silver linings, too. Case in point: Avishtech, a brand-new company lead by founder and CEO Keshav Amla. (You may be familiar with his father, Tarun Amla, a veteran PCB materials technologist who is now with ITEQ.) We recently caught up with Keshav and asked him to discuss his company’s simulation tools, his plans for the company, and what it’s like launching a company in this “new normal.”

Andy Shaughnessy: Keshav, you recently founded Avishtech. Give us some background on yourself and tell us how you got into this industry... More >

Recently, I had the opportunity to speak with Pietro Vergine, the chair of the leadership team for the new Italian IPC Design Chapter. Pietro is an MIT who has more than a decade of experience in electronics manufacturing and is the president of Leading Edge, a Milan-based EDA solutions provider that also focuses on design, verification, and analysis at both the IC and PCB level. Pietro is passionate about training and design engineering education, and as part of Advance Rework Technology, Leading Edge has been an active certified IPC training center. Pietro was one of the first volunteers to open a pilot IPC Design chapter... More >

This week’s picks include a little of everything.

We don’t see new companies in the PCB community very often, especially in EDA. But this week, we have an interview with the founder of Avishtech, a new EDA software company that has a spin on field solvers and stackup tools. A lot of successful companies first hung out their shingle during times that were, shall we say, “interesting.” Is this a good omen?

We also have an interview with Mike Carano, who discusses the need for mentors to help ensure that young technologists are ready for the future. Then, there’s news about Koh Young and Mentor, a Siemens Business, integrating Valor functionality into the Koh Young inspection software... More >