PCB Matrix's Tom Hausherr to Present at APEX 2010

MARIETTA, GA - PCB Matrix, a Valor Computerized Systems Ltd. company that focuses on EDA efficiency, productivity and automation, announces that Tom Hausherr, EDA Library Product Manager, will present a paper titled "The Universal PCB Design Grid System" at the upcoming IPC/APEX conference and exhibition, scheduled to take place April 6-8, 2010 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Convention Center in Las Vegas. The presentation will be held during Session S04, titled "Design," which will take place Tuesday, April 6, 2010 from 1:30- 3 p.m.

Mixing PCB design layout units will compromise perfection every time. PCB design perfection starts with building CAD library parts and quickly moves to part placement, via fanout and trace routing challenges. Outputting data for machine production can be extremely complex or very simple based on the PCB Design Layout units that were used throughout the PCB design process. This presentation reviews one of the single most important, but sometimes overlooked or taken for granted, aspects of the electronics industry ? The PCB design grid system

Since he started schematic and PCB layout more than 36 years ago, Tom has been recognized as one of the top PCB layout designers and PCB mentors in Southern California. Tom has been involved in over 2,000 PCB layouts during his PCB design career and has personally trained hundreds of people how to design quality PCB layouts.

About PCB Matrix

PCB Matrix, a Valor company, focuses on EDA efficiency, productivity, and automation. The company provides solutions for its customers that give them the edge over their competition. The newly available IPC-7351B calculators are unrivaled, and are designed to generate accurate RoHS compliant land patterns for use with lead-free solder. The company also offers technical papers, forums, and useful forms and documents that can be downloaded for free at http://www.pcbmatrix.com.