UBM Tech's DesignCon announces 2014 DesignVision Award Winners

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at DesignCon, UBM Tech's portfolio of communities for the electronics industry today announced the 2014 DesignVision Award winners at an awards ceremony.  The award program celebrates the achievements of the most innovative electronics companies and the unique tools that support customer needs to improve and simplify the design process.

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UBM Tech's editorial staff evaluated products from hundreds of submissions to choose the winners.  Winners were selected based on three criteria: how well the product met the market's vision and offered unique insight into customer needs; the originality of the solution and if it offered a new approach to meeting market needs; and the quality of the implementation and how well it fits the market requirements.

The 2014 DesignVision winners include:
IC Design Tools Category
ANSYS
Pathfinder-D

Interconnect Technologies and Components Category
FCI
ExaMAX®  Direct-Mate Orthogonal Connector

Design Verification Tools
Altera
ARM® DS-5 Altera Edition Toolkit

PCB Design Tools
Altium
Altium Designer 14

Semiconductor and IP
Altera
Stratix 10 FPGAs and SOCs

Test & Measurement
PicoTechnology
PicoScope

Semiconductor Components
MicroSemi
IGLOO®2 FPGA

"We had quite a challenging time choosing these winners among all of the innovative products we judged," said Janine Love, Technical Director, DesignCon, UBM Tech. "Ultimately, our 2014 winners represent the best of the best in each of their respective industries."

To stay up-to-date on the latest DesignCon 2014 program additions and news, please visit http://www.designcon.com/santaclara/ and follow DesignCon online via:

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DesignCon 
• Twitter: @UBMDesignCon 
• LinkedIn: http://linkd.in/1gfaxOU 
• DesignCon Blog: http://blog.designcon.com/

About UBM Tech
UBM Tech is a global media business that brings together the world's technology communities through live events, online properties and custom services. UBM Tech's community-focused approach provides its users and clients with expertly curated research, education, training, community advocacy, user-generated content and peer-to-peer engagement opportunities that serve the Electronics, Security, Enterprise Communications, Network Infrastructure and Applications, Game and App Developers, and Tech Marketing communities. UBM Tech's brands include Black Hat, DesignCon, EE Times,  Enterprise Connect, Game Developers Conference (GDC), HDI, InformationWeek, Interop and Light Reading.  Create, a UBM Tech full range marketing services division, includes custom events, content marketing solutions, community development and demand generation programs based on its content and technology market expertise. UBM Tech is a part of UBM (UBM.L), a global provider of media and information services with a market capitalization of more than $2.5 billion. For more information, go to tech.ubm.com; follow us on Twitter at @UBMTech.

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For more information on DesignCon 2014 or UBM Tech please contact:

Christine Stieglitz, BtB Marketing Communications 

919-872-8172 | [email protected]

Linda Uslaner, UBM Tech 

516-562-5843 | [email protected]

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