Zuken makes affordable advanced routing technology available to PCB Designers with new CADSTAR bundling portfolio
Zuken Expands Sales Channels in United States and Europe

Aug, 2003 – Bristol, England and Westford, MA - Zuken, the design and manufacturing software solutions company, has announced a new bundling portfolio for CADSTAR, its desktop PCB design solution. The new portfolio makes Zuken’s existing high-end routing technology, P.R. Editor XR 2000 and P.R. Editor XR 5000, available to PCB designers and provides them with a clear upgrade path as their design requirements grow. Zuken has also announced the expansion of its sales channels in the United States and Europe with the signing of four new VARs.

“The new CADSTAR bundling portfolio includes a broad range of functionality for all levels of users, while providing scalability as the complexity of their board designs evolves,” commented Tim O’Neill, Director, CADSTAR Business Unit, Zuken USA, Inc. “By blending Zuken’s outstanding PCB technologies to provide new purchasing options, we’re able to offer users what they demand: an infrastructure of productivity resources, an integrated environment in which designers, electrical engineers, and mechanical engineers can collaborate effectively, a clear roadmap for future development, and a complete PCB solution at an aggressive price.”

Advanced Routing Technology in Every CADSTAR Bundle
The P.R. Editor XR 2000 router is available with each new CADSTAR bundle for PCB boards with 4, 6 or unlimited layers and enables board designers to boost productivity and reduce time-to-market through a combination of manual, automatic, and interactive grid-free routing. The flexibility offered by the various options means that companies designing boards with only a few layers can access the most advanced routing tool currently available. A key productivity feature of the router is Activ-45, which delivers error-free, automatic completion of interactive routing with a single mouse click. P.R. Editor XR 2000 also includes powerful push-aside and spring-back functions when placing or moving components, eliminating errors from overlapping components.

CADSTAR is a Windows-based solution for PCB design that spans schematic capture, placement, routing, library creation and management, signal integrity, EMC analysis, and production of manufacturing data. CADSTAR also delivers powerful add-on technology with its 100,000+ component internet libraries, 3D design tool, automatic and high-speed routing, variant management, and signal integrity solutions providing users with a high-end solution at competitive prices.

CADSTAR Suites are offered at four levels; Bronze, Silver, Platinum, and Diamond with variations of product bundles within each suite dependant upon the number of electrical routing layers required. All CADSTAR suites include library, schematic, layout and interactive routing functionalities. Full details on the new suite structure and regional availability are posted at http://www.cadstarworld.com/productbundles.asp.

Addition of American and European VARs & Service Bureaus
Zuken has expanded its CADSTAR sales channels and broadened its network of service bureaus by partnering with four new companies, making access to CADSTAR sales and services more readily available. New CADSTAR VARs and Service Bureaus include:

• Circuit Concepts: serving Northern CA.
  Contact: wooding1@sonic.net
• K&K Marketing: serving AZ, CO, NV, NM, UT
  Contact: k.k.marketing@cox.net
• PCB Interconnect: serving WI, MN, IL.
  Contact: www.pcbisolutions.com
• CADvision SAS: serving France.
  Contact: www.cadvision.fr

For a detailed listing of where to purchase CADSTAR, visit: http://www.cadstarworld.com/distributors.asp.

To locate service bureaus, visit: http://www.cadstarworld.com/pcbbureaux.asp.

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About Zuken:
Established in 1976, Zuken provides solutions that maximize the efficiency of the design and manufacturing processes of electronics companies. Zuken holds a global share of the PCB/MCM/HIC software market in the field of electronic design automation (EDA). Listed on Level 1 of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the company is headquartered in Japan and has development, sales and support centers in 10 countries including the US, Germany, UK and France. Zuken's customers include the world's top 30 electronics manufacturers from automotive to aerospace, communications to consumer electronics, and medical to military.