Zuken’s Annual Customer to Customer Conference Grows

June 20, 2006 – Munich, Germany and Westford, MA, USA – Zuken, the engineering consulting company, has packed its forthcoming Customer to Customer Conferences, Z-DAC 2006, full of value as part of the celebrations of the company’s 30 th anniversary year. Zuken has gone to great lengths to provide more motivation for all audiences within the EDA environment to attend the conference which has grown to become three full days of activity, including third party training from Altera and the IPC and EIPC.

Registration is now open for both the pan-American event taking place on September 11 th – 13 th in San Antonio, TX, and pan-European event on October 24 th – 26 th in Ulm Germany. Early Bird discounts of up to 50 percent are available for those who register up to seven weeks before the conference. Visit www.zuken.com/z-dac for more information and to submit your registration.

Z-DAC 2006 is all about providing value to a wide range of audiences, with the introduction of third party training for the engineer and designer level, and the launch of a unique management match making networking event for middle and C-level management.

Recognizing the increasing requirement to understand how to design using FPGA technology, Altera will sponsor a training session on how designs are developed and the different techniques that can be implemented when designing with CPLD/FPGA technology. The IPC and EIPC will also be conducting half-day workshops on materials selection and advanced interconnect (HDI) design with BGA routing for Fine-Pitch & High-I/Os – presented by industry expert, Happy Holden.

The half-day management match making event (M³) has been set up as a prime one to one meeting opportunity for senior individuals within the world of EDA. During this half-day session, attendees will have a series of mini-meetings with senior management level business contacts of their choosing. The 30-minute sessions will provide attendees with the opportunity to network with other senior individuals in organizations. Participation in the speed-dating style event is free of charge to those who register for Z-DAC, for more information visit www.zuken.com/mmm

For more information on the Z-DAC Conferences visit www.zuken.com/z-dac or email z-dac@zuken.com.

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About Zuken:
Established in 1976, Zuken has evolved into a provider of solutions that maximize the efficiency of the design and manufacturing processes of electronics companies around the world. Zuken holds a leading global share of the PCB/MCM/HIC software market in the field of electronic design automation (EDA). In addition to its longstanding experience as a provider of innovative solutions for PCB design, Zuken’s expanded portfolio encompasses proven solutions for the development of information technology (IT) infrastructures. 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, France, Italy and China. Zuken's customers include the world's top 30 electronics manufacturers from automotive to aerospace, communications to consumer electronics, and medical to military. For further information please see our website
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