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Registration for Solid Edge University 2015 is now LIVE!

Everybody should be aware by now that Solid Edge University dates for 2015 have been moved to October to better line up with the reality of how users install the new version of the software after rel...

Solid Edge Tips and Tricks #6

Why am I getting an error pasting clipboard geometry to its original location? In earlier versions of Solid Edge like V20 when you copied geometry to clipboard and paste it back, the copied geome...

Simulating the Real World

Organically Grown 3D Printable Heatsinks – Part 2: Trunks and Branches

Adrian Bejan’s Constructal Law states: “For a finite-size system to persist in time (to live), it must evolve in such...

By Robin Bornoff

Announcing Femap 11.2

We’re very pleased to announce that version 11.2 has now been released to manufacture, which means it’s also available for download from the GTAC support site accessible with your webkey. Femap 11.2 ...

Femap 11.2

We’re very pleased to announce that Femap version 11.2 has now been released to manufacture, which means it’s also available for download from the GTAC support site accessible with your webkey. Femap...

Calibre IC Design & Manufacturing

Self-Aligned Double Patterning, Part Deux

By David Abercrombie, Mentor Graphics Part 2 of a walk-through of the SADP process.

By Calibre IC Design & Manufacturing

Put Your CAE Knowledge to the Test

NX CAE fact or fiction? You decide. Put your knowledge to the test with these questions. You might even learn something new! You need NX CAD to run NX CAE. False. This idea stems from...

Simulating the Real World

Organically Grown 3D Printable Heatsinks - Part 1: A Simple Iterative Procedure

This is what a typical extruded fin heatsink looks like. It’s made of metal and sits on top of IC...

By Robin Bornoff

CAD Software Training – Become NXpert Today

CAD software training will make you an expert—or should we say NXpert—in as little as 15 minutes. Can you believe that’s all it takes to learn how to maximize efficiency with the NX 9 Ribbon interfac...

Latest podcast episodes

SDC verification as a first-class asset: A deep dive with Chandu Challapalli

January 27, 2026

Harry Foster talks with Chandu Challapalli, Senior Management Director at Siemens EDA, about why timing constraints must be treated as first-class verification assets.

Understanding AI-assisted Chip Design

January 23, 2026

Chip design is one of the most complex and challenging tasks in the world, requiring specialized tools and knowledge far...

By Spencer Acain

Engineering the Future Workforce

How Arizona State University is redefining education and lifelong learning through microcredentials

January 05, 2026

Stackable microcredentials are emerging as an essential tool for closing the talent gap at the speed of industrial change.