We were looking to standardize our design flow to reduce the amount of time we spent recreating parts that would work with one design tool but not another. We had concerns about losing all of our previous designs and libraries. However, after evaluating several vendors, we discovered that with PADS, we were able to get done what we needed to do quickly and cleanly.

Dave Wolf

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[The couple wanted the new design to reflect nature, invite sunlight, and connect with the outdoors as much as possible. To accomplish that Wolf added windows throughout the house.] The old house didn't have many vistas, ... so we created them.

Once you needed to put something into the circuit design to differentiate yourself, but not any longer. Product differentiation is now coming from application software and chip sets.

— Dave Purvis

1. Poor design is still design.

You have to think it was by design, that they didn't want to go on a flight with the chance of the passengers working against them. If you've got the threat of a bomb or a gun you can hold people at bay. These guys were strong-arming people with box cutters and knives. They wanted the numbers to be on their side.

but the idea of design might open our understanding to some things we never would have considered otherwise.

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