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DesignCon Announces 2014 Chiphead Theater Program and Open Nomination Period for DesignVision Awards

FREE and open to all attendees, the Chiphead Theater will host a variety of entertaining and educational training sessions, as well as the 2014 Best-in-Test Awards

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 11, 2013 — (PRNewswire) —   UBM Tech, the daily source of essential business and technical information for decision makers in the electronics industry, has announced the Chiphead Theater program for DesignCon 2014, which will take place in Santa Clara, California on January 28 – 31, 2014.  Free and open to all conference and expo attendees, the Chiphead Theater will host a variety of in-depth and entertaining educational and training sessions designed specifically for chip, board and systems design engineers focused on signal integrity for all levels of electronic design.  It will also host the award ceremony for the 2014 Best-in-Test Awards, the finalists for which may now be voted upon at EDN.com.  Additionally, UBM Tech is currently accepting nominations for its annual DesignVision Awards, which will be presented in the Mission City Ballroom on Wednesday, January 29.

The Chiphead Theater's rapidly expanding schedule, which is comprised of panel discussions, product teardowns, speed-training opportunities, prizes and giveaways, in addition to a multitude of other exciting events, includes a much-anticipated product teardown session dedicated to exploring every design detail of Gabotronics' Oscilloscope Watch, as well as several dynamic speakers and presentations, including:

The theater will also host the award ceremony for the 2014 Best-in-Test Awards, which recognize the best test engineer of the year and the best-in-test products in each of the following 10 categories: 

EDN editors have recently selected the 2014 finalists and online voting is open to all members of the electronics industry until December 31, 2013.  To view the finalists and cast your vote, please visit: http://www.edn.com/design/test-and-measurement/4425367/Vote-for-the-top-engineer-and-products. 

The annual DesignVision Awards, which will be presented in the Mission City Ballroom at 12:00pm on Wednesday, January 29, 2014, celebrate the most innovative achievements that support customer needs to improve and simplify the design process in each of the following eight categories:

Winners are selected based on three criteria: how well the product meets the market's vision and offers unique insight into customer needs; the originality of the solution and if it provides a new approach to meeting market needs; and the quality of the implementation and how well it fits the market requirements.  Nominations for the DesignVision Awards are being accepted now through Monday, January 6, 2014.  To submit an entry, please visit: http://www.designcon.com/santaclara/expo/designvision-awards.php.

Additionally, 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:

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