Guest editor Eric Bogatin discusses several of the papers presented at the show by SiSoft with Todd Westerhoff.

PCBDesign007 cameras capture Jure Sola's keynote.

Sigrity is known for its signal integrity tools, but the company is also growing its power integrity offerings. Brad Brim, product marketing manager, and Dr. An-Yu Kuo, director of thermal and mechanical products, discuss the company's latest power integrity tools.

Mentor Graphics was a finalist in the DesignVision Awards at DesignCon 2009. But this year, Mentor's HyperLynx PI power integrity tool took home the gold in the System Modeling and Simulation Tool category. Steve Kaufer, Director of Engineering for HyperLynx products, has more on Mentor's big win.

There are a myriad of ways to analyze the impedance of power and ground planes. But some methods just aren't practical for you and your design. Bruce Archambeault, distinguished engineer with IBM, details some of the analysis methods he discussed during a special session at DesignCon.

Today's semiconductors are tinier and more complex than ever before. Virage Logic CEO Alex Shubat, one of DesignCon's keynote speakers, explains how the company helps engineers squeeze even more IP into semiconductors, and why he's looking forward to 2010.