January 13, 2003 - ODA today announced 100% attendance at it's two day Optimum Design Associates-Rick Hartley High Speed Printed Circuit Board Design Seminar - 2002©
In October 2002, this two day seminar was at maximum capacity with fifty printed circuit board (PCB) industry designers and engineers in attendance. ODA paid for all expenses including the conference center, Rick Hartley's speaking fees, class materials (including the 170 page notebook) and food services. The two day seminar covered everything from High Speed Design to EMI Control (Electromagnetic Magnetic Interference).

All attendees reported a very enthusiastic response to the seminar, with many asking when the next one will be held. The next date for a similar advance PCB design-engineering seminar has not yet been set for 2003.

Optimum Design Associates
Pleasanton, CA
925.249.2004

Feb. 11, 2002 - Mentor Graphics agreement for ODA Library
Optimum Design Associates (ODA) announces an agreement today with Mentor Graphics to market the 2002 ODA Library for Mentor Graphics Expedition. Under this agreement Mentor Graphics will market this library for the Expedition tool. Sales of the library will be direct through ODA. The library contains over 1,500 symbols, over 3,300 cells and over 15,000 PDBs. It is fully documented and supported by ODA.

Optimum Design Associates
Pleasanton, CA
925.249.2004

Dec. 6, 2001 - ODA Expands Engineering Services
Optimum Design Associates (ODA) announces expanded engineering services for PCB design. ODA has expanded their engineering services with full time engineers in the ODA, Australia office. The Australian office now supports engineering design, PCB layout and library administration. ODA continues it's strategic partnership with FpTek (www.fptek.com) in California for direct FPGA and engineering support in North America.

The ODA Engineering Center typically take designs from initial concepts and specifications through feasibility determination, systems analysis and requirement specification, system design, detailed hardware and software design, prototype debug, software coding, systems integration, and subsequent small volume manufacturing.

Optimum Design Associates
Pleasanton, CA
925.249.2004

February 1, 2000 - Cupertino, CA - In a joint statement, First Principles Technology, Inc. (FpTek) and Optimum Design Associates (ODA) announced today that they have formed a strategic alliance.

By integrating FpTek's hardware and software development with ODA's PC board design and development, customers now have complete solutions for complex problems. It will also significantly reduce the administrative requirements placed on customers by allowing them to effectively deal with one consultant instead of two.

March 23, 1999 - ODA designer wins Second Top Gun award at PCB West
Nick Barbin, from Optimum Design Associates' Dublin, CA office and Tom Stout, a key designer in Optimum Design Associates' (ODA) Georgia office, won the PCB Design West Show Top Gun Award. This award is given to the best design after a thorough two day event including written tests, oral exams and an actual PCB layout.

OPTIMUM DESIGN ASSOCIATES
Pleasanton, CA
925.249.2004