Distributor Premier Farnell announced the selection of the expert judging panel for the international design competition, 'Live EDGE' - Electronic Design for the Global Environment. This year's panel of judges to date comprises:
- Sir Peter Gershon - Chairman of Premier Farnell
- John Noble - Director of Torus Technologies and 2007 Live EDGE Winner
- Steve Sanghi - Chairman of the Board of Directors, Microchip Technology
- Indro Mukerjee - Chief Executive Officer, C-MAC MicroTechnology
- Robert Rodin - Chairman and CEO of RDN Group
- Paul Goodman - Senior Materials Consultant, Reliability and Failure Analysis Group, ERA Technology Ltd
- Steven J. DeKrey - Senior Associate Dean and Director of Masters Programs at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Gottfried Ecker, Senior Lecturer in Microelectronic and Automation Technologies in the School of Engineering at Wiener Neustadt, Lower Austria.
The Live EDGE judges will base their decision on criteria including; usefulness of the application, originality and innovation, technical merit, its effect on the global environment, feasibility of the design, efficient use of energy, end of life consideration, innovative use of components, cost optimisation, completeness of design dossier and clarity of supporting documentation.
Registration for news, updates and activities began on the 6th of May 2008 via the Live EDGE website www.Live-EDGE.com or on the Live EDGE Design Challenge group on Facebook. Entries can be submitted between the 1st of October 2008 and the 31st of January 2009. Judging will start on the 1st of February 2009 and winners will be announced on the 2nd of April 2009.
