Munich, Germany and Westford, USA: Engineering consultancy Zuken signed an ACCESS Program Agreement with Altera Corp. to launch a series of cooperative projects. Gerhard Lipski, GM of Zuken Europe and CEO of Zuken USA, says that “We are committed to increasing the capability of our tools within the FPGA and structured ASIC environment. This strategic partnership will pave the way for collaborative projects that will eliminate unnecessary design work required by companies using sophisticated PLDs on printed-circuit boards.”