News and Media

Press Releases
Feb 18, 2009- Optimum updates ISO registration to ISO9001:2008,  To read the press release click here 

Oct 22, 2008- Optimum acquires RockSolid Design of Mt. View, CA
                     To read the press release click here 
                     Listen to Optimum President Nick Barbin's interview on  i-Connect PCB 007 website by clicking here.

Aug 20, 2008-Optimum Design ranks #2,418 in INC Magazine's 5,000 Fastest Growing Private US Companies
                 Click here for the press release
                 Click here to to go INC Magazines website for the ranking
                 Optimum ranked # 55 in the   Top 100 Computers & Electronics Companies
                 Optimum ranked #100 in the  Top 100 Businesses in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

May. 8, 2007- Designer Randy Holt Wins Top Gun Award at PCB West 2007 Show

                 Click here for a link to the PCB Design West Show Top Gun website

Sept. 10, 2006- Optimum Doubles Square Footage in Pleasanton, CA Facility

March 3, 2004-Optimum Opens New PCB Assembly Facility in Pleasanton, CA

Jan. 13, 2003 - Optimum Design Associates-Rick Hartley High Speed Printed Circuit Board Design Seminar-2002©

Feb. 11, 2002 - Mentor Graphics agreement for ODA Library

Dec. 6, 2001 - ODA expands engineering services

Feb. 2, 2000 - First Principles Technology, Inc. (FpTek) and Optimum Design Associates (ODA) announce strategic alliance.

March 23, 1999 - ODA wins TWO Top Gun awards at PCB West

Recent Media Coverage

Nov  11, 2008-Optimum Design Associates wins Best Paper at Mentor Users International Group conference

Aug 20, 2007- Optimum is published in EE Times-EDA Tech Forum with article "What to look for when using an External PCB Design Center"

ODA Wins PCB Design Magazine 17th Annual Leadership Award Program for best Data Comm. Design in 2002.

ODA Introduces "Reference Design Suite"© - Jan. 24, 2003

Mentor Graphics releases Success Story on Optimum Design Associates

Optimum presents "Expedition Library Tips and Tricks" at the  Mentor MUG Conference, 

Optimum releases "Expedition Library: Table Symbols for HPCDs" white paper.

Please contact Greg Beck with any PR questions including for-print interviews, market analysis and company information/ images requests.   E-mail: gbeck@optimumdesign.com     Phone: 925.401.2004 x4103