Bravo Andy...
Well said.
:)
Bill Brooks
PCB Design Engineer, C.I.D.+
DATRON World Communications, Inc.
"Performance you require - Value you expect"
http://www.dtwc.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: DesignerCouncil [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Andy
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 3:41 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [DC] Cadence / Mentor News
Couldn't agree with this comment less. We're board designers first,
second
and third. Tools are immaterial.
A good carpenter can build a house using any one of a chain saw, a
circular
saw, a hand saw and even hammer and chisel. The knowledge lies in how to
build the house, using the tool at hand is a simple matter of learning
how.
Same with board design. If you don't know how to design boards no tool
is
going to do it for you. As I keep saying to anyone who listens
(increasingly
rare event these days), using a cad tool and designing circuit boards
are
two very different things.
Cheers...
Andy K.
Within Australia (02) 9499 4853
International +61 2 9499 4853
-----Original Message-----
From: DesignerCouncil [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Gary
Boccoleri
Sent: Wednesday, 18 June 2008 4:29
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [DC] Cadence / Mentor News
I think this will be a great thing for PCB designers. If they eventually
blend the product lines then finding jobs will be much easier. Remember,
you are not really a PCB designer you are a PADs designer or an
Expedition Designer or an Allegro guy. All jobs are much more system
specific than design knowledge and experience.
Gary Boccoleri
Bivio Networks
925-924-8621
www.bivio.net
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> >>From: DesignerCouncil [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> >>Behalf Of Kathy Nargi-Toth
> >>Sent: 2008-06-17 10:32
> >>To: [log in to unmask]
> >>Subject: [DC] Cadence / Mentor News
> >>
> >>Hi all,
> >>
> >>I guess you have all heard that Cadence is offering to buy
> >>Mentor for $16/share, about a 30% bump over current stock
> >>value and closely to the past year's peak price
> >>(pcdandf.com/cms/content/view/4828/95/).
> >>
> >>This would be a big deal in the IC design space, but it
> >>could really have a huge impact on PCB design.
> >>
> >>What's your take on this? Would a Cadence-Mentor merger be
> >>good or bad for PCB designers?
> >>
> >>Thanks for the feedback.
> >>
> >>Kathy
> >>
> >>Kathy Nargi-Toth
> >>Editor
> >>Printed Circuit Design and Fab
> >>pcdandf.com
> >>Office - 401-354-2626
> >>Mobile - 203-435-0193
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