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
  

> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>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
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