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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