Hello fellow designers,
I have no doubt, being in the involved with PCB design and the EDA
industry for over 25 years, that the merger/take over of Mentor by
Cadence would have an extremely negative effect on the industry and
those of us who use EDA tools to make a living.
I have seen, first-hand, what happens to good tools after they are
purchased by a competitor, they die. Not that I am a fan of either
company, but which tool set will be put to pasture? No matter which one
survives that still leaves an overwhelming majority of users of the
other tool that will have to change. We all know what that means.
Then, the internal turmoil of both companies (sales, support and
development) will be devastating. Hundreds, perhaps thousands will lose
their jobs. The more technical folks will seek any kind of work they can
find which will be in the design space that we occupy. The rules of
Supply and Demand will no doubt cause salaries to drop as the supply of
skilled labor increases.
15 years ago there were perhaps 10 (or more) tools/companies to choose
from. If this goes through that number will be reduced to about 2. I'm
glad I chose Altium, it is doubtful they will be sold.
Mario Irigoyen
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Kathy Nargi-Toth
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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
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