This affects more than just a two tools. There are five PCB tools
involved:
Cadence - ORCAD, Allegro
Mentor - PADS, BoardStation, Expedition
Does anyone remember a great little router called SPECCTRA and what
happen to it after Cadence acquired it? I do. I also remember the
years of problems while they decided how to integrated the router into
their tools.
Look at Mentor and their acquisition of Veribest, .....
Narrowing choices for CAD software is never a good thing.
I agree that Zuken should not be discounted.
Regards,
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Karen McConnell
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From: DesignerCouncil [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Andy
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 6:47 PM
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Subject: Re: [DC] Cadence / Mentor News
Can't see how this is going to be of any long term benefit to board
designers. Innovation, competition, honest pricing, good (=expensive)
software support, all out the window. We've all been there, done that
before.
However don't discount Zuken. Anyone taking the time to look would have
to acknowledge Zuken is right up there. And if you get a chance, take a
look at Altium's Summer '08 release. Scary what a great job that does,
for a price much less than stratospheric.
I guess a shutdown in one area leads to opportunities for others. Who
knows when the next Veribest equivalent comes along to blow our socks
off?
Cheers...
Andy K.
Within Australia (02) 9499 4853
International +61 2 9499 4853
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From: DesignerCouncil [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Kathy Nargi-Toth
Sent: Wednesday, 18 June 2008 3:32
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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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Mobile - 203-435-0193
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