Hi everyone,
I have already had to learn 5 different design tools in my 16 years on the
job. That averages to 1 every 3.2 years! Aw, the marvels of modern
technology! The main issue I think, would be what happens to Mentor's price
per seat! It would obviously be Cadence's higher-end tool, so does the
price of PADS go down? Probably NOT!
Steven D. Roy, CID
PCB Designer
Audio Authority Corp.
2048 Mercer Road
Lexington, KY 40511-1071
(859) 233-4599 X-159
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From: DesignerCouncil [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Andre
Demers
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 2:26 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Cadence / Mentor News
Hi, here's my 2 cents worth.
Monopoly's are never a good thing , BUT, that being said, there could
be an advantage
to having everyone use the same tool to design instead of trying to
learn the ins and outs
of all the different EDA tools available ... anyone working in a service
bureau will
attest to that.
If Cadence does buy out Mentor, I guess I'll have another tool to learn
...;>)
Regards,
Andre Demers, C.I.D.
Senior PCB Designer, Coordinator
cmrsummit Technologies
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Kanata ON K2K 2E1
Canada
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From: DesignerCouncil [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Kathy Nargi-Toth
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 1:32 PM
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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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