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Mentor Graphics purchased by Siemens

Just got an email from Electronic Design announcing that Siemens has purchased Mentor Graphics for $4.5 billion.

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I am still using PADS2004 for schematic capture, PCB layout, and autorouting. I also have their version 9.2 product, but I don't use it, and my support has lapsed years ago. I still have a current license that is good until October 2030 so I probably don't need to worry about that - I doubt I'll even still be here or designing boards by then.

I wonder what other ramifications this will have on the EDA industry. Maybe jobs moving to Europe?

Paul

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Siemens already owns SolidEdge as well as Parasolid (the 'engine' used in Solidworks and many, many other CAD software packages)

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.. and some other manufacturing software companies.

This seems analogous to the consolidation of electrical manufacturing companies with European ownership (ABB, Siemens etc.) in the last couple of decades.

I doubt it will change much from the users' point of view.

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