Mentor wisely purchased the C synthesis tools from Agility Design Solutions (Celoxica). I call it wise because Mentor is growing their Catapult synthesis tool in the algorithmic space and adding more to the installed base… 

In 2009 I expect that EDA companies will continue to merge in order to stay financially viable. Here are a few rules and questions that companies should consider following for a successful merger: Friendliness –… 

The need for speed is ever present to transistor-level circuit design engineers and now Cadence offers them some instant relief with APS – Accelerated Parallel Simulator. In the press release we read from actual customers… 

When you hear the phrase, “Massively Parallel Processor Array” what company name comes to mind? Did you think, Ambric? No, neither did I, which maybe explains why this Oregon-based start-up closed down recently. Looking at… 

What a way to crash the former #1 EDA company: Start a hostile bid for another company amidst an uproar of opposition Fail in your hostile bid, blame the smaller company Miss your quarterly sales… 

Last month we saw Infinisim announce a new SPICE simulator and this month it’s a company called Gemini. What’s new with Gemini is that they exploit multi-thread and multi-core to a greater extent. For understandable… 

Last month Infinisim announced its SPICE circuit simulator called RASER. They don’t want to label it a Fast SPICE tool because that implies less accuracy, so I’m going to place it in the Analog Fast… 

GateRocket is on a roll after raising another $3M last week in VC funding. Dave Orecchio is the CEO and I remember working for him at Viewlogic in the hey-days of the 90’s. This company… 

In May and June this year Cadence issued 9 press releases each month, which felt to me like the right amount of “newsworthy” items. After withdrawing their hostile bid for Mentor in August it seems…