I had to laugh out loud when I read the press release where Cadence blames Mentor for their own failed bid. Even more laughable was Mentor’s feigned “shock” at Cadence withdrawing their hostile bid. I’m 100% certain… Cadence Eats Humble Pie
Cadence stock fell some 30% today after Michael Fister talked about lower sales and earnings than expected according to an article in the Oregonian . Here’s my favorite analyst quote: Terence Whalen, a Citigroup analyst, asked Fister… CDNS stock in free-fall, let Mentor go
I had the pleasure of attending a webinar yesterday about what’s new in HSPICE presented by Synopsys. Previous webinars I’ve attended required that I use a separate phone line to get audio, then use my web browser to view the… Webinars and Webcasting
Mentor’s latest cash offer was accepted today by the board at Flomerics. It’s likely that the Flomerics CEO and vocal staff will not make the transition into Mentor. I can see how the Mentor sales team could… Flomerics Accepts Mentor Bid
ChipEstimate.com has archived all of the IP presentations in PDF from DAC called IP Talks. Companies include: Algotronix ARM Cadence CAST CebaTech Common Platform Denali Dolphin Elliptic eSilicon Impinj IPextreme KiloPass Mixel MoSys PLDA Rambus TakeCharge Sidense Synopsys… IP Presentations from DAC
David Heller taped 64 brief videos at DAC this month, ranging from 48 seconds to well over 4 minutes. His guest speakers all work at EDA companies that exhibited at DAC, from start-up Analog Rails to giant… 64 Brief DAC Videos
Mentor just extended their cash offer to buy Flomerics at a value of just 1.2X historic revenue, however they still don’t want to be acquired. Good for them! Let’s see if Autodesk comes to the rescue of… Flomerics said no, twice!
Interesting article in our local Oregonian newspaper about this high-tech investment banker showing up at the annual Mentor shareholder meeting last week. Nobody knows if he’s working for CDN, MENT or somebody else. It kind of reminds… Who is Frank Quattrone? CDN and MENT
I guess that my title sums up the strategic blunder that Cadence is making in their bid for Mentor Graphics. So, why is this such a big mistake for Cadence and the EDA industry? Product… Cadence Makes Colossal Error in Bid to Acquire Mentor
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