Virtue and EDA
Last night I attended a lecture from Dr. Shannon Vallor about techno-morality as part of the Linus Pauling series in Portland, Oregon. Thank you Mentor… Read More »Virtue and EDA
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Merry Christmas 2015
I receive a lot of email each week and the run up to Christmas is one of my favorite times of year as companies send… Read More »Merry Christmas 2015
EDA and Philanthropy
In a recession what EDA company would invest in philanthropy? Actually, many EDA companies have a long-term vision to be philanthropic and encourage a love… Read More »EDA and Philanthropy
EDA without using the Acronym EDA
Two press releases came out today and they were both from major EDA companies that are now starting to position themselves without using the EDA… Read More »EDA without using the Acronym EDA
SPICE update from Mentor
I talked with See-Mei Chan, Technical Marketing Manager at Mentor this morning because we couldn’t connect in Anaheim earlier this week. I wanted to better… Read More »SPICE update from Mentor
Farewell to Wally Rhines at Mentor?
A friend just sent me the news link that Carl Icahn is making a bid to control Mentor Graphics with a 6.9% equity position in… Read More »Farewell to Wally Rhines at Mentor?
Mentor Warms up to 3D Field Solvers
When I consulted for the start-up company Physware on their new 3d Field Solver 5 years ago it dawned on me – IC designers really… Read More »Mentor Warms up to 3D Field Solvers
Windows Vista and the Falcon Framework
I just upgraded my laptop from Windows Vista to Windows 7 and it got me thinking about Mentor’s Falcon Framework. How are the two even… Read More »Windows Vista and the Falcon Framework
Another PCB Acquistion by Mentor
Paying just 2X annual revenue at $82M we learned that Mentor is acquiring a company called Valor Computerized Systems today. This appears to be another… Read More »Another PCB Acquistion by Mentor
EDA Stock Price Snapshot
A picture is worth a thousand words, at least to an engineer like me so let’s see what happened in the past 3 months:EDA Stocks,… Read More »EDA Stock Price Snapshot