PLEASANTON, CA --
Optimum Design Associates, Inc. has acquired
RockSolid Design, Inc. including its assets, intellectual property and customer base. The terms of the purchase were not disclosed.
The combined businesses will form one of the largest PCB design layout service providers in the country.
The new combined company will have access to both a Cadence Allegro design platform (RockSolid Design) and the Mentor Graphics Expedition platform used by OPTIMUM.
“I'm very excited to combine forces with RockSolid Design,” said Nick Barbin, OPTIMUM President and CEO. “Together we are one of the premier PCB layout companies in the nation, a 'dream team' and dominant force within the design layout world. Thanks to this horizontal expansion of our service offering, OPTIMUM customers now enjoy substantially more Cadence design bandwidth.”
OPTIMUM also provides quick turnaround Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS).
RockSolid Design's management team will remain in place to lead the new combined PCB layout division.