LOWELL, MA -- Mentor Graphics will acquire SofTech's CADRA line of mechanical design and drafting software for up to $4 million, depending on future sales. Mentor will initially pay $3.2 million for the product line, plus earn-out payments of up to $750,000 based on 10% of CADRA revenue generated by Mentor in the three-year period following the closing.

HALLBERGMOOS, GERMANY – Zuken is offering a webinar Sept. 26 on E³.series software. Read more ...

BANNOCKBURN, IL -- A ballot to approve IPC-2581 Revision B has passed unanimously, and publication is now pending the inclusion of about a dozen minor suggestions. Most of the edits are grammatical in nature, says Dieter Bergman, but a couple technical comments might need to be addressed.

YOKOHAMA, JAPAN – Zuken will invest up to $50 million over the next three years to expand its presence in North America, including the creation of a research and development lab in the Silicon Valley, the company says. The printed circuit board design software company has allocated $30 million to $50 million to establish the center, in Milpitas, CA, and for merger and acquisitions.