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Details: Written by Staff; Category: Design News; Published: 11 May 2011

SAN JOSE — Cadence Design Systems today unveiled an online applications store accessible within the latest rev (16.5) of its signature OrCAD Capture schematic design tool.

Details: Written by Staff; Category: Design News; Published: 11 May 2011

SAN JOSE -- Cadence has acquired privately held foundation IP developer Altos Design Automation, the company said last night. Read more ...

Details: Written by Staff; Category: Design News; Published: 05 May 2011

WILSONVILLE, OR -- Mentor Graphics, locked in a struggle with top shareholder Carl Icahn for control of the company, went on the offensive today, reporting preliminary results for its fiscal first quarter ended April 30.

Details: Written by Staff; Category: Design News; Published: 28 April 2011

SAN JOSE – Electronics design software developer Cadence Design Systems reported a fiscal first-quarter net profit of $6.3 million, compared to a net loss of $11.8 million a year ago.

BILLERICA, MA – Cadence Design Systems today rolled out a major revision to its Allegro and OrCAD platforms, adding a host of co-design functionality to the high-end suite while also moving certain sophisticated PCB design features to its OrCAD platform. The EDA design software company also reconfigured the suites to a core format with several add-on modules that users can license on-demand, thus reducing the cost of licensing a full suite of tools.

NEW YORK -- Calling the performance of Mentor Graphics' management "abysmal," Casablanca Capital today called on fellow shareholders of the embattled EDA software firm to support an alternate slate of directors.