Design News

SMYRNA, GA UP Media Group and Printed Circuit Design & Fab invite printed circuit board (PCB) designers and engineers to battle it out for the honor of being named top designer(s) in the annual PCB Top Gun Hall of Fame contest, September 14 – 15, 2008, in Santa Clara, CA. The intensive two-day contest will be held in conjunction with PCB West 2008, September 14 – 19  at the Santa Clara Marriott.

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AUSTIN, TX  -- National Instruments' second-quarter net earnings rose 19% year-over-year on a 17% jump in revenue to $210.5 million.


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SYDNEY – If you can’t beat, forgive them.

Altium has inked a deal with the China Government under which the CAD tool supplier will offer amnesty to those using unauthorized copies of its software in exchange for special pricing and access to Chinese-language peer forums.

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SAN JOSE -- Cadence Design Systems reported second-quarter revenue fell 15.9% to $329 million versus the same period in 2007. GAAP net income was $5 million, down 92% year-over-year. 

Sales were up 15% sequentially, but the company called the quarter "difficult" and subsequently lowered its 2008 outlook.


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PITTSBURGH -- Ansoft Corp.'s stockholders have voted to adopt and approve the merger agreement under which ANSYS Inc. would acquire the EDA company for $16.25 in cash and 0.431882 shares of ANSYS common stock per Ansoft share.

The closing has been scheduled for July 31, 2008.

Dr. Zoltan J. Cendes, founder, chairman and chief technology officer of Ansoft will join ANSYS' board following the closing.

SHANNON, IRELAND -- Mentor Graphics Ireland is recruiting to fill 35 new jobs in its Shannon area offices, according to several local news sources.

The additions will bring Mentor's local workforce to 115. The company operates from a 31,000 sq. ft. facility in Shannon.

Mentor Graphics Ireland is a subsidiary of Mentor Graphics.





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