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CAMPBELL, CA – Taray Inc. has appointed Bernie Aronson to its board of directors. He brings over 40 years of extensive experience in semiconductors and electronic design automation, with expertise in a broad range of business issues such as strategic guidance and corporate business.

Prior to joining Taray, Aronson held upper level positions with several companies, including CEO and president of Synplicity Inc., president of Epic Design Technology and senior vice president of Epic Technology Group.

WILSONVILLE, OR — Mentor Graphics on Thursday reported flat second-quarter revenues of $182.6 million while the net loss increased 20.4% to $21.2 million.

Read more: PCB Tools Drive Mentor to Q2 Bookings High

ENDICOTT, NY – Endicott Interconnect Technologies has won a $6 million grant to develop microelectronic chips for the US military for preventing foreign tampering of weapons.

Read more: EI Receives $6M for DoD Chip R&D
WILSONVILLE, OR -- Mentor Graphics will provide design automation software, consulting and training services to Saudi Arabia as part of a national program to boost the country's electronics design capabilities. Read more: Mentor Provides Design Tools, Support to Saudis
WILSONVILLE, OR -- Mentor Graphics may be in talks to acquire Valor
Computerized Systems
, according to published reports.

Citing undisclosed sources, Globes, an Israel-based paper, today claimed
the two companies are in talks. Valor is headquartered in Yavne, Israel.

Read more: Report: Mentor in Talks to Buy Valor

THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN and BALLERUP, DENMARK – MEC Switches, one of Europe’s leading designers and manufacturers of high quality switches, and Digi-Key Corp. have signed a global distribution agreement.

Digi-Key will stock MEC’s three main lines of switches: Multimec, Illumec and Unimec. 

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