WILSONVILLE, OR – Mentor Graphics has acquired Zeland Software, a provider of 3-D EM simulation and modeling tools.

As part of the deal, Zeland’s development, customer support, and marketing/sales team, including Zeland founder and CEO Dr. Jian‐X Zheng, have joined Mentor Graphics.

No financial terms were disclosed for the deal, which closed Feb. 1.

Zeland’s full‐wave 3D EM simulation and modeling technology will be available with Mentor’s HyperLynx signal integrity and power integrity tools.

All existing Zeland products and development roadmaps will remain intact, Mentor said.

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