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.

KRAKOW, POLAND – Zuken said it plans to expand with a new office here.

WILSONVILLE, OR -- Mentor Graphics reported second quarter earnings rose 35% year-over-year to $24 million. For the period ended July 31, the printed circuit board and semiconductor design software developer reported revenues of $253.2 million, up 7.4% from a year ago.

BELTSVILLE, MD – DfR Solutions says its Sherlock Automated Design Analysis software now works in conjunction with Dassault Systèmes’ Abaqus Finite Element Analysis.