Design News

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.

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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.

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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 ...
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.

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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. 

ROCHESTER, NY – EMA Design Automation is now an Autodesk Authorized Value-Added Reseller (VAR), expanding its mechanical CAD portfolio and selling Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD software products.

EMA's partnerships with leading design technology innovators have reduces the need to manage multiple supplier relationships, streamlining the purchasing process. As a VAR, the company can offer additional consulting services and technical support, addressing electrical and mechanical elements of design, and include PLM solutions. 


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