Mentor Graphics Buys Berkeley Design Automation

(RTTNews) - Mentor Graphics Corp. (MENT) said Friday that it has acquired Berkeley Design Automation, Inc., a recognized leader in nanometer analog, mixed-signal, and RF circuit verification.

Berkeley Design Automation combines the world's fastest nanometer circuit verification platform, Analog FastSPICE, with exceptional application expertise to uniquely address nanometer circuit design challenges. More than 100 companies rely on Berkeley Design Automation to verify their nanometer-scale circuits.

The acquisition of Berkeley Design Automation aligns with Mentor's goal to deliver technologies with superior performance and automation for the growing challenges of Analog/Mixed-Signal verification.