US Chip EDA sales can resume in China
US Chip EDA sales can resume in China I genuinely dislike headlines like this, from Reuters this morning: “As trade war truce with China holds, US lifts curbs for chip design software and ethane,” because it very much sounds like the restrictions could be...
Movement in the EDA/China saga?
Movement in the EDA/China saga? News is out this morning that some access to US EDA has been restored in China. I can’t find anything from the EDA vendors themselves, but various outlets (here, citing Digitimes, which is behind a paywall; here, a tweet in...
Siemens’ update on US China EDA ban – and I have thoughts. Of course I do.
Siemens’ update on US China EDA ban – and I have thoughts. Of course I do. If you recall, last week, the news broke that the US Bureau of Industry and Security (part of the Department of Commerce) had sent letters to Cadence, Siemens, and Synopsys telling them...
US government tells vendors to stop selling EDA in China
US government tells vendors to stop selling EDA in China During the Synopsys earnings call on Wednesday, an investor asked management if they knew about the Trump administration’s letter telling EDA vendors to stop selling in China. Synopsys said no, it...
Siemens, Graitec, Trace One, Procore all do deals; Synopsys+Ansys still not closed
Siemens, Graitec, Trace One, Procore all do deals; Synopsys+Ansys still not closed I’m still digging out from under the news that accumulated while I was on vacation. Still, I already see that there were (of course) more PLMish deals announcemed over the last...
Synopsys to sell optical assets to Keysight (maybe)
Synopsys to sell optical assets to Keysight (maybe) Last night, Synopsys announced that it has agreed to sell its Optical Solutions Group (OSG) to Keysight Technologies. You may recall that Synopsys is in the process of seeking approval to acquire Ansys and that...
Super-quick: Renesas completes Altium acquisition
Super-quick: Renesas completes Altium acquisition Renesas announced yesterday that it had completed the AUS$9.1 billion (Yen 887.9 billion; US$6 billion or so) acquisition of Altium and that Altium is now a Renesas subsidiary. In announcing the closing, Renesas CEO...
Altium to be bought by Japanese chipmaker Renesas for nearly $US 6Billion
Altium to be bought by Japanese chipmaker Renesas for nearly $US 6Billion From the “I did not see this coming” file, news just broke that Renesas Electronics will acquire Altium for AUS$9.1 billion (roughly $5.91 billion) in an all-cash...
