Siemens and Mentor Graphics enter $ 4.5 billion merger

Mentor Graphics, known to electronics engineers for its PCB, FPGA, IC and SoC design software, but not limited to that, will soon become part of the “global technology powerhouse” Siemens. The merger is part of Siemens’, as its CEO put it, “Vision 2020 concept to be the Benchmark for the New Industrial Age”, whatever that may mean.