Editing Mentor Graphics (section)

== Acquisitions ==

=== Timeline ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year announced
!Company
! class="unsortable" |Business
!Value (USD)
! class="unsortable" |References
|-
|1995
|Microtec Research
|Software development
|$130 million
|<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=1995-10-11|title=COMPANY NEWS; MENTOR GRAPHICS TO ACQUIRE MICROTEC RESEARCH (Published 1995)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/10/11/business/company-news-mentor-graphics-to-acquire-microtec-research.html|access-date=2021-01-23|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
|-
|1999
|VeriBest 
|EDA subsidiary of Intergraph Corp.
|not disclosed
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mentor Graphics acquires Intergraph's VeriBest subsidiary|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/1999/11/01/daily6.html|access-date=2019-03-22|website=Portland Business Journal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ascierto|first=Jerry|title=Mentor Buys Veribest|url=https://www.edn.com/electronics-news/4359451/Mentor-Buys-Veribest|access-date=2019-03-22|website=EDN|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2002
|Accelerated Technology
|[[Real-time operating system|RTOS]] & embedded software
|not disclosed
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eetimes.com/mentor-acquires-rtos-vendor-accelerated-technology/ | title=Mentor acquires RTOS vendor Accelerated Technology | date=7 March 2002 }}</ref>
|-
|2002
|Innoveda
|Printed circuit board & [[wire harness]] design
|$160 million
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Squeeze is on, as Mentor, Cadence make acquisitions|url=https://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1144585|access-date=2019-03-22|website=EETimes}}</ref>
|-
|2002
|IKOS Systems
|Emulation product
|$124 million
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mentor Graphics Acquires IKOS |first=Thor |last=Olavsrud |website=internetnews.com |date=March 13, 2002 |url=https://www.internetnews.com/it-management/mentor-graphics-acquires-ikos/ |access-date=2023-07-16}}</ref>
|-
|2004
|Project Technology
|[[Executable UML]]
|not disclosed
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eetimes.com/mentor-acquires-project-technology/ | title=Mentor acquires Project Technology | date=April 2004 }}</ref>
|-
|2007
|Sierra Design Automation
|[[Place and route]]
|$90 million
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2007/06/11/daily11.html|access-date=2021-11-10|website=www.bizjournals.com |publisher=Silicon Valley Business Journal|title=Mentor buys Sierra Design for $90 million |date=2007-06-11}}</ref>
|-
|2008
|Flomerics
|Computational fluid dynamics
|$59.72 million
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eetimes.com/mentor-graphics-has-acquired-flomerics/ | title=Mentor Graphics Has Acquired Flomerics | date=3 July 2008 }}</ref>
|-
|2009
|[[LogicVision]]
|[[Silicon]] manufacturing testing
|$13 million
|<ref>{{cite news|date=August 18, 2009|title=Mentor now owns LogicVision|work=Portland Business Journal|url=http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/08/17/daily31.html?surround=lfn|access-date=2009-08-22}}</ref>
|-
|2010
|Valor Computerized Systems
|[[Printed circuit board|PCB]] systems manufacturing
|$82 million
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eetimes.com/mentor-completes-valor-acquisition/ | title=Mentor completes Valor acquisition | date=18 March 2010 }}</ref>
|-
|2010
|CodeSourcery
|[[GNU]]-based tools
|not disclosed
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eetimes.com/mentor-rim-buy-embedded-software-firms/ | title=Mentor, RIM buy embedded software firms | date=2 December 2010 }}</ref>
|-
|2014
|Nimbic
|[[Electromagnetic]] simulation
|not disclosed
|<ref>{{Cite press release|last=Corp|first=Mentor Graphics|title=Mentor Graphics Acquires Nimbic, Inc.|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mentor-graphics-acquires-nimbic-inc-259976031.html|access-date=2021-01-23|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2014
|Berkeley Design Automation
|AMS circuit verification
|not disclosed
|<ref>{{Cite press release|last=Graphics|first=Mentor|title=Mentor Graphics Acquires Berkeley Design Automation to Advance Nanometer Analog/Mixed-Signal Verification|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mentor-graphics-acquires-berkeley-design-automation-to-advance-nanometer-analogmixed-signal-verification-251398621.html|access-date=2021-01-23|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2015
|Tanner EDA
|[[Mixed-signal integrated circuit|AMS]] & [[Microelectromechanical systems|MEMS]] integrated circuits
|not disclosed
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Mentor Graphics Acquires Tanner EDA|url=https://www.mentor.com/company/news/mentor-acquires-tanner-eda|access-date=2017-09-08}}</ref>
|-
|2015
|Calypto Design Systems
|[[High-level synthesis|High level synthesis]]
|not disclosed
|<ref>{{Cite press release|last=Corporation|first=Mentor Graphics|title=Mentor Graphics Acquires Calypto Design Systems|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mentor-graphics-acquires-calypto-design-systems-300144394.html|access-date=2021-01-23|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|}

=== Related ===

* In June 2008, [[Cadence Design Systems]] offered to acquire Mentor Graphics in a [[leveraged buyout]]. On 15 August 2008, Cadence withdrew this offer quoting an inability to raise the necessary capital and the unwillingness of Mentor Graphics' Board and management to discuss the offer.<ref name="CadenceWithdraws">{{cite web|url=http://www.cadence.com/cadence/newsroom/press_releases/pages/pr.aspx?xml=081508_announcement|title=Cadence Withdraws|access-date=2008-09-18}}</ref> 
*In February 2011, activist investor [[Carl Icahn]] offered to buy the company for about $1.86 billion in cash.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-02-22/billionaire-icahn-offers-17-a-share-in-cash-to-purchase-mentor-graphics | title=Icahn Bids $1.86 Billion for Mentor Graphics, Seeks Offers | newspaper=Bloomberg.com | date=22 February 2011 }}</ref>
*In November 2016, Mentor Graphics announced that it was to be acquired by [[Siemens]] for $4.5 billion,<ref>Machine Design [https://www.machinedesign.com/news/article/21834976/siemens-acquires-mentor-graphics-for-45-billion Siemens Acquires Mentor Graphics for $4.5 Billion] Retrieved November 14, 2016</ref> at $37.25 per share, a 21% premium on Mentor's closing price on the previous Friday.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mentor.com/company/news/siemens-to-expand-its-digital-industrial-leadership-with-acquisition-of-mentor-graphics|title=Siemens to expand its digital industrial leadership with acquisition of Mentor Graphics|website=www.mentor.com|access-date=2016-11-14}}</ref> The acquisition was completed in March 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2017/03/siemens_completes_45_billion_p.html|title=Siemens completes $4.5 billion purchase of Mentor Graphics|work=The Oregonian/OregonLive|last1=Rogoway|first1=Mike|access-date=30 March 2017}}</ref> At this time, this represented Siemen's biggest deal in the industrial software sector.<ref>{{cite web |title=Siemens boosts software business with $4.5 billion deal |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN1390Q0/ |publisher=Reuters |access-date=8 April 2024}}</ref> Mentor Graphics started to operate as "Mentor, a Siemens Business".<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.mentor.com/company/ |title = Mentor, a Siemens Business}}</ref> Under the terms of the acquisition, Mentor Graphics kept its headquarters in Wilsonville with workforce intact, and operated as an independent subsidiary.<ref name="oregonlive.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2017/04/siemens_says_mentor_graphics_w.html|title = Siemens says Mentor will keep its name, business and HQ|date = 4 April 2017}}</ref>
*In January 2021, Mentor became a division of Siemens and was renamed as Siemens EDA.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eetimes.com/mentor-finally-becomes-siemens-eda-from-january-2021/ | title=Mentor Finally Becomes Siemens EDA from January 2021 | date=15 December 2020 }}</ref>