Lucent Technologies Acquires Destination PCB to Enhance Routing and Editing Functions

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Lucent Technologies, a leading provider of telecommunications equipment, has signed a $600,000 purchase agreement with VeriBest, Inc. for the Destination PCB, an advanced PCB editing and routing environment. This acquisition will enable Lucent to integrate the Destination PCB into its Mentor Board Station environment, providing its designers with a powerful routing environment to process their Board Station designs.

Key Takeaways:

  • The agreement was signed on March 8, with Lucent investing $600,000 in the purchase of Destination PCB.
  • Destination PCB is an advanced PCB editing and routing environment that interfaces directly with Mentor Board Station.
  • The integration of Destination PCB with Lucent's Board Station environment has reduced the time it normally takes to do board routing, without interrupting the design process.
  • Lucent's designers have seen a substantial reduction in cycle time with both automatic and manual routing, with multiple designs run through the tool.
  • The acquisition has provided Lucent with a competitive advantage, with designers able to employ leading technology at competitive prices and significant reductions in development time.
  • VeriBest's AutoActive technology has enabled significant reductions in cycle time, regardless of routing method, and has eliminated barriers designers previously faced.
  • VeriBest, Inc. is a broad-line supplier of enterprise EDA tools, integrating with industry-leading tool providers such as Actel, Altera, and Synopsys.

Statistics:

  • $600,000: The amount invested by Lucent Technologies in the purchase of Destination PCB.
  • February 1998: The start of Lucent's extensive evaluation of Destination PCB.
  • 1-888-482-3322: The phone number for VeriBest's customer support.
  • www.veribest.com: The web home page of VeriBest, Inc.
  • June 1994: The month and year VeriBest introduced VBPCB tools on the Windows NT platform.

Sources:

  • VeriBest, Inc.
  • Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU)
  • Microsoft Corporation
  • Actel
  • Altera
  • Bentley Systems
  • Dynamic Soft Analysis
  • QuickLogic
  • Synopsys
  • Synplicity
  • Xilinx