National Instruments (NI) has acquired Toronto, Canada-based
Electronics Workbench, a supplier of circuit board EDA software for
education and training programs.
The Electronics Workbench flagship product, Multisim circuit
simulation software, is widely used for electronic circuit design,
board layout and electrical engineering training programs by
companies and academic institutions including Sony, Boeing, MIT and
DeVry, according to Austin-based NI.
“Our customers are not satisfied with the integration of
design, simulation and test tools in the industry today,” Ray
Almgren, NI's v-p of product marketing and academic relations,
said. “A graphical system design platform that integrates
these disparate tools will increase productivity and make testing
throughout the design process more seamless."
The two companies have already been collaborating for several
years to integrate Multisim with NI's LabVIEW graphical development
environment through downloadable software and technical resources.
The Electronics Workbench acquisition adds graphical design and
simulation software to the National Instruments platform of
graphical development tools, the company said.
NI will retain all Electronics Workbench employees and continue
to operate the company as a separate entity in Toronto, Canada. As
a wholly owned subsidiary of NI, Electronics Workbench will
continue to develop and offer its complete line of design
automation software and directly support educational initiatives
with uninterrupted support to participating schools, the company
said.
NI doesn't anticipate the acquisition to have a material impact
on its earnings for Q1. Financial terms of the acquisition were not
disclosed.
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