Mentor Graphics - Pads Version History

In the mid-1990s, the company was secretly acquired by Kyoden, a Japanese PCB manufacturer, which preceded a period of aggressive expansion in the US. The Mentor Graphics Era: 1997 – 2017

PADS began as a startup focused on bringing professional-grade PCB layout tools to the desktop. mentor graphics pads version history

The transition to Mentor Graphics marked the integration of high-end analysis tools into the PADS ecosystem. In the mid-1990s, the company was secretly acquired