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Optimum Design Acquires RockSolid Design
October 23, 2008 | Business WireEstimated reading time: 1 minute
Optimum Design Associates Inc. of Pleasanton, California announced the acquisition of RockSolid Design of Mountain View, California. The move expands Optimum's PCB services to its customers and makes it one of the largest PCB design layout service providers in the country.
RockSolid is the topmost PCB design service provider specializing in the Cadence Allegro design platform. Optimum is an award-winning service provider of printed circuit board layout and quick turnaround electronic manufacturing services, and the market leader in design services for the Mentor Graphics Expedition platform. The strategic acquisition expands Optimum's current and future customer base of high-technology electronic OEMs using the Allegro platform.
"I'm very excited to combine forces with RockSolid Design," said Nick Barbin, Optimum president and CEO. "Together we are one of the premier PCB layout companies in the nation, a 'dream team' and dominant force within the design layout world. Thanks to this horizontal expansion of our service offering, OPTIMUM customers now enjoy substantially more Cadence design bandwidth."
Dana Bailey, president of RockSolid Design, added, "The combined company gives us the ability to extend leading-edge quickturn EMS services to our outstanding customer base. The synergy is terrific."
Optimum purchased RockSolid Design's assets, IP and customer base. RockSolid Design's management team will remain in place to lead the new combined PCB layout division.Terms of the purchase were not disclosed.
About Optimum Design Associates
Optimum Design Associates is an ISO 9001, industry leading provider of PCB layout, engineering, and turnkey electronic manufacturing services (EMS). Established in 1991, we continue to meet the challenge of creating complex, high-speed PCB designs for some of the world's leading high-tech firms. Our designers are highly skilled professionals, who are proficient with the latest tools and techniques in this fast-paced industry. For more information, visit http://www.optimumdesign.com