As more information emerges on Claypto’s acquisition of Catapult C from Mentor Graphics, the picture is growing increasingly complex. To begin with, this is not exactly an arm’s-length transaction. Mentor has been, and remains, a major investor in Calypto. So Mentor is not simply dumping the C-to-RTL synthesis technology in which it has invested so much; it will continue to have influence over the future of the tool. But what is that future?

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