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76 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I FEBRUARY 2024 Synopsys and Ansys have entered into a definitive agreement under which Synopsys will acquire Ansys. Under the terms of the agreement, Ansys shareholders will receive $197.00 in cash and 0.3450 shares of Synopsys common stock for each Ansys share, representing an enterprise value of approximately $35 billion based on the closing price of Synopsys common stock on December 21, 2023. With an understanding of the overall manufacturing process, we can dive into the most important design-for-reality areas. Most front-end CAM tooling departments can do a great deal to help turn a marginal design into a manu- facturable product, but even these superheroes have limitations to the ir powers. Some of the most common edits that a CAM tooler makes will not be visible to most people but can drastically improve the yield and reliability of the product in manufacturing and beyond. Much of a designer's job involves creat- ing a product that is compatible with the capabilities of their chosen fabrication and assembly provid- ers. But very few PCB designers have visited a board shop or assembly facility in decades, if ever, and seemingly simple DFM problems continue to dog our industry. What manufac- turing concepts are designers missing? At PCB Carolina, I spoke with several engineering students from the Class of 2027, and their excite- ment about this indus- try was contagious. One such freshman, Mya Gatzke, sat down for an interview. As she points out, an electrical engineering degree will come in handy in a wide variety of careers. TOP TEN Book Excerpt: 'The Printed Circuit Designer's Guide to... Designing for Reality,' Chapter 4 What Do You Know About PCB Manufacturing? Synopsys to Acquire Ansys, Creating a Leader in Silicon to Systems Design Solutions EDITOR'S PICKS Mya Gatzke: Mapping Out Her Future Mya Gatzke Tony Bell