National Instruments buys Electronics Workbench

To strengthen its graphical system design platform to further integrate design and test capabilities, National Instruments has acquired Electronics Workbench. The company supplies electronics design automation (EDA) software, such as its Multisim circuit simulation software, which is used for electronic circuit design, board layout and electrical eng...

By Staff March 1, 2005

To strengthen its graphical system design platform to further integrate design and test capabilities, National Instruments has acquired Electronics Workbench. The company supplies electronics design automation (EDA) software, such as its Multisim circuit simulation software, which is used for electronic circuit design, board layout and electrical engineering training programs by companies and academic institutions, including Sony, Boeing, MIT and DeVry. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.

For several years, Electronics Workbench and NI have collaborated to integrate Multisim with NI’s LabView software’s graphical development environment through downloadable software and technical resources, which have helped engineers design, simulate, and validate electronic circuits. NI adds that acquiring Electronics Workbench adds graphical design and simulation software to its platform of graphical development tools.