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There's been a fair amount of discussion in other forum articles recently about whether there are de facto monopolies or cartels operating in EDA, specifically the "big 3" (Synopsys, Cadence, Siemens [Mentor for us oldies]).
I've opened a new thread to allow us to keep the discussion in one...