Memorial University spinout InspectAR helps design printed circuit boards and will expand its software following a purchase by Cadence Design Systems.

InspectAR, a Canada-based developer of technology to design printed circuit boards based on Memorial University of Newfoundland research, has been acquired by electronic design automation (EDA) software company Cadence Design Systems.
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. InspectAR will continue to operate independently and staff will remain at the current offices in Newfoundland.
InspectAR provides augmented reality software tools to inspect printed circuit boards (PCBs) – the part of a computer to which integrated circuits…