Mentor Graphics has acquired the assets of Ponte Solutions, a Mountain View, CA developer of model-based design for manufacturing (DFM) solutions. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Ponte personnel and technology will be merged into the respective departments within the Mentor Graphics Calibre organization under Joe Sawicki. Mentor will maintain the Ponte R&D team located in Yerevan, Armenia. Existing Ponte products and customers will continue to be supported by Mentor as Ponte capabilities are fully integrated into the Calibre DFM platform.