Mentor's Rhines sees 'modest growth' in 2013

Sufia Tippu, EETimes
12/19/2012 2:00 PM EST

BANGALORE, India -- Global economic uncertainty is contributing to a down year for the global semiconductor industry, but 2013 could bring “modest growth, according to Mentor Graphics CEO Wally Rhines

Rhines, here last week for a developers’ conference, said in an interview that 2012 industry revenues should approach $300 billion, a decline from the previous year, but foresees “modest growth [as] the most likely scenario next year after negative growth this year.”