A Saskatoon tech startup has been gobbled up by global giant Siemens, prompting a hiring burst at the local company. "Siemens is committed to creating a major research and development centre in Saskatchewan right in Saskatoon, so we're hiring rapidly," said Aaron Genest, Mentor Graphics' customer experience director. "We're hiring for 20 positions right now. Translation: "If you have a phone," explained Genest, "about half of the chips in that phone were designed using software from [Siemens]." Alex Fallon, the CEO of the Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority, said acquisitions like these help put the city's tech sector on the map.

Source: CBC News March 24, 2018 16:18 UTC