Silvaco

Silvaco, Inc. specializes in electronic design automation (EDA) and technology computer-aided design (TCAD) software, catering to the semiconductor and photonics industries. With over 30 years of experience, the company offers a comprehensive suite of tools that facilitate process and device development, as well as the design of analog/mixed-signal, power integrated circuits, and memory. Silvaco's solutions support a wide range of applications, including displays, power electronics, optical devices, and advanced CMOS processes. By providing software that spans from atomic-level simulations to circuit and system design, Silvaco enables its clients to enhance productivity, reduce development costs, and accelerate time-to-market for their products.

Babak Taheri

CEO

10 past transactions

Tech-X

Acquisition in 2025
Tech-X Corporation specializes in high-performance computational software. Our work is aimed at understanding physical systems via modern computational methods and advanced visualization.

Cadence - Process Proximity Compensation Business

Acquisition in 2025
Cadence - Process Proximity Compensation Business is a unit of Cadence.

Polyteda Cloud

Acquisition in 2021
Polyteda Cloud is a small to medium enterprise specializing in the development of electronic design automation (EDA) software focused on physical verification. The company provides a cloud-based management system that includes tools for design rule checking (DRC) and layout versus schematic (LVS) verification, enhancing the physical verification process for integrated circuits. By offering high-quality and innovative products, such as PVCLOUD, Polyteda Cloud aims to reduce market entry barriers for startups and smaller design firms, facilitating their access to advanced electronic design tools.

NanGate

Acquisition in 2018
Nangate Inc. specializes in electronic design automation software and physical silicon intellectual property for integrated circuits. The company provides a range of products designed to enhance the development and optimization of digital cell libraries, including MegaLibrary, Design Optimizer, Library Creator, and Library Characterizer. These tools allow integrated circuit designers to tailor libraries to specific design objectives such as power consumption, die area, and operating frequency, thus improving chip-level efficiency and performance. Nangate also offers solutions for validating and analyzing digital libraries and static timing analysis results. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with additional offices in several countries, Nangate serves IC designers and manufacturers. As of 2018, it operates as a subsidiary of Silvaco, Inc.

Paripath

Acquisition in 2017
Paripath Inc. is an electronic design automation software company that specializes in developing characterization software for various applications, including standard and custom cell characterization, memory characterization, and Internet protocol (IP) characterization. Founded in 2014 and based in Milpitas, California, Paripath focuses on software solutions that enhance performance and efficiency in VLSI simulation, characterization, and modeling. Its offerings enable customers to accelerate circuit simulation and improve the characterization of analog, mixed-signal, and digital circuits. As of June 2018, Paripath operates as a subsidiary of Silvaco, Inc.

GTS - Global TCAD Solutions

Acquisition in 2016
Global TCAD Solutions is a leading TCAD provider of products and services for process and device development. GTS offers classical TCAD as well as advanced models dedicated to study and optimize performance, variability, and reliability of n14, n7, and sub-n7 technologies. The company was founded in 2008 as a spin-off company of Vienna University of Technology. GTS’ mission is to bridge the gap between cutting-edge scientific developments and industrial needs in semiconductor device engineering. The company is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.

IPextreme

Acquisition in 2016
IPextreme, Inc. specializes in licensing silicon-proven intellectual properties (IPs) and methodologies developed by semiconductor companies to system-on-chip designers globally. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Campbell, California, the company offers a range of services including training, consulting, and deployment support to enhance the design process for semiconductor IPs. It provides CoReUse, an enterprise-class design reuse infrastructure from NXP Semiconductors that facilitates the development and utilization of semiconductor IPs. Additionally, IPextreme has developed XPack, a software-as-a-service platform for packaging, delivering, and supporting semiconductor IPs. The company also operates offices in Munich, Germany, and Tokyo, Japan, and functions as a subsidiary of Silvaco, Inc.

InfiniScale

Acquisition in 2015
InfiniScale S.A., established in 2005 and headquartered in Montbonnot, France, specializes in developing and producing behavioral modeling and model-based software solutions for analog system sizing and yield optimization. The company's product suite includes Lysis for integrated design modeling and analysis, TechModeler for performance and yield optimization, Techanalyzer for statistical analysis, TechSizer for model-based optimization, TechYielder for yield optimization, TechMaestro for mismatch analysis, and TechDriver for integration with existing standards. These solutions cater to various industries such as passive components, hybrids, sensors, and more. As of December 2015, InfiniScale operates as a subsidiary of Silvaco, Inc., serving customers globally through offices in Europe, North America, and Asia.

Invarian

Acquisition in 2015
Invarian, Inc. (Invarian), a recognized leader in block-level to full-chip sign-off analysis for complex, high-performance integrated circuits (ICs). Invarian’s unique methodology utilizes a parallel architecture and concurrent power-voltage-thermal analysis to provide engineers with fast, accurate, and consistent results from the gate level through the 3D package environment.

Simucad

Acquisition in 2003
Simucad Inc. is a provider of specialized software tools for circuit simulation and computer-aided design, catering to a diverse clientele that includes fabless semiconductor companies, integrated device manufacturers, universities, research institutions, and integrated circuit designers. Established in 1981, the company offers solutions for Verilog logic and fault simulation, as well as tools for designing analog, mixed-signal, and radio frequency integrated circuits. With a user base exceeding 9,000 design engineers, Simucad plays a vital role in supporting the development and innovation of integrated circuit design, enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of engineering teams in the semiconductor industry.
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