Synopsys

Synopsys is a technology company that specializes in electronic design automation (EDA), semiconductor intellectual property (IP), and software quality and security solutions. Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, with an office in Tokyo, Japan, Synopsys provides tools that automate the chip design process, enhancing design accuracy and productivity. Its offerings include software for designing application-specific integrated circuits and system-on-chip solutions, alongside consulting services. The company focuses on helping businesses manage and test their software for security and quality, addressing the growing needs of semiconductor and systems companies as they increasingly adopt in-house chip design and integrate more complex digital solutions.

Antun Domic

Senior Vice President and General Manager, Implementation Group

Past deals in ASIC

Baya Systems

Series B in 2025
Baya Systems specializes in chipset-based semiconductor technology, focusing on high-performance, modular systems that enhance intelligent computing across diverse applications. The company has developed innovative chiplet technology, which allows semiconductor manufacturers to create efficient chips by deconstructing complex designs into smaller, modular components. This approach addresses the growing complexity of semiconductor design while reducing overall design cycles, positioning Baya Systems as a key player in the evolution of modular semiconductor solutions.

MorethanIP

Acquisition in 2021
MorethanIP, founded in 2000 in Munich, Germany, is a privately owned design and intellectual property (IP) house specializing in advanced ASIC solutions for Ethernet networking technologies. The company focuses on high-speed communications and embedded system devices tailored for telecom, datacom, and industrial applications. MorethanIP develops customized IP for multi-gigabit high-speed applications, allowing clients to effectively balance their time-to-market and cost considerations. With a foundation built by experienced telecommunication engineers, MorethanIP has established itself as a profitable entity in the technology sector.

Gold Standard Simulations

Acquisition in 2016
Gold Standard Simulations Ltd. specializes in providing variability simulation tools for the semiconductor industry. The company offers a suite of advanced products including Enigma, a framework for rapid design technology co-optimization; Mystic, a statistical compact model extractor; RandomSpice, a statistical circuit simulator; GARAND, a statistical 3D TCAD simulator; and ConnecTCAD, a 3D interconnect simulator designed for evaluating resistances and capacitances in current and future CMOS technologies. These tools integrate predictive Monte Carlo and statistical simulations to address variability in nano-CMOS devices, facilitating the exploration and screening of future technology options. Additionally, Gold Standard Simulations provides educational courses focused on statistical nano-CMOS variability and reliability. Established in 2009 and based in Glasgow, United Kingdom, the company operates as a subsidiary of Synopsys Inc.

Silicon Vision

Acquisition in 2015
Si-Vision is a fabless semiconductor company which provides complete custom solutions in Analog/Mixed and RF design fields.

CoWare

Acquisition in 2010
CoWare, Inc. provides electronic system-level design software and consulting services primarily to IP, semiconductor, and electronics companies. The company specializes in platform-driven solutions that facilitate platform architecture design, verification, application sub-system design, processor design, DSP algorithm design, and software development. Key products include Platform Architect, a graphical environment for platform analysis; Model Designer for IP block verification; and Virtual Platform, which simulates platforms for software development teams. CoWare also offers a Model Library containing various processor, bus, and peripheral models, and Processor Designer for creating custom processors and programmable hardware accelerators. Additionally, the Signal Processing Designer enables the design and analysis of signal processing algorithms, exporting implementations as blocks. CoWare's suite of tools supports the creation and validation of virtual hardware platforms, streamlining development processes for device software.

Cascade Semiconductor Solutions

Acquisition in 2004
Cascade Semiconductor Solutions, Inc. is a privately held company based in Beaverton, OR, USA. It primarily sold IP cores for PCI Express.

Lightspeed Semiconductor

Venture Round in 2000
LightSpeed Semiconductor provides time-to-market, yield, manufacturability, and development expense advantages over cell implementation.

Silicon Architects

Acquisition in 1999
Silicon Architects is a privately held company develops structured ASIC Methodology is ideal for complex integrated circuits with multiple memories, data paths and random logic.

EPIC Design Technology

Acquisition in 1997
EPIC Design Technology, Inc. provides a family of simulation and analysis tools to help designers manage the timing, power characteristics and reliability of a broad range of deep submicron and nanometer ICs. EPIC tools analyzed power, timing, and reliability problems in ASIC, structured, and full-custom ICs.
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