Baya Systems
Series B in 2025
Baya Systems specializes in innovative chipset-based semiconductor technology. It enhances intelligent computing across diverse applications by breaking down complex designs into smaller, modular components called chiplets.
Intrinsic ID
Acquisition in 2024
Intrinsic ID B.V. is a digital authentication company specializing in security solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT) and embedded applications. Founded in 2008 and based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, with operations in Korea, the company has developed the SRAM Physical Unclonable Function (SRAM PUF) technology that utilizes manufacturing variations in semiconductors to generate unique IDs and cryptographic keys. Its product offerings include Broadkey, Citadel, Quiddicard, and Quiddikey, which facilitate secure key management, key provisioning, and anti-counterfeiting measures. Intrinsic ID's solutions are employed to enhance the security of payment systems, ensure secure connectivity, authenticate sensors, and protect sensitive military and government data.
Efabless connects global chip designers with product customers, fostering demand-driven innovation in the semiconductor industry. It revives the 'Garage' concept by sparking customer-centric innovation engineered by talented minds worldwide and manufactured by reliable foundry partners.
Silicon Frontline
Acquisition in 2023
Silicon Frontline Technology, Inc., established in 2005 and headquartered in Campbell, California, specializes in electronic design automation. The company provides post-layout verification software, focusing on 3D extraction and analysis of resistive structures in semiconductor designs. Its key products include Fast 3D for rapid 3D extraction, Resistive 3D for analyzing power devices, and P2P for resistance analysis and static IR drop analysis. These tools enhance silicon quality for both standard and advanced nanometer processes, enabling customers to identify and address critical design areas efficiently.
Moortec Semiconductor
Acquisition in 2020
Moortec Semiconductor Ltd. is a company based in Plymouth, United Kingdom, specializing in analog and mixed-signal intellectual property (IP) designs for the semiconductor industry. Founded in 2005, Moortec develops embedded process, voltage, and temperature (PVT) monitoring solutions tailored for advanced node system on chip (SoC) designs, ranging from 40nm to 7nm. Its product offerings include process detectors, voltage monitors, temperature sensors, and PVT controllers, which enable enhanced performance optimization and statistical analysis for integrated circuit development. Moortec's in-chip sensing technologies support critical applications such as dynamic voltage and frequency scaling (DVFS), adaptive voltage scaling (AVS), and power management control systems. The company serves a diverse range of sectors, including consumer electronics, automotive, medical, and telecommunications, providing essential support for IP application, integration, and device testing throughout the production process.
Qualtera
Acquisition in 2020
Qualtera is a company that specializes in innovative data analysis systems and services tailored for test and product engineering within the semiconductor industry. Serving fabless companies, integrated device manufacturers (IDMs), and outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) providers of all sizes, Qualtera focuses on enhancing product ramp-up efficiency and achieving superior yields and product quality. The company leverages its technical expertise and modern industrial data management techniques to support clients in navigating complex product ramps while boosting productivity and efficiency across various domains, including quality engineering and yield management. By utilizing statistical analysis, machine learning, and predictive modeling, Qualtera's analytics platform extracts actionable insights from manufacturing data, helping semiconductor manufacturers identify patterns and anomalies that affect yield, quality, and operational efficiency. The team's extensive experience in product engineering and semiconductor manufacturing further strengthens Qualtera's ability to deliver effective solutions to its clients.
Terrain EDA
Acquisition in 2020
Terrain EDA, founded in March 2016 and headquartered in Yokneam, Israel, is a developer of electronic design automation technologies focused on revolutionizing the chip design and verification process. The company was established by industry veterans, including CEO Gilad Tal and CTO Dror Brill, alongside Eli Fruchter, a notable figure in the semiconductor sector. Terrain EDA aims to enhance the efficiency and autonomy of chip design through innovative software solutions. Its flagship product, VerIDE, was first introduced in beta in August 2016 and officially launched in January 2019. The company specializes in providing software integrity and verification tools, catering to the needs of chip designers in the semiconductor industry.
Kilopass
Acquisition in 2018
Kilopass Technology Inc specializes in the development and marketing of advanced embedded non-volatile memory (NVM) technology. This technology is manufactured using standard logic CMOS processes and is designed for system-on-chip (SoC) applications. Kilopass' flagship product, XPM or Extra Permanent Memory, offers solutions for firmware storage, security IDs and keys, analog circuit calibration, yield enhancement, self-repair, and IC configuration information. The company's technology integrates seamlessly with advanced Customer Owned Tooling (COT) and Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) markets, providing reliable, secure, and cost-effective NVM solutions for various industries. Kilopass' innovations address long-standing challenges in NVM integration and are compatible with leading foundries and process geometries.
Sidense
Acquisition in 2017
Sidense is a leading developer of silicon-proven embedded non-volatile memory (NVM) intellectual property (IP). The company specializes in patented one-time programmable OTP memory and logic NVM solutions that are designed for code storage and processor configuration. Sidense's technology enables semiconductor and systems companies to integrate IP cores into their system-on-chip (SOC) designs, helping to differentiate products with a lower footprint.
Gold Standard Simulations
Acquisition in 2016
Gold Standard Simulations Ltd. is a company based in Glasgow, United Kingdom, specializing in providing variability simulation tools for the semiconductor industry. Established in 2009, the company focuses on Design Technology Co-Optimization (DTCO) and develops a range of advanced electronic design automation tools. Its offerings include Enigma, an automation 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 that evaluates resistances and capacitances for contemporary and future CMOS technologies. Gold Standard Simulations also provides educational courses on statistical nano-CMOS variability and reliability. As of 2016, the company operates as a subsidiary of Synopsys Inc., enhancing its capabilities in the semiconductor sector.
WinterLogic
Acquisition in 2016
WinterLogic is a technology leader specializing in fault simulation software, primarily serving the automotive, safety-critical, and security sectors. Its solutions are instrumental in the design and verification of advanced System-on-Chips (SoCs) within these industries.
Silicon Vision
Acquisition in 2015
Si-Vision is a fabless semiconductor company which provides complete custom solutions in Analog/Mixed and RF design fields.
Elliptic Technologies
Acquisition in 2015
Elliptic Technologies, established in 2001, specializes in supplying security software and semiconductor IP offload engines. The company offers embedded security services for various applications such as wired/wireless networking, digital media, home entertainment systems, and IoT sensor networks to vendors, device manufacturers, service providers, and content creators. Its team brings extensive experience from developing System-on-Chip designs at Chrysalis-ITS.
Atrenta
Acquisition in 2015
Atrenta is a provider of innovative solutions for the semiconductor and consumer electronics industries, specializing in design efficiency through its SpyGlass Predictive Analysis software platform. This platform offers early design insights into the performance, power, and area requirements of complex system on chips (SoCs), which are essential for modern consumer electronics. By enabling design engineers to identify structural, coding, and consistency issues in register transfer language (RTL), Atrenta's technology allows for enhanced testability during RTL creation. The company's patented solutions are utilized by over two hundred companies and thousands of design engineers globally, helping to mitigate risks and reduce costs before the deployment of traditional electronic design automation (EDA) tools. SpyGlass serves as an interactive guidance system, optimizing the implementation process for complex SoCs and ensuring greater efficiency and confidence in design outcomes.
Target Compiler Technologies
Acquisition in 2014
Target Compiler Technologies is a privately held company based in Leuven, Belgium. It specializes in developing software tools designed to facilitate the creation, programming, and verification of application-specific instruction-set processors (ASIPs). These ASIPs are used by industry-standard processor architectures to implement highly specialized, software-programmable engines for tasks such as compute-intensive digital signal processing and data plane processing. The company's products cater primarily to electronic system and semiconductor companies.
Emulation and Verification Engineering
Acquisition in 2012
EVE is the leader in Hardware/Software Co-Verification. Nine of the top 10 semiconductor companies rely on ZeBu to verify their SOCs. With the best ROI on the market, ZeBu is also the choice of startups that need first-pass silicon success.
SpringSoft
Acquisition in 2012
SpringSoft is a software company specializing in electronic design automation products. Founded in 2012 and based in California, it provides a range of services that include the design and development of silicon-to-software systems. SpringSoft focuses on verification of integrated circuits, embedded systems, and systems-on-chips, catering to the semiconductor and electronic systems industries. Additionally, the company offers expertise in automotive, IoT, FinFET technology, and power-saving solutions, along with services such as prototyping, software integrity, methodology consulting, design flow deployment, and SoC integration and verification.
Ciranova
Acquisition in 2012
Ciranova, Inc. is an electronic design automation company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, established in 2002. The company specializes in developing interoperable tools for custom chip designers, enabling the creation and migration of legacy analog intellectual property (IP). Ciranova offers products such as PyCell Studio, which streamlines the processes of PCell and layout generator creation for deep submicron technologies, and PCell Xtreme, which facilitates the transition of PCells written in proprietary languages to multi-vendor OpenAccess environments. In addition to its software solutions, Ciranova provides a range of consulting services, including custom layout generator development, Python code development, layout consulting, and analog and mixed-signal design services, helping engineers integrate complex RF and analog content into high-density, high-speed nanometer-scale silicon.
Magma Design Automation
Acquisition in 2011
Magma Design Automation, Inc. specializes in electronic design automation (EDA) software products and services aimed at optimizing the design and production of integrated circuits across various industries, including communications, computing, and consumer electronics. The company offers a comprehensive digital integrated solution that streamlines the chip development cycle, encompassing initial design through to physical implementation. Magma's primary offerings include the Talus family of products, the Tekton static timing analyzer, and the QCP extractor, as well as the Quartz suite for sign-off and verification. These tools work seamlessly together to create an integrated design and verification flow, effectively merging previously distinct processes of logic design, physical design, and analysis. Additionally, Magma's Titan platform supports custom integrated chip design, providing a cohesive solution for mixed-signal projects.
Extreme DA
Acquisition in 2011
Extreme DA Corporation, established in 2003 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, specializes in electronic design automation (EDA). The company focuses on variation-aware parametric yield analysis, optimization, and sign-off of integrated circuit designs prior to manufacturing transfer. Its key products include GoldTime for variation-aware timing analysis, ROAD Suite for statistical analysis and optimization across various circuit types, Variability solutions for comprehensive variation data, and GoldX IC for extraction purposes.
nSys Design Systems
Acquisition in 2011
nSys Design Systems specializes in the development of verification intellectual property (VIP) for a wide range of standard interfaces and protocols, including PCIe, Ethernet, USB, SATA, and more. The company boasts the world's largest portfolio of verification IPs, each accompanied by a comprehensive set of components such as Bus Functional Models (BFM), monitors, assertion-based checkers, and test suites designed for compliance testing and functional coverage. nSys's VIPs are available in native SystemVerilog and Verilog, with source code options, and are compatible with various simulation languages like 'e', SystemC, OpenVera, and VHDL across all major simulators and platforms. In addition to its VIP offerings, nSys provides verification services, including independent verification, SystemVerilog migration, and verification consulting, catering to sectors such as storage, communications, consumer memory, and mobile applications.
Ciranova
Venture Round in 2010
Ciranova, Inc. is an electronic design automation company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, established in 2002. The company specializes in developing interoperable tools for custom chip designers, enabling the creation and migration of legacy analog intellectual property (IP). Ciranova offers products such as PyCell Studio, which streamlines the processes of PCell and layout generator creation for deep submicron technologies, and PCell Xtreme, which facilitates the transition of PCells written in proprietary languages to multi-vendor OpenAccess environments. In addition to its software solutions, Ciranova provides a range of consulting services, including custom layout generator development, Python code development, layout consulting, and analog and mixed-signal design services, helping engineers integrate complex RF and analog content into high-density, high-speed nanometer-scale silicon.
Virage Logic
Acquisition in 2010
Virage Logic is a prominent provider of semiconductor intellectual property (IP) that specializes in the design of complex integrated circuits. The company offers a diverse and differentiated product portfolio, including embedded memory solutions such as static random access memory (SRAM) and non-volatile memory (NVM), as well as logic libraries and development infrastructure for embedded testing and repair of on-chip memory. With a clientele exceeding 400 foundries, integrated device manufacturers (IDMs), and fabless companies, Virage Logic supports its customers in achieving enhanced performance, reduced power consumption, increased density, and optimal yield. The company's offerings are designed to accelerate time-to-market and time-to-volume, making it a trusted partner within the semiconductor industry.
CoWare
Acquisition in 2010
CoWare, Inc. specializes in providing platform-driven electronic system-level design software and consulting services tailored for IP, semiconductor, and electronics companies. Its comprehensive product suite includes Platform Architect, a SystemC-based graphical environment that facilitates platform analysis; Model Designer for the verification of IP blocks; and Virtual Platform, which offers simulation packages for software development teams. Additionally, CoWare provides a Model Library containing processor, bus, and peripheral models, as well as Processor Designer, which enables the creation of custom processors and programmable hardware accelerators. The company's Signal Processing Designer allows for the design and analysis of signal processing algorithms, exporting implementations as functional blocks. Together, these tools and services support the development, distribution, and validation of virtual hardware platforms essential for device software development.
Arteris specializes in system IP for accelerating SoC development. Its NoC IP technology and automation software enhance product performance while reducing power consumption and time to market.
Chipidea Microelectrónica
Acquisition in 2009
Chipidea Microelectrónica offers analog and mixed semiconductor solutions to wireless communications, digital media, and consumer electronics market segments. It provides analog subsystems for wireless and wire line communications, device-to-device connectivity, multimedia, and power management in Europe, Asia, and North America. The company offers analog and mixed Internet protocol products in various categories, including analog to digital converters, analog filters, analog front end, analog standard cells, audio and voice, clock management, digital modules, over sampling modulators, power management, radio frequency, USB link controllers, and USB physical interfaces for blue chip customers.
PRO DESIGN Electronic
Acquisition in 2008
Pro Design Electronic GmbH is a company based in Bruckmühl, Germany, specializing in engineering, development, and manufacturing services for the electronics industry. Established in 1981, the company offers a range of products and services, including the CHIPit family of ASIC/SoC prototyping systems, which facilitate algorithm validation, design verification, and hardware/software co-development. Additionally, Pro Design provides tools for design partitioning, implementation, and debugging, along with hardware bring-up and software validation services.
Arteris specializes in system IP for accelerating SoC development. Its NoC IP technology and automation software enhance product performance while reducing power consumption and time to market.
Ciranova, Inc. is an electronic design automation company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, established in 2002. The company specializes in developing interoperable tools for custom chip designers, enabling the creation and migration of legacy analog intellectual property (IP). Ciranova offers products such as PyCell Studio, which streamlines the processes of PCell and layout generator creation for deep submicron technologies, and PCell Xtreme, which facilitates the transition of PCells written in proprietary languages to multi-vendor OpenAccess environments. In addition to its software solutions, Ciranova provides a range of consulting services, including custom layout generator development, Python code development, layout consulting, and analog and mixed-signal design services, helping engineers integrate complex RF and analog content into high-density, high-speed nanometer-scale silicon.
Sandwork Design
Acquisition in 2007
Sandwork Design, Inc., a privately held, Mountain View, Calif.-based provider of analog and mixed-signal (AMS) verification solutions. Sandwork's approach to verification enables engineers to efficiently analyze and debug complex AMS systems-on-chips (SoCs). Sandwork's products, combined with Synopsys' industry-leading Discovery™ AMS solution, deliver a comprehensive environment for verification and debug. Terms of the deal are not being disclosed.
Conversant Intellectual Property Management
Acquisition in 2007
Conversant Intellectual Property Management specializes in licensing patented semiconductor and wireless/wireline communications Internet protocol, along with developing semiconductor memory technology. They focus on managing intellectual property assets to create value and drive innovation in the technology industry. With a strategic approach to IP management, Conversant helps companies leverage their patents to generate revenue and stay competitive in the market. Their expertise lies in identifying valuable IP assets, negotiating licensing agreements, and supporting clients in maximizing the value of their intellectual property portfolios. Through their comprehensive services, Conversant aims to enable businesses to protect their innovations and achieve sustainable growth in the rapidly evolving tech landscape.
Arteris specializes in system IP for accelerating SoC development. Its NoC IP technology and automation software enhance product performance while reducing power consumption and time to market.
SIGMA-C Software AG
Acquisition in 2006
SIGMA-C(TM) Software AG (SIGMA-C), a Munich-based company providing simulation software that allows semiconductor manufacturers and their suppliers to develop and optimize process sequences for optical lithography, e-beam lithography and next-generation lithography (NGL) technologies.
HPL Technologies
Acquisition in 2005
HPL Technologies, Inc. is a provider of yield optimization solutions forthe semiconductor and flat panel display industries. HPL offers a comprehensive portfolio of products and services including: silicon-proven intellectual property (IP), highly flexible data analysis platforms, factory floor systems and professional services.
HPL solutions have enabled companies to significantly improve yield by accelerating the process by which they identify, characterize and eliminate sources of failure throughout the entire product lifecycle. This is why a majority of the world's top twenty-five semiconductor and flat-panel manufacturers use HPL yield optimization solutions.
TriCN Associates
Acquisition in 2005
TriCN Associates is a privately held company provides an Interface specific I/Os and SerDes IP.
Nassda
Acquisition in 2004
Nassda is a leading provider of full-chip circuit simulation and analysis software for the design and verification of complex semiconductors. They believe that our initial product, HSIM, is the industry's first hierarchical simulator that meets the circuit verification challenges of memory, analog, mixed-signal and system-on-a-chip, or SoC, designs. Their software is designed to provide high capacity and accuracy that allows designers to perform full-chip simulation of
complex semiconductors with feature sizes of 0.18 microns or less, or complex nanometer-scale semiconductors.
LEDA Systems
Acquisition in 2004
LEDA Systems Inc., founded in 1995, is a leader in the field of mixed-signal and analog silicon intellectual property (IP) design and development. LEDA is a single, comprehensive source for silicon-proven mixed-signal IP. It has licensed its technology to more than 50 customers for the development, manufacture and sales of high-performance integrated circuits (ICs).
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.
Monterey Design Systems
Acquisition in 2004
Monterey Design Systems provides electronic design automation (EDA) software that enables integrated circuit designers to take their circuits from completed logic design to manufacturing ready output.
Accelerant Networks
Acquisition in 2004
Accelerant Networks is a manufacturer based in Portland, Oregon, specializing in CMOS-based transceivers designed for serial backplane communication and broadband infrastructure semiconductor solutions. The company focuses on providing high-speed backplane transceivers tailored for network equipment manufacturers, aiming to enhance the speed, distance, and reliability of communication between line cards within network equipment. By developing innovative semiconductor solutions, Accelerant Networks supports the efficient management of data and promotes the use of contextual analytics, enabling its clients to make informed, data-driven decisions across various applications.
Inovys, a Pleasanton, Calif. company that makes software and hardware for structural testing of semiconductors, was founded in 1999.
Analog Design Automation
Acquisition in 2004
Analog Design Automation (ADA) is a company that specializes in the development of automated circuit optimization software specifically tailored for analog, mixed-signal, and custom integrated circuits. Founded in 1999 in Saskatoon, Canada, by a group of six engineers from the University of Saskatchewan, ADA focuses on optimizing device sizing and biasing to enhance circuit performance. The company gained initial funding through a combination of grants and investments, including significant contributions from various venture capital firms. In 2004, ADA was acquired by Synopsys Inc., a leading provider of electronic design automation solutions. Through its innovative tools, including the IP Explorer, ADA has made significant advancements in the large-scale optimization of analog integrated circuits, streamlining the design process for engineers in the semiconductor industry.
Integrated Systems Engineering
Acquisition in 2004
Integrated Systems Engineering is a privately held company provides range of TCAD tools.
Progressant Technologies
Acquisition in 2004
Progressant Technologies develops regative differential resistance transistor technology.
Tharas Systems
Series C in 2003
Tharas Systems is a technology company that specializes in accelerating Hardware Description Language (HDL) simulation for System-on-Chip (SoC) designs. Their primary product, the Hammer, offers hardware-accelerated emulation-like performance and capacity, along with software-like debugging capabilities. Tharas Systems markets its solutions based on ease of use, tool compatibility, and cost-effectiveness, aiming to address the performance bottleneck experienced by designers in this field.
InnoLogic Systems
Acquisition in 2003
InnoLogic Systems is a privately held company specializing in symbolic simulation services for equivalence checking in electronic design. The company has developed advanced equivalence checking technology that allows users to specify variables as inputs, enabling the simulator to propagate Boolean expressions instead of traditional binary values. This innovative approach provides greater coverage than conventional binary simulation, allowing electronic designers to enhance their confidence in the quality of their designs. By offering comprehensive functional verification solutions for full custom silicon implementation, InnoLogic Systems helps reduce overall verification costs and improve the efficiency of the design process.
Pixim is a hardware company specializing in the development of advanced chipsets for video cameras. Its proprietary Digital Pixel System® technology transforms traditional imaging by allowing each pixel to function as an individual camera, continuously adjusting to varying highlights and lowlights within the same scene. This innovative approach enables Pixim's cameras to capture images with superior resolution, natural colors, and clarity, while effectively reducing visual noise such as glare and reflections. The company’s products include digital image sensors, processors, and software that cater to a wide range of applications, including security and video surveillance, network cameras, machine vision, and automotive systems. By providing high-quality imaging solutions, Pixim delivers accurate and actionable information, enhancing users' confidence in their visual data.
Numerical Technologies
Acquisition in 2003
Numerical Technologies, Inc. develops and markets proprietary technologies and software products that enable the design and manufacture of semiconductors, including semiconductors with subwavelength feature sizes.
inSilicon Corp.
Acquisition in 2002
inSilicon Corp. is a privately held company that specializes in providing connectivity semiconductor intellectual property for use in semiconductor and systems. Their products help enable seamless communication between different components in electronic devices, ensuring efficient and reliable connectivity. With a focus on semiconductor technology, inSilicon Corp. plays a key role in advancing the capabilities of various electronic devices and systems.
Silicon Access Networks
Series D in 2002
Silicon Access Networks is a provider of an ultra-high performance chipsets for terabit routers and communication silicon to the networking and telecommunications market.
Avant! Corp.
Acquisition in 2001
Avant! Corporation specializes in the development, marketing, and support of integrated circuit (IC) design automation software solutions. Their offerings encompass the complete design process, from system definition to mask synthesis, facilitating the rapid creation of complex multimillion-gate products, including system on chip (SoC) designs. The company is recognized as a leading provider of physical foundation IP libraries for IC design and delivers a comprehensive suite of software that aids in integrated circuit design, process simulation, device modeling, and mask synthesis. Avant!'s solutions support various sectors, including consumer electronics, Internet infrastructure, wireless telecommunications, and the automotive industry.
Pixim is a hardware company specializing in the development of advanced chipsets for video cameras. Its proprietary Digital Pixel System® technology transforms traditional imaging by allowing each pixel to function as an individual camera, continuously adjusting to varying highlights and lowlights within the same scene. This innovative approach enables Pixim's cameras to capture images with superior resolution, natural colors, and clarity, while effectively reducing visual noise such as glare and reflections. The company’s products include digital image sensors, processors, and software that cater to a wide range of applications, including security and video surveillance, network cameras, machine vision, and automotive systems. By providing high-quality imaging solutions, Pixim delivers accurate and actionable information, enhancing users' confidence in their visual data.
Chameleon Systems
Series C in 2001
Chameleon Systems is a privately held fabless semiconductor company that designs, markets and sells programmable system-on-a-chip solutions for the communications electronics markets. Headquartered in San Jose, California, the company has developed the industry´s first reconfigurable communications processor (RCP)--an ideal solution for data-intensive Internet, DSP, wireless basestations, voice compression, software-defined radio, and other high-performance embedded telecom and datacom applications. The Chameleon RCP solution allows data and telecom equipment vendors to create customized communications signal processors to increase performance and channel count, more quickly adapt to new requirements and standards, reduce time-to-market, lower development costs and reduce risk.
Silicon Access Networks
Series C in 2000
Silicon Access Networks is a provider of an ultra-high performance chipsets for terabit routers and communication silicon to the networking and telecommunications market.
Lightspeed Semiconductor
Venture Round in 2000
LightSpeed Semiconductor provides time-to-market, yield, manufacturability, and development expense advantages over cell implementation.
Leda SA
Acquisition in 2000
LEDA offers design rule checkers for VHDL and Verilog -- the hardware design languages -- but these are offered by many firms, so it probably would have been easier for Synopsys to grow in-house.
Silicon Access Networks
Series B in 2000
Silicon Access Networks is a provider of an ultra-high performance chipsets for terabit routers and communication silicon to the networking and telecommunications market.
Adaptive Silicon
Series A in 2000
Adaptive Silicon licenses Programmable Logic Cores for the purpose of adding programmability to system-on-chip devices. This programmability permits multiple designs to be built on a single silicon die and enables products to be re-programmed after they are built and in service.
Interactive Silicon
Series B in 1999
Interactive Silicon is a technology-based, intellectual property company that is turning LOTS of heads with its breakthrough memory technology.
Chameleon Systems
Series B in 1999
Chameleon Systems is a privately held fabless semiconductor company that designs, markets and sells programmable system-on-a-chip solutions for the communications electronics markets. Headquartered in San Jose, California, the company has developed the industry´s first reconfigurable communications processor (RCP)--an ideal solution for data-intensive Internet, DSP, wireless basestations, voice compression, software-defined radio, and other high-performance embedded telecom and datacom applications. The Chameleon RCP solution allows data and telecom equipment vendors to create customized communications signal processors to increase performance and channel count, more quickly adapt to new requirements and standards, reduce time-to-market, lower development costs and reduce risk.
Stanza Systems
Acquisition in 1999
Stanza Systems offers custom IC layout tools for Design Service Manufacturers (DSMs). Its platform transforms operational data into strategic foresight, automating checks and guiding decision-making to anticipate and prevent problems across the entire stack before they impact users.
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.
Smartech Oy
Acquisition in 1999
Smartech Oy (Tampere), an independent provider of system-on-a-chip (SOC) designservices.
Everest Design Automation
Acquisition in 1998
Everest Design Automation is a privately held shape-based, top-level-routing technology targeted at handling the complexities of SOC.
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.
Advanced Test Technology
Acquisition in 1997
Advanced Test Technology, Inc. is a privately held comapny provides an ATPG products.
Arcad SA
Acquisition in 1994
Arcad SA is a privately held company specializes in VHDL models for telecommunications standards.
Cadis GmbH
Acquisition in 1994
CADIS GmbH of Aachen, Germany, an innovative company specializing in digital signal processing (DSP) design. CADIS was acquired for approximately $4 million, in a strategic move to take Synopsis into the digital signal processing market with second generation technology.
Compiled Designs GmbH
Acquisition in 1993
Compiled Designs is a privately held company provides VHDL modeling and simulation services. Compiled Designs GmbH is based in Munich, Germany.