Siemens Digital Industries Software Acquires Canopus AI
January 12, 2026
Siemens Digital Industries Software has acquired Canopus AI, a Grenoble-based developer of AI-driven metrology and inspection software for semiconductor wafer and mask inspection. The acquisition integrates Canopus AI’s AI-enabled metrology capabilities into Siemens’ Calibre/EDA portfolio to improve inspection fidelity, accelerate yield ramp and expand Siemens’ semiconductor manufacturing digital thread.
- Buyers
- Siemens Digital Industries Software
- Targets
- Canopus AI
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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