Siemens Digital Industries Software Acquires DownStream Technologies

Siemens Digital Industries Software Acquires Fractal Technologies

May 12, 2021

Software

Siemens Digital Industries Software acquired Fractal Technologies in May 2021 to add production signoff–quality IP validation capabilities to its Xcelerator portfolio and Solido product family. The acquisition expands Siemens' EDA IC verification offerings by integrating Fractal's IP validation technology to improve design quality and accelerate time-to-market for semiconductor customers.

Siemens Digital Industries Software Acquires Avery Design Systems

November 2, 2022

Software

Siemens Digital Industries Software has signed an agreement to acquire Avery Design Systems, a simulation-independent verification IP supplier headquartered in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. The acquisition will add Avery's verification IP and compliance test-suite technology to Siemens' Xcelerator portfolio to strengthen Siemens' integrated circuit verification offerings.

Siemens Acquires Avatar Integrated Systems

July 15, 2020

Software

Siemens Digital Industries Software (Mentor) has agreed to acquire Avatar Integrated Systems Inc., a Santa Clara, California developer of place-and-route electronic design automation (EDA) software. Avatar will be integrated into Siemens' Xcelerator portfolio and Mentor IC EDA suite to expand Siemens' chip physical‑design capabilities; terms were not disclosed and the deal was expected to close in H2 2020.

Siemens Acquires ASTER Technologies to Integrate PCB Test Engineering into Xpedition and Valor

January 13, 2026

Software

Siemens has acquired ASTER Technologies, a France-based provider of PCBA test verification and design-for-test (DFT) software, to integrate ASTER's shift-left test engineering capabilities into its Xpedition and Valor product lines within the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio. The deal — financial terms undisclosed — aims to enable earlier defect detection, reduce re-spins and field failures, and extend Siemens' DFM and EDA capabilities across automotive, computing/HPC and networking markets.

Siemens Digital Industries Software Acquires Canopus AI

January 12, 2026

AI & Machine Learning

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.

Siemens Acquires Dotmatics for $5.1 Billion

July 1, 2025

Software

Siemens AG has completed the acquisition of Dotmatics, a Boston-based life sciences R&D software provider and portfolio company of Insight Partners, for an enterprise value of $5.1 billion. Dotmatics will join Siemens' Digital Industries Software business to expand the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio into Life Sciences, adding over $300 million in revenue and enabling AI-powered end-to-end scientific R&D workflows.