Siemens Digital Industries Software to Acquire Excellicon
May 19, 2025
Siemens Digital Industries Software entered into an agreement to acquire Excellicon, adding its timing-constraints development, verification, and management software to Siemens’ EDA portfolio for IC design. The acquisition is expected to close in a few weeks and aims to help SoC designers accelerate design closure and improve timing-constraint correctness.
- Buyers
- Siemens Digital Industries Software
- Targets
- Excellicon
- Industry
- Cloud & SaaS
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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