Siemens adds to IC verification offering with the acquisition of OneSpin

Cadence to acquire NUMECA

Cadence to acquire NUMECA And the consolidation continues. Cadence announced this morning that it will acquire NUMECA, maker of the OMNIS CAE framework (though you probably know it for its FINE/Design3D optimization solution and its FINE/Marine virtual towing tank/CFD...
Siemens adds to IC verification offering with the acquisition of OneSpin

Altair gets further into EDA, acquiring Polliwog

It’s early early in Detroit (the sun’s not even glimmer on the horizon) and we’re already seeing news come out of Altair’s Technology Conference –its annual user event– that, I’m sure we’ll learn a lot more about as the...
Siemens adds to IC verification offering with the acquisition of OneSpin

Siemens + Sarokal > 5G. And, what’s 5G?

A while ago, Siemens announced that its Mentor Graphic business was buying Sarokal, makers of software and hardware used in developing and testing 4G and 5G telecomms infrastructure. I didn’t know what that meant and so the good folks at Mentor gave me a crash...
Siemens adds to IC verification offering with the acquisition of OneSpin

This time it’s Siemens, acquiring Sarokal for IC testing

The pace of acquisition really doesn’t jibe with the news that capital is getting harder to come by. Either that, or all of these companies have seriously deep pockets. Today. Siemens announced that it place to acquire Sarokal Test Systems to continue the...