M&A Deal Summary

Synopsys Acquires ArchPro Design Automation

On June 18, 2007, Synopsys acquired electronics company ArchPro Design Automation

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Synopsys’ 1st transaction in the Electronics sector.
  • This is Synopsys’ 13th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Synopsys’ 11th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-06-18
Target ArchPro Design Automation
Sector Electronics
Buyer(s) Synopsys
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

ArchPro Design Automation

Milpitas, California, United States
ArchPro Design Automation, Inc. technologies enable engineers to address power management challenges in multi-voltage designs from chip architecture to RTL and gate-level design.

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Buyer

Synopsys

Sunnyvale, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1986
Sector Software
Employees20,000
Revenue 6.1B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Synopsys' corporate headquarters in Mountain View, California.
Entrance to Synopsys' corporate headquarters in Mountain View, California.

Synopsys is a global software company providing electronic design automation tools, semiconductor intellectual-property blocks, and verification & simulation solutions that help engineers design, test, and build integrated circuits, systems-on-chip, and complex electronics. Synopsys was founded in 1986 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 71
Sector: Electronics M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 15 of 64
State: California M&A 11 of 31
Country: United States M&A 13 of 45
Year: 2007 M&A 1 of 3
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