M&A Deal Summary

Synopsys Acquires Accelerant Networks

On February 20, 2004, Synopsys acquired semiconductors company Accelerant Networks for 24M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Synopsys’ 2nd transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is Synopsys’ 17th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Synopsys’ 8th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Synopsys’ 1st transaction in Oregon.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2004-02-20
Target Accelerant Networks
Sector Semiconductors
Buyer(s) Synopsys
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 24M USD

Target

Accelerant Networks

Beaverton, Oregon, United States
Accelerant Networks, Inc. operates as a fabless semiconductor company that develops CMOS based transceivers for serial backplane communication and future broadband infrastructure semiconductor solutions.

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Buyer

Synopsys

Sunnyvale, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1986
Sector Software
Employees20,300
Revenue 5.8B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Synopsys' corporate headquarters in Mountain View, California.
Entrance to Synopsys' corporate headquarters in Mountain View, California.

Synopsys with companies to develop electronic products and software applications. Synopsys provides electronic design automation (EDA) and semiconductor IP solutions. Synopsys was founded in 1986 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 70
Sector (Semiconductors) 2 of 10
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 8 of 63
State (Oregon) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 8 of 44
Year (2004) 1 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 17 of 23
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-03-03 Numerical Technologies

San Jose, California, United States

Numerical Technologies, Inc., a pioneer in design for manufacturing software which included CATS mask fracturing.

Buy $250M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-02-26 Analog Design Automation

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Analog Design Automation, Inc., is a provider of automated circuit optimization solutions for analog, mixed-signal and custom integrated circuits.

Buy $12M
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