M&A Deal Summary

Synopsys Acquires Elliptic Technologies

On June 29, 2015, Synopsys acquired semiconductors company Elliptic Technologies

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Synopsys’ 8th transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is Synopsys’ 3rd transaction in Canada.
  • This is Synopsys’ 2nd transaction in Ontario.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-06-29
Target Elliptic Technologies
Sector Semiconductors
Buyer(s) Synopsys
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Elliptic Technologies

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Elliptic Technologies, Inc. is a provider of security IP cores and software solutions for mobile, automotive, digital home, Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud computing applications.

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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 43 of 70
Sector (Semiconductors) 8 of 10
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 39 of 63
State (Ontario) 2 of 3
Country (Canada) 3 of 4
Year (2015) 3 of 6
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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United States

Quotium - IAST Product, Seeker provides technology services.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-08-03 Atrenta

San Jose, California, United States

Atrenta, Inc. is a provider of Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software, supplying software tools used by the semiconductor industry for the verification of the design of integrated circuits. Atrenta offers a predictive approach to chip design by delivering automated analysis and verification solutions that find complex design problems and address downstream implementation and verification issues early in the design cycle.

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