Siemens expands IC verification portfolio with acquisition of Fractal Technologies
Siemens Digital Industries Software has acquired Fractal Technologies, a provider of production signoff-quality IP validation solutions, based in the US and the Netherlands.
According to Siemens, the acquisition will enable its EDA customers to more quickly and easily validate internal and external IP and libraries used in their integrated circuit (IC) designs to improve overall quality and speed time-to-market.
Fractalâs offerings include a comprehensive suite of IP validation and comparison checks used by top-tier foundries, IP providers, integrated device manufacturers and fabless semiconductor companies to accelerate time-to-tape-out and improve silicon results by enabling design data quality and integrity.