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Executive Insight: Kathryn Kranen
By Ed Sperling - 17 Feb, 2014 - Comments: 0

Semiconductor Engineering sat down with Kathryn Kranen, president and CEO of Jasper Design Automation, to discuss what's changing in the semiconductor industry, why that's happening, and what to watch out for. The interview is part of an ongoing series of in-depth interviews with top executives from all segments of the industry. SE: What keeps you up at night? Kranen: Figuring out ways to... » read more

Week In Review: System-Level Design
By Ed Sperling - 07 Feb, 2014 - Comments: 0

Cadence agreed to buy Forte Design Systems for an undisclosed sum, adding further proof that the market for high-level synthesis and tools that run at higher levels of abstraction is finally hitting its stride. Behind this acquisition is a rising pain level due to increasing complexity in SoCs—IP integration, low power concerns and much more of everything, from transistors to memories—has f... » read more

Buying And Selling EDA Companies
By Ed Sperling - 24 Oct, 2013 - Comments: 0

EDA, arguably more than any other industry, has been built on the backs of engineering breakthroughs by startups. In aggregate, those startups are the backbone of tools that have made cell phones smart and which helped improved gas mileage on automobiles. Through an almost continuous stream of acquisitions, these startups have added to the top-line valuation of big EDA companies, and despite th... » read more

Inside Japan: The Applied Materials-Tokyo Electron Merger
By Semiconductor Portal - 14 Oct, 2013 - Comments: 0

The merger of Tokyo Electron and Applied Materials has turned heads around the globe, but behind the scenes in Japan there was a recognition that this deal had to be done now or it would never be possible. Releases from both companies describe it as a merger of equals, and the Japanese press has reported it that way. But international media outside of Japan take the view that Tokyo Electron ... » read more

Buying And Selling EDA Companies
By Ed Sperling - 26 Sep, 2013 - Comments: 0

By Ed Sperling Buying companies is the easy part. Integrating them is the hard part. It’s also the point where most acquisitions that go awry actually run into problems. There are widely different strategies for how to accomplish integration. Sometimes they work, other times they don’t. And sometimes both companies are surprised by the outcome—for better or worse. “Either you thi... » read more

The Week In Review: Sept. 3
By Mark LaPedus - 03 Sep, 2013 - Comments: 0

By Mark LaPedus The cellular chip supplier landscape is littered with corpses. So will 4G lead to the destruction of Qualcomm and Intel? That’s highly unlikely, according to a blog from Strategy Analytics. “With the recent announcement of a multimode LTE chipset from Intel, it seems likely that Qualcomm and Intel will maintain their status as the top two cellular radio chipset suppliers in... » read more

Buying And Selling EDA Companies
By Ed Sperling - 22 Aug, 2013 - Comments: 0

By Ed Sperling The rule of thumb for mergers and acquisitions is that the majority will fail. So why, despite concerns about big companies buying up the tools of startups, does EDA’s track record look so good? There are a number of answers that are unique to the EDA industry: There is no manufacturing that needs to be absorbed by the acquirer, which greatly simplifies any deal. Sale... » read more

Ansys Buys Apache
By Ed Sperling - 30 Jun, 2011 - Comments: 0

By Ed Sperling Ansys plans to acquire Apache Design Solutions, rounding out its lineup of simulation software with expertise in low-power analysis. Ansys will pay $310 million in cash, which includes $29 million in cash that Apache already has on its books. The timing is particularly interesting because Apache announced its plans to go public with a $75 million IPO in March. The last compan... » read more

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