Siemens officially announced that it has entered an agreement to acquire Defacto Technologies, a privately held EDA software company active in the register-transfer level (RTL) design field focused on automated SoC design creation and integration.
The company said that the acquisition expands its EDA portfolio with capabilities that aim to help customers manage growing SoC complexity through automated SoC design creation, earlier implementation assessment and integrated verification. The combined offering supports advanced design workflows and works to enable automation across connectivity, timing constraints and power intent process flows.
“Joining Siemens represents an important next step for our organization and our customers,” said Chouki Aktouf, chief executive officer, Defacto Technologies. “This next chapter opens significant opportunities for our customers by combining our deep expertise in SoC design automation with the breadth of Siemens’ EDA portfolio. Together, we aim to help engineering teams simplify complex workflows, improve productivity, and accelerate innovation across the semiconductor and electronics landscape.”
Siemens said that Defacto Technologies’ technology addresses the challenges semiconductor companies face as they transition from monolithic designs to chiplet-based and highly configurable SoC architectures that often rely on manual SoC assembly processes.
“With Defacto Technologies, we strengthen our ability to help customers automate SoC design creation and establish trusted design flows earlier in the development cycle,” said Ankur Gupta, executive vice president, IC Portfolio, Siemens EDA, Siemens Digital Industries Software. “By extending end-to-end continuity across the SoC design lifecycle, we help semiconductor teams manage complexity, improve productivity and make informed design decisions earlier, supporting faster innovation and higher-quality outcomes.”