Siemens has signed an agreement to acquire䲹岵-UltraSoCTechnologies, a provider of instrumentation and analytics solutions.
Siemens plans to integrateٰǰ’stechnology into itsXceleratorportfolio, an integrated portfolio of software, services and application development platform.
The tech giant said the addition ofUltraSoCenables a data-driven infrastructure that can enhance product quality, safety and cybersecurity, and the creation of a solution to help semiconductor industry customers overcome key pain points.
ٰǰ‘sproducts are widely used in the automotive, high-performance computing, storage and semiconductor industries.
Siemens’ acquisition ofUltraSoCis due to close in the fourth quarter of Siemens’ fiscal year 2020. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
“Siemens’ acquisition ofUltraSoCmeans that for the first time our customers can access not just design-for-test, but a comprehensive ‘Design for Lifecycle Management’ solution for system-on-chips, including functional safety, security and optimisation,”saidBradyBenware,TessentVice President and General Manager, Siemens Digital Industries Software.
“By utilising design augmentation to detect, mitigate and eliminate risks throughout the SoC lifecycle, customers can radically improve time-to-revenue, product quality & safety, and profitability.UltraSoChas a fast-growing business and impressive customer list and, as part of Siemens, can complementTessentto create a truly unique offering in the market.”
The combination of Siemens andUltraSoCtechnology can benefit the entire semiconductor product lifecycle,said Siemens,including structural, electrical, and functional capabilities of SoCs.
It also supports Siemens’ comprehensive digital twin withUltraSoCproviding monitoring of the real device.
“This acquisition acceleratesٰǰ’svision at a much larger scale with the incredible team, assets, industry know-how and footprint of Siemens,” said Rupert Baines, CEO,UltraSoC.
“Being part of one of the world’s foremost technology companies will allowUltraSoCto better serve our customers by accelerating R&D, leveraging a much larger pool of go-to-market resources, and an enormous global infrastructure.
“It has been clear since our initial meeting thatUltraSoCand Siemens share a vision on how technology businesses can transform their operations end-to- end, from design conception to field deployment and we are excited to join the community.”


