Siemens EDA acquires SoC toolmaker Precision Innovations
Siemens EDA has snapped up a San Diego startup to complement its digital design and implementation capabilities with AI-powered exploration for advanced system-on-a-chip (SoC) architectures. Precision Innovations, a privately held EDA company, helps semiconductor engineering teams evaluate architectural and design trade-offs early in the SoC design cycle for faster time to silicon.
At a time when chip designers face rapidly increasing SoC complexity and the need to explore new architectures faster and more efficiently, Precision Innovations’ AI-powered early design exploration technology is expected to enhance Siemens’ EDA portfolio by accelerating time to silicon and improving power, performance and area (PPA).
The acquisition aims to bring AI-driven chip planning to a much broader set of semiconductor teams. Source: Siemens EDA
Precision Innovations, founded in San Diego, California, in 2019, develops EDA software built on the open-source OpenROAD framework to help engineers evaluate design feasibility, reduce design iterations, and accelerate time to market. “Together, we can help designers leverage AI to evaluate thousands of design options earlier in the process and focus on innovation where it matters most,” said Tom Spyrou, CEO of Precision Innovations.
Precision Innovations will become part of Siemens EDA’s Digital Design Creation software team to complement the company’s end-to-end digital flow that spans architecture, implementation, and the full silicon lifecycle management of SoCs. “With Precision Innovations joining Siemens, we will expand our ability to support customers as they face rapidly increasing SoC complexity and the need to explore new architectures faster and more efficiently,” said Ankur Gupta, executive VP of IC portfolio at Siemens EDA.
The acquisition, subject to customary conditions, is expected to complete in the third quarter of 2026.
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