Siemens has recently signed an agreement to acquire Precision Innovations Inc., a privately held electronic design automation (EDA) software firm. The acquisition will strengthen Siemens’ AI-driven chip planning capabilities within its EDA product portfolio, empowering semiconductor teams to conduct PPA optimization at the early stages of the SoC design flow.
Precision Innovations develops EDA software built on the open-source OpenROAD framework. Against the backdrop of rising SoC complexity across the industry, its solutions help semiconductor teams assess design feasibility, cut down design iterations and accelerate time-to-market. The deal adds AI-enabled chip planning and design exploration functionalities to Siemens’ EDA lineup, enabling more efficient feasibility analysis and data-backed downstream decision-making while reinforcing Siemens’ existing digital design and verification solutions.
Following its integration into Siemens, Precision Innovations will become a key component of the Digital Design Creation platform. It complements current digital design and physical implementation capabilities to deliver a complete end-to-end digital workflow spanning SoC architecture planning, design implementation and full-chip lifecycle management.
Ankur Gupta, Executive Vice President of Integrated Circuits at Siemens EDA, commented: “As SoC complexity surges rapidly, customers require more efficient methods to explore next-generation architectures. Bringing Precision Innovations on board further enhances our ability to support clients in addressing these challenges. Integrating Precision Innovations’ AI-powered early design exploration into the Siemens EDA portfolio will substantially shorten tape-out timelines and optimize PPA performance.”
Solutions from Precision Innovations have been adopted by multiple leading semiconductor and technology companies and will deliver meaningful enhancements to Siemens EDA’s digital design and verification workflows. By combining Precision Innovations’ technology with Siemens’ broader EDA product suite, Siemens will help customers tackle growing design complexity, compress development cycles and boost engineering productivity.
Tom Spyrou, CEO of Precision Innovations, stated: “Joining Siemens will allow us to expand our technological reach and bring AI-driven chip planning tools to a far broader community of semiconductor design teams. Together, we enable designers to evaluate thousands of architectural options with AI at the earliest design phases, letting engineering innovation resources focus on high-value core workstreams.”
Founded in San Diego, California, U.S., in 2019, Precision Innovations is dedicated to democratizing hardware design technology. By lowering cost barriers, bridging skill gaps and mitigating uncertainties throughout the design process, the company fosters a more innovative semiconductor design ecosystem.
(Reprinted from https://news.eccn.com/）