Siemens announced that it has acquired Solido Design Automation to strengthen Mentor's IC design and verification technology capabilities.

Solido Design Automation specializes in variation-aware design and feature analysis software, providing it to semiconductor companies worldwide. Solido Design Automation's machine learning-based products are currently used in the production facilities of over 40 major companies, providing the capability to design, verify, and manufacture more competitive products.

With the acquisition of Solido, Siemens has further expanded Mentor's Analog/Mixed-Signal (AMS) verification product portfolio to help customers in the automotive, telecommunications, data center computing, networking, mobile, and IoT application sectors solve IC design and verification challenges.

Tony Hemmelgarn, President and CEO of Siemens PLM Software, said, “We entered the EDA field in earnest by acquiring Mentor.” “This acquisition of Solido not only further strengthens that position but also demonstrates our ongoing efforts to provide better services to customers in the IC industry,” he said.

Amit Gupta, CEO of Solido Design Automation, stated, “Solido has become a valuable partner helping customers improve IC performance, power consumption, area, and yield by addressing the impact of process variability,” and added, “Combining our technology portfolio with Mentor’s outstanding IC capabilities and market access will enable us to deliver world-class solutions to the semiconductor industry on an even larger scale. We also look forward to contributing to Siemens’ broader digitalization strategy by leveraging our machine learning technology applied to our engineering technology portfolio and expertise.”