Siemens Digital Industries Software has announced its plan to acquire Excellicon, a provider of software for developing, verifying, and managing timing constraints in integrated circuit (IC) design. The acquisition will expand Siemens’ electronic design automation (EDA) software portfolio and enable the company to deliver a new approach to implementation and verification flows for system-on-chip (SoC) designers. The addition of Excellicon’s software will allow Siemens to provide a more comprehensive solution for managing timing constraints, which is critical for meeting power, performance, area, and time-to-market requirements in SoC design.
The SoC design landscape is rapidly evolving due to growing design complexity, and timing constraints management is essential throughout the design process. Excellicon’s software covers the entire spectrum of timing constraints authoring, compiling, verification, formal validation, and management, providing insights into partitioning schemes for optimal floorplans and timing. By integrating Excellicon’s technology into its EDA offerings, Siemens will strengthen its implementation and verification flows, enabling customers to improve power, performance, and area (PPA), accelerate design closure, and enhance functional and structural constraint correctness.
The acquisition is expected to close in a few weeks, although the terms of the deal were not disclosed. Excellicon, founded in 2009, is based in Laguna Hills, USA, and has developed a range of tools for timing constraints used in digital design and verification workflows. The company’s CEO, Himanshu Bhatnagar, expressed his delight at joining Siemens and bringing his team’s expertise in timing constraints management to the wider Siemens EDA community.
Mike Ellow, CEO of Siemens EDA, emphasized the importance of effective timing constraints management in SoC design and welcomed Excellicon’s technology as a complement to Siemens’ existing EDA offerings. The acquisition is expected to enable Siemens to provide better process coverage and help customers deliver innovative products to market more quickly, overcoming the growing complexity challenges facing the IC industry. With the addition of Excellicon’s software, Siemens is well-positioned to address the evolving needs of the SoC design market and provide a more comprehensive solution for its customers.