Magma Acquires Knights Technology, Gains Tighter Links to IC Fabrication
Released on = November 21, 2006, 11:33 pm
Press Release Author = PRHUB
Industry = Semiconductors
Press Release Summary = Magma Design Automation Inc, a provider of chip design solutions has acquired Knights Technology, a provider of yield management and failure analysis software solutions to the semiconductor industry from FEI Company .
Press Release Body = Magma Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design solutions, announced today it has acquired Knights Technology from FEI Company (Nasdaq: FEIC). Knights Technology is a provider of yield management and failure analysis software solutions to the semiconductor industry and its products, employees and management team will be part of Magma’s Fab Analysis Business Unit.
The acquisition is expected to enable a tighter integration between Magma’s design software and semiconductor manufacturing. Magma plans to bring design intent into Knights’ industry-leading CAD navigation tools, enabling product engineers to analyze manufactured ICs for both systematic and parametric defects. Magma also intends to leverage Knight’s yield management presence in the fab and to partner with semiconductor manufacturers to calibrate Magma’s process models for improved IC design implementation.
Terms of the transaction were not announced, but Magma expects sales of the Knights Technology products will contribute approximately $1.5 million to Magma’s total revenue for the remainder of the company’s fiscal year after purchase accounting adjustments, and that the transaction will be accretive immediately.
About Magma Design Automation Magma\'s software for integrated circuit (IC) design is recognized as embodying the best in semiconductor technology. The world’s top chip companies use Magma\'s EDA software to design and verify complex, high-performance ICs for communications, computing, consumer electronics and networking applications, while at the same time reducing design time and costs. Magma provides software for IC implementation, analysis, physical verification, characterization and programmable logic design, and the company\'s integrated RTL-to-GDSII design flow offers \"The Fastest Path from RTL to Silicon\"™. Magma is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. with offices around the world. Magma\'s stock trades on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol LAVA. Visit Magma Design Automation on the Web at www.magma-da.com
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