Silvaco Announces Completion of SoC Solutions Acquisition

Santa Clara, California - August 24, 2017 - Silvaco, Inc. today announced it has completed the acquisition of SoC Solutions, a privately held company providing semiconductor IP and services located in the greater Atlanta, Georgia area. As the result of this action, the IP team at Silvaco now includes all of SoC Solutions’ experienced ASIC and embedded software developers. In addition, Silvaco’s portfolio has expanded with additional semiconductor IP titles as well as pre-configured IP subsystems.

“We are delighted to welcome the SoC Solutions team,” said Dave Dutton, CEO of Silvaco. “The engineers bring world-class systems-level expertise to complement the deep technological knowledge here at Silvaco. The combination will be key to our future combined success.”

“From our earliest discussions, it was clear that the two companies were a great fit,” said Jim Bruister, CEO of SoC Solutions. “We share a passion for advanced technology and a deep commitment to helping our customers. Together we can provide a much broader family of solutions for design from transistors to subsystems.”

“Our IP portfolio has been enhanced by the SoC Solutions products,” said Warren Savage, General Manager of the IP Division at Silvaco. “The team’s software and systems knowledge enables a more complete IP offering, backed by services capabilities for custom IP subsystem configurations.”

This is the fifth acquisition for Silvaco in the past two years. Silvaco’s Business Development group led by Ron Sorisho remains very active and sees more deals to come to meet their aggressive growth plan.

Warren Savage, General Manager of IP, Dave Dutton, CEO of Silvaco Inc, and Jim Bruister, CEO of SoC Solutions, sign the acquisition agreement.

About Silvaco, Inc.

Silvaco, Inc. is a leading EDA provider of software tools used for process and device development and for analog/mixed-signal, power IC and memory design. Silvaco delivers a full TCAD-to-signoff flow for vertical markets including: displays, power electronics, optical devices, radiation and soft error reliability and advanced CMOS process and IP development. For over 30 years, Silvaco has enabled its customers to bring superior products to market at reduced cost and in the shortest time. The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, California and has a global presence with offices located in North America, Europe, Japan and Asia.