Synopsys acquires Analog Business Group of MIPS Technologies

MOUNTAIN VIEW, USA: Synopsys Inc. has acquired the Analog Business Group of MIPS Technologies, Inc. for $22 million in cash. The acquisition expands Synopsys' DesignWare intellectual property (IP) portfolio with a new family of analog IP such as Analog-to-Digital Converters, Digital-to-Analog Converters, Audio Codecs and Power Management. It will also add HDMI TX and RX protocols to Synopsys' existing interface IP solution.

Synopsys has been an established IP provider for more than a decade, providing complete solutions consisting of digital controllers, PHY and Verification IP for widely used protocols such as USB, PCI Express, DDR, SATA and Ethernet.

Synopsys expects the acquisition to benefit designers in a number of ways, including:

* Providing access to an even broader portfolio of high-quality interface and analog IP that supports the latest connectivity standards, process technologies and foundries - all from a single, trusted vendor; and
* Continuing to maintain the quality standards and excellent technical support which customers are accustomed to receiving from Synopsys.

"With this acquisition, Synopsys is well-positioned to provide our customers with a strong interface and analog IP portfolio that is silicon-proven, shipping in volume and unmatched in the industry," said Joachim Kunkel, vice president and general manager of the Solutions Group at Synopsys. "One of the reasons designers turn to Synopsys is because they have trust in the IP and know that we will be there for the long term. With the addition of the new analog IP products and the highly skilled engineering team, our customers will benefit from a broader portfolio of high quality IP, thereby reducing risk and speeding time-to-market."