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In February 2013, Cadence Design Systems announced an agreement to acquire Cosmic Circuits, an Indian developer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor IP. The purchase price was not disclosed, and the available announcement does not confirm that the deal later closed.
Which analog IP company did Cadence agree to acquire?
EE Times reported on 7 February 2013 that Cadence Design Systems had announced an agreement to acquire Cosmic Circuits Pvt. Ltd. The announcement described a planned acquisition; it is not, by itself, confirmation of a completed transaction.
What did Cosmic Circuits make?
Founded in 2005, Cosmic Circuits developed analog and mixed-signal semiconductor IP cores, with a focus on mobile devices and consumer products. Its portfolio included USB, MIPI, audio and Wi-Fi IP designed for 40-nanometer and 28-nanometer process nodes. At the time of the announcement, the company said it had 20-nanometer and FinFET IP under development.
Cosmic Circuits reported that more than 50 million ICs containing its IP shipped in 2012. The company also said it had more than 75 customers worldwide. These are company-reported figures cited in 2013, not independently verified current totals.
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Why did Cadence want Cosmic Circuits?
The stated strategic fit was to add low-power mobile and consumer IP to Cadence’s existing strength in high-speed serial IP for cloud and server applications. Cosmic Circuits CEO Ganapathy Subramaniam described the company’s focus as low-power mobile and time-to-market-critical consumer IP, complementing Cadence’s cloud/server portfolio.
What was the transaction structure?
Under the announced arrangement, Cosmic Circuits’ IC and systems-development business in Bangalore was to be spun off into a separate company owned by certain existing Cosmic Circuits shareholders. The announcement therefore described an acquisition of the IP business alongside a separation of that development operation.
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How much did Cadence pay, and did the deal close?
The purchase price was not disclosed. EE Times said the transaction was expected to close in 30 to 60 days, but the available report does not establish a closing date, final consideration or subsequent ownership outcome. Those details should not be treated as confirmed from the announcement alone.
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