Keysight Technologies has completed the acquisition of the Optical Solutions Group from Synopsys and the PowerArtist business from Ansys, advancing its capabilities in design engineering and computer-aided simulation. The combined additions strengthen Keysight’s multi-domain system design portfolio, covering photonics, optics, RF, analog, and digital domains. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The Optical Solutions Group delivers optical and photonic simulation tools, including CODE V for imaging systems, LightTools for illumination design, LucidShape for automotive lighting, ImSym for imaging virtual prototyping, and RSoft for electromagnetic modeling of photonic and optoelectronic devices. PowerArtist brings an RTL-level design-for-power platform that supports early-stage analysis and power reduction for complex semiconductor designs, a capability increasingly critical for AI and high-performance computing chips.
The new teams bring deep domain expertise in optics, power, and multi-physics simulation to Keysight’s design software division. Together, they enhance Keysight’s position in enabling faster, more accurate, and integrated design workflows for semiconductor, automotive, aerospace, and communications industries.
Niels Faché, Senior Vice President of Keysight’s Design Engineering Software, said: “Keysight is expanding its high-performance, multi-physics design capabilities with the Optical Solutions Group and PowerArtist acquisitions. These additions enhance system-level simulation, enabling earlier, more accurate power, optical, and photonics design decisions.”
🌐 Analysis:
These acquisitions position Keysight to compete more directly with integrated electronic design automation (EDA) leaders such as Synopsys, Cadence, and Siemens EDA, particularly in domains where optics and photonics intersect with semiconductor and system design. The addition of PowerArtist bolsters Keysight’s low-power design analysis for advanced semiconductor nodes, while integrating the Optical Solutions Group expands its reach into photonic design automation—a segment seeing renewed growth from datacenter, automotive, and AR/VR applications.
