Keysight Announces Planned Acquisition of Synopsys’ Optical Solutions Group

Keysight Technologies, Inc., in Santa Rosa, CA, has entered into a definitive agreement with Synopsys, Inc. to acquire Sunnyvale, CA-based Synopsys’ Optical Solutions Group, a developer of optical design and analysis software tools. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including review by regulatory authorities and the successful closing of Synopsys’ proposed acquisition of Ansys, which is pending regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the first half of 2025.

The Optical Solutions Group will bring a suite of software solutions for optical systems design, analysis, simulation, and virtual prototyping, as well as a team with deep industry expertise, Keysight reports. With the acquisition of this complementary business, Keysight plans to broaden its design engineering software portfolio and build on its core positions in radio frequency (RF) / microwave electronic design automation (EDA) and physics-based computer-aided engineering capabilities.

“Given the increasing complexity of electronics design, Keysight is excited to expand its software simulation portfolio with the acquisition of Synopsys’ Optical Solutions Group," says Niels Faché, vice president and general manager, Keysight’s Design Engineering Software. "This acquisition will give us the capabilities to enable high-performance system use cases beyond electronics, including optics and photonics.”

“We are proud of Synopsys’ Optical Solutions Group, which has developed leading optical design tools backed by an expert team of optical engineers and scientists," says Ravi Subramanian, general manager, Synopsys’ Systems Design Group. "Keysight will be an excellent future steward for this team, and customers worldwide will benefit from continued, strong competition in the development and delivery of optical design solutions.”

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.