News Synopsys acquires simulation specialist Ansys for $35 billion following Chinese regulator approval — Merger to power end-to-end design platform

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Synopsys has received final approval from China to acquire Ansys for $35 billion, creating a powerful end-to-end design platform spanning semiconductor design and system simulation, but raising competitive and geopolitical concerns.

Synopsys acquires simulation specialist Ansys for $35 billion following Chinese regulator approval — Merger to power end-to-end design platform : Read more

 

[mo_osk]

Well, this is going to cause some headache.

Lot's and lot's of IP behind Ansys too. And their product are all over several sensible industries. The ramifications of this acquisition could be interesting. I'm honestly surprised the regulators didn't cause more hurdle