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{{Short description|American software company}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Silvaco Group, Inc.
| logo = Silvaco wordmark.svg
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| traded_as = {{NASDAQ|SVCO}}
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1984}}
| founder = Ivan Pesic
| location = [[Santa Clara, California]], U.S.
| key_people = {{Unbulleted list | Kathy Pesic ([[Chair (officer)|Chair]]) | Babak Taheri ([[CEO]]) }}
| industry = [[Software]]
| homepage = {{url|silvaco.com}}
}}

'''Silvaco Group, Inc.''' is an American company that develops and markets [[electronic design automation|electronic design automation (EDA)]] and [[technology CAD|technology CAD (TCAD)]] software and [[Semiconductor intellectual property core|semiconductor design IP]] (SIP).  The company is headquartered in [[Santa Clara, California]], and has offices in North America, Europe, and throughout Asia.  Founded in 1984, Silvaco is a publicly traded EDA company.  The company has been known by at least two other names: Silvaco International<ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=https://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1217762 |title=Silvaco rollout includes mixed-signal simulation | date=7 June 2004 |work=EE Times|accessdate=29 August 2019 |publisher=AspenCore|location=Cambridge, Massachusetts}}</ref> and Silvaco Data Systems.<ref name=":1">{{cite web | url=https://ecee.engineering.asu.edu/gifts/ | title= Software Gifts | website = ASU.edu | publisher = Arizona State University, the School of Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering  }}</ref>

==History==

Founded by Dr. Ivan Pesic (13 September 1951, [[Resnik, Montenegro]] — 20 October 2012, Japan)<ref name="DH">{{Cite press release|title=Silvaco Founder and CEO Dr Ivan Pesic Succumbs to Cancer|date=22 October 2012|publisher=Silvaco|url=https://www.silvaco.com/news/pressreleases/2012_10_22_01.html}}{{Self-published source|date=August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.deepchip.com/items/0510-05.html|title=In Memory of Ivan Pesic of Silvaco (1951–2012)|last=Cooley|first=John|date=22 October 2012|website=Deep Chip|series=ESNUG 510 Item 5|type=Blog|access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref> in 1984, the company was privately held and internally funded until its May 2024 initial public offering. It is headquartered in [[Santa Clara, California]], with fourteen offices worldwide.

In 2003 Silvaco acquired '''Simucad Inc.''', a [[privately held company]] founded in 1981<ref name="eetimes"/> that provided [[logic simulation]] EDA software.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1217325|title=Silvaco buys EDA pioneer Simucad|last=Goering|first=Richard|date=8 October 2003|work=EE Times|access-date=2 October 2019}}</ref> Silvaco re-launched the brand by spinning out its EDA product line in 2006 under the Simucad name.<ref name="sm2006">{{Cite news|url=http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/10/01/2006/37287/Simucad-spins-out-of-Silvaco-with-eye-toward-IPO.htm|title=Simucad spins out of Silvaco with eye toward IPO|last=Santarini|first=Michael|date=9 January 2006|work=Electronics Weekly|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224090052/http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/10/01/2006/37287/Simucad-spins-out-of-Silvaco-with-eye-toward-IPO.htm|archive-date=24 December 2012|publisher=Metropolis International Group|location=Surrey, England}}</ref><ref name="eetimes">{{Cite news|url=https://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1158572|title=Simucad spins out from Silvaco, plans IPO in '06|last=McGrath|first=Dylan|date=9 January 2006|work=EE Times|access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref> As of 17 February 2010, Simucad Design Automation and Silvaco Data Systems were merged back together forming Silvaco, Inc.<ref>{{Cite press release|title=TAOS tapes out mixed signal IC using Silvaco's place and route and EDA tool flow |date= 17 February 2012|publisher=Silvaco|url=https://www.silvaco.com/news/pressreleases/2010_02_17_01.html}}{{Self-published source|date=August 2019}}</ref>

In 2006,<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1158716 | title= Silvaco aims high in EDA | website= EETimes.com | access-date = 30 August 2019}}</ref> Silvaco sued [[Intel]] for misappropriation of trade secrets in the case of ''[[Silvaco Data Systems v. Intel Corp.]]'', however ultimately the judgment of the Court was in favor of Intel.

In 2012, David Halliday was appointed CEO after the death of the company founder Ivan Pesic.<ref name=DH/>

In 2015, Silvaco appointed a new CEO, David Dutton.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.silvaco.com/news/pressreleases/2015_03_04_01.html | title=Silvaco Strengthens Leadership Team With Appointment of Seasoned Management Executives to Support Growth Strategy | access-date= 30 August 2019 }}{{Self-published source|date=August 2019}}</ref> The company also acquired Invarian, Inc., a privately held company providing [[power integrity]] analysis software,<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://semiwiki.com/eda/silvaco/4442-silvaco-swallows-invarian/ | title=Silvaco Swallows Invarian | first=Paul | last= McLellan | access-date=30 August 2019}}</ref> and acquired Infiniscale SA, a privately held company in France providing variability analysis software.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.silvaco.com/news/pressreleases/2015_12_15_01.html | title=Silvaco Extends SPICE Product Portfolio to Address Advanced Variation-Aware Design with Acquisition of Infiniscale | website=Silvaco.com | access-date=5 September 2019 | archive-date=5 September 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905234133/https://www.silvaco.com/news/pressreleases/2015_12_15_01.html | url-status=dead }}{{Self-published source|date=September 2019}}</ref>

In 2016, Silvaco added [[Semiconductor intellectual property core|semiconductor design IP]] (SIP) to its portfolio with the acquisition of the privately held company IPextreme, Inc.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.silvaco.com/news/pressreleases/2016_06_03_01.html | title=Silvaco Enters IP Market With Acquisition of IPextreme | website=Silvaco.com | access-date=30 August 2019 | archive-date=30 August 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830214814/https://www.silvaco.com/news/pressreleases/2016_06_03_01.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> Silvaco also entered into another new market segment with the acquisition of the privately held company edXact in France.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.silvaco.com/news/pressreleases/2016_06_02_01.html | title=Silvaco Group Acquires edXact for SPICE Simulation Speed-up | website=Silvaco.com | date=2 June 2016 | access-date=30 August 2019}}</ref> The tools from edXact are used for analysis, reduction, and comparison of extracted parasitic netlists.

In 2017, Silvaco acquired SoC Solutions, a privately held company providing semiconductor IP.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/06/16/1025326/0/en/Silvaco-to-Acquire-SoC-Solutions.html | title=Silvaco to Acquire SoC Solutions | website=GlobeNewsWire.com | date=16 June 2017 | access-date=30 August 2019}}</ref>

In 2018, Silvaco acquired [[NanGate]], a privately held company providing tools and services for creation, optimization, characterization, and validation of physical library IP.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180305005239/en/Silvaco-Completes-Acquisition-NanGate | title=Silvaco Completes Acquisition of NanGate | website=BusinessWire.com | date=5 March 2018 | access-date=30 August 2019}}</ref> The company also announced a partnership with [[Purdue University]] and the Purdue Research Foundation for the commercialization of the NEMO tool suite, which is used for nanoelectronics modeling and atomistic simulation.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180824005025/en/Silvaco-Purdue-Team-Bring-Scalable-Atomistic-TCAD | title=Silvaco, Purdue Team up to Bring Scalable Atomistic TCAD Solutions for Next Generation Semiconductor Devices and Materials | website=BusinessWire.com | date=24 August 2018 | access-date=5 September 2019}}</ref>

in 2018, Silvaco appointed Dr. Babak Taheri as [[Chief technology officer|Chief Technology Officer]] and Executive Vice President of Products.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-08-01 |title=Silvaco Appoints Babak Taheri as new Chief Executive Officer |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181022005246/en/Silvaco-Appoints-Babak-Taheri-as-Chief-Technology-Officer |access-date=2023-11-01 |website=www.businesswire.com |language=en}}</ref>

In 2019, Silvaco appointed Dr. Babak Taheri as its new Chief Executive Officer. Prior to his appointment, he was Silvaco's Chief Technical Officer.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190801005811/en/Silvaco-Appoints-Babak-Taheri-new-Chief-Executive | title=Silvaco Appoints Babak Taheri as new Chief Executive Officer | website=BusinessWire.com | date=August 2019 | access-date=30 August 2019}}</ref>

In 2020, Silvaco acquired the assets of Coupling Wave Solutions S.A., a privately held company providing silicon substrate noise analysis software.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200909005024/en/Silvaco-Acquires-Assets-Coupling-Wave-Solutions-S.A. | title=Silvaco Acquires the Assets of Coupling Wave Solutions S.A. | website=BusinessWire.com | date=9 September 2020 | access-date=2 December 2020}}</ref> 

In 2020, Silvaco acquired memory compiler technology of Dolphin Design SAS. The acquisition expanded company’s design IP portfolio to provide embedded memories for SoC applications.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-12 |title=Silvaco Acquires Memory Compiler Technology of Dolphin Design SAS |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201112005263/en/Silvaco-Acquires-Memory-Compiler-Technology-of-Dolphin-Design-SAS |access-date=2023-11-01 |website=Silvaco |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2021, Silvaco acquired Physical Verification Solution Provider POLYTEDA CLOUD LLC. The acquisition expanded company’s capabilities for rapid physical verification of IC designs prior to mask creation and manufacturing and for cloud enablement of EDA tools.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-20 |title=Silvaco Acquires Physical Verification Solution Provider POLYTEDA CLOUD LLC |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210121005077/en/Silvaco-Acquires-Physical-Verification-Solution-Provider-POLYTEDA-CLOUD-LLC |access-date=2023-11-01 |website=Silvaco |language=en-US}}</ref>

In April 2024, Silvaco announced the launch of their [[initial public offering]] with a listing on the [[Nasdaq]]. On May 8, the IPO pricing was announced at $19 per share to raise a total of $114M.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

==Products==
Silvaco delivers EDA and semiconductor [[Technology CAD|TCAD]] software products and semiconductor design IP with support and engineering services. Worldwide customers include foundries, fabless semiconductor companies, OEMs, integrated semiconductor manufacturers, and universities.

===TCAD===
Process Simulation
*Victory Process – 2D/3D process simulator
Device Simulation
*Victory Device 2D/3D device simulator 
Other tools
*Virtual Wafer Fab (VWF) – Emulation of wafer manufacturing to perform design-of-experiments and optimization.

===EDA===
The company supplies integrated [[Electronic design automation|EDA]] software in the areas of analog/mixed-signal/RF circuit simulation, custom IC CAD, interconnect modeling, and standard cell library development and characterization.

SPICE modeling and analog & mixed-signal simulation
* Utmost IV –  Device characterization and SPICE modeling
*[[SmartSpice]] – Analog circuit simulator
* SmartSpice RF – Frequency and time domain RF circuit simulator
* SmartView – Simulation waveform viewer
Custom IC CAD
* Gateway – Schematic editor
* Expert – Layout editor
* Guardian – DRC/LVS/Net physical verification
* Hipex – Full-chip parasitic extraction
* Jivaro – Parasitic reduction and analysis
* VarMan – High-sigma variability analysis
Interconnect Modeling
* Clever – Parasitic extractor for realistic 3D structures
Library Platform
* Cello – Standard cell library creation, migration and optimization
* Viola – Standard cell library and I/O cell characterization
* Liberty Analyzer – Analysis and validation of timing, power, noise, and area data from characterization

===SIP===

The company markets a variety of semiconductor design IP (SIP).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://silvaco.com/products/IP/index.html | title=Design IP | website=Silvaco.com | access-date=30 August 2019}}</ref> In May 2019, the company announced that the semiconductor design IP of [[Samsung|Samsung Foundry]] (SF) is now marketed, licensed, and supported through Silvaco.<ref>{{ Cite press release | url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190513005150/en/Samsung-Foundry-Begins-Partnership-Silvaco-Launch-Semiconductor | title=Samsung Foundry Begins Partnership with Silvaco to Launch their Semiconductor IP Assets | website=BusinessWire.com | date=13 May 2019 | access-date= 30 August 2019 }}</ref> 
SIP categories include:
* Interface PHYs
* Interface controllers
* Automotive controllers
* AMBA IP cores and subsystems
* Security cores
* Analog cores
* Embedded processors
* Analog front-ends and codecs
* Foundation IP
** Standard cell libraries
** Embedded memories
** I/Os

==References==
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[[Category:2024 initial public offerings]]
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