Synopsys to buy Numerical Technologies for $250 million

"Design for manufacturing issues will continue to gain importance as designs inevitably shrink toward the 65 nanometer mark. Combining Numerical's lithography-enabling solutions with Synopsys' design tools will enable us to further reduce costs and manufacturing risk for customers involved in creating smaller, faster and more power-efficient chips," said Aart de Geus, chairman and chief executive officer of Synopsys, in a statement.

"By bringing together our complementary technologies and adding Numerical's well-respected technologists to our team, Synopsys will be able to deliver more complete design-to-silicon solutions to address changing design for manufacturing needs," he added.