LightTools optical design solution from Synopsys.

Keysight acquires Synopsys Optical Solutions Group

  • Keysight Technologies has entered into a definitive agreement with Synopsys to acquire Synopsys Optical Solutions Group, a Californian provider of optical design and analysis software tools.
  • To avoid being in a monopoly situation in the optical simulation field, Synopsys is forced to sell Optical Solutions Group in order to obtain regulatory approval to finalize the Ansys acquisition announced in January 2024.
  • Optical Solutions Group has a range of software solutions for the design, analysis, simulation and virtual prototyping of optical systems.

 
Optical Solutions Group provides design tools and services to model all aspects of light propagation for high-precision optical product simulations and visualizations. These include software tools such as CODE V for imaging system design, LightTools lighting design software, LucidShape for automotive lighting design, RSoft Photonic Device Tools, and the recently launched ImSym platform for virtual prototyping of imaging systems.

“This acquisition will give us the means to implement high-performance systems beyond electronics, including optics and photonics,” said Niels Faché, vice president and general manager of Keysight’s design engineering software.

With the acquisition of this California-based company, Keysight strengthens its design engineering software portfolio, its offering in the field of radio frequency (RF) and microwave electronic design automation (EDA), and its physics-based computer-aided engineering capabilities.

Thanks to this design engineering software, combined with the instruments of the US electronics test specialist, manufacturers can predict and adjust the performance of their products during the development phase.

The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory review and successful closing of the proposed acquisition of Ansys by Synopsys, which is pending regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the first half of 2025.