Siemens to acquire debug and trace solutions provider Lauterbach
German firm Lauterbach develops comprehensive, modular and extensible development and verification tools for microprocessors and embedded CPU cores in the form of hardware-assisted debuggers and real-time trace tools.
Siemens has signed an agreement to acquire Lauterbach, a German provider of debug and trace solutions for embedded software and complex system-on-chip (SoC) architectures.
Lauterbach develops comprehensive, modular and extensible development and verification tools for microprocessors and embedded CPU cores in the form of hardware-assisted debuggers and real-time trace tools, Siemens said.
The combination of Siemens’ and Lauterbach’s complementary technologies enables a unified view of chip and software behavior and helps customers more quickly identify errors arising from complex interactions between hardware and software during chip development. The results are faster time to revenue and higher product quality.
By bringing together these previously separate workflows into a single solution, Siemens aims to empower customers with a unified hardware/software view of how increasingly complex application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) and system-on-a-chip (SoC) devices behave, Siemens said.
“With Lauterbach, we are further extending our industry-leading EDA portfolio for semiconductor design by bringing together our premier hardware-assisted verification portfolio with its industry-leading software debugging technologies,” said Cedrik Neike, Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG and President Digital Industries. “As semiconductors represent a core vertical for our technology strategy, this enables customers to test and optimize their products even before the actual chip is produced – significantly reducing development time.”
The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2027, subject to customary closing conditions and required regulatory approvals.
“By combining our debug and trace technology with Siemens’ hardware-assisted verification capabilities, we are creating a powerful solution that provides developers with a unified hardware/software view of the behavior of increasingly complex ASIC and SoC devices in AI, high-performance computing, storage/hyperscale, automotive, communications and A&D applications,” said Stephan Lauterbach, CTO and co-founder of Lauterbach.
