Virage Logic
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| Type | Acquired by Synopsys |
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| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Fremont, California, USA |
Number of locations | Yerevan, Armenia Noida, India Warren, NJ St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Key people | Alex Shubat, The last CEO |
| Products | Semiconductor IP |
Number of employees | 600 (before acquisition) |
Virage Logic corporation was an American provider of both functional and physical semiconductor intellectual property (IP) for the design of complex integrated circuits.[1] It was founded in 1996. The company's differentiated product portfolio included processor centric solutions, interface IP solutions, embedded SRAMs and NVMs, embedded memory test and repair, logic libraries, and memory development software.[citation needed]
History
[edit]Virage Logic was founded in 1996 by Adam Kablanian and Alex Shubat.[1] The company established operations its India and Armenia R&D operations were established in 1999.[citation needed] The company's initial public offering was in 2000 and a year later its STAR Memory System was introduced.[2]
Acquisitions and sale
[edit]In 2002, the company acquired InChip, a semiconductor logic IP company.[3] In 2007, the company acquired Ingot Systems, an ASIP company.[4] A year later, it acquired Impinj's logic non-volatile memory IP.[5] In 2009, the company acquired ARC International, a configurable processors and multimedia IP company,[6] as well as NXP CMOS IP Group.[7]
In 2010, Virage Logic was acquired by Synopsys for $315 million.[8][9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Virage hopes to make splash with system-on-a-chip". CNET. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
- ↑ Virage Logic Broadens Its Silicon Aware Intellectual Property (IP) Offering with New Release of the STAR(TM) Memory System
- ↑ "Virage Logic to Acquire In-Chip Systems". www.design-reuse.com. Retrieved 2026-04-06.
- ↑ "Virage Logic Completes Acquisition of Ingot Systems". www.design-reuse.com. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
- ↑ "Virage Logic Acquires Impinj's Logic Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) IP Business". www.design-reuse.com. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
- ↑ "Virage Logic Completes Acquisition of ARC International". www.design-reuse.com. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
- ↑ Clarke, Peter (2009-10-12). "NXP to transfer CMOS IP, staff to Virage Logic". EE Times. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
- ↑ DiColo, Jerry A. (2010-06-10). "Synopsys Agrees to Acquire Virage Logic". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
- ↑ McGrath, Dylan (2010-06-10). "Update: Synopsys to buy Virage Logic for $315M". EE Times. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
