Siemens takes over Canopus AI

The acquisition strengthens Siemens' position in the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem. It also expands the company's digital product offering in semiconductor development and manufacturing by integrating further state-of-the-art measurement technologies with advanced AI capabilities.

"The acquisition of Canopus AI is an example of Siemens' commitment to using industrial AI to solve key challenges in semiconductor manufacturing," said Tony Hemmelgarn, President and CEO, Siemens Digital Industry Software. "By combining the computational lithography and physical manufacturing simulation capabilities of our Calibre portfolio with Canopus AI's state-of-the-art measurement and inspection technologies, we are creating a differentiated, end-to-end EDA solution that improves printed wafer pattern accuracy, accelerates yield and reduces time-to-volume for cutting-edge nodes. This integration advances our vision of a high-precision digital twin in semiconductor manufacturing and enables sub-nanometer process control and mask development."

The software and AI company Canopus AI was founded in 2021 and is based in Grenoble, France. It is a pioneer in 'metrospection', an approach that improves measurement and inspection processes with AI. According to the company, the software framework overcomes the discrepancy between conventional wafer measurement technology and inspection technology and enables chip designers and manufacturers to use AI to meet the extremely high precision requirements of state-of-the-art technology nodes.

"We are very excited to become part of Siemens and bring the power of AI-powered metrology in the semiconductor industry to a wider audience as a member of the Siemens EDA user community," said Joël Alanis, Chief Executive Officer of Canopus AI. "Together, we will help innovators push the boundaries of semiconductor design and manufacturing with robust wafer and mask metrology and inspection technology. We will also help them meet the challenges of the rapidly changing semiconductor industry."