# Synopsys acquires Danish quantum simulation software company QuantumWise

Synopsys Inc., a global leader in electronic design automation, acquired QuantumWise, a Danish company that develops software for simulating novel semiconductor materials. The price was undisclosed.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-10-23
- Where: Copenhagen, Denmark
- Status: completed
- Products: semiconductor simulation software, Atomistix ToolKit
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Synopsys](https://endata.com/companies/27477.md) (acquirer)
- [QuantumWise](https://endata.com/companies/27478.md) (target)

## Sources

- [copenhagensciencecity.dk](https://copenhagensciencecity.dk/leading-computer-chip-software-design-company-buys-danish-quantum-simulators/), 2017-10-23: "Experimentally investigating the properties of materials is very expensive. Simulating the materials with our software tells us what can work, and equally important what will not work."

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