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- From: wyle@synopsys.com (Mitch Wyle)
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- Subject: (June 22) SYNOPSYS TO ACQUIRE MAJORITY INTEREST
- IN JAPANESE DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL
- Message-ID: <1992Jul24.022816.27451@Synopsys.Com>
- Date: 24 Jul 92 02:28:16 GMT
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- Organization: Synopsys Inc.
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- Acquisition of 82% interest in SC Hightech Center subsidiary of Sumitomo
- Corporation will establish landed Japanese presence MOUNTAIN VIEW,
- Calif.
-
- June 22, 1992 Synopsys Inc. today announced the execution of a
- definitive agreement to acquire from Sumitomo Corporation and certain
- individual shareholders an 82 percent interest in SC Hightech Center
- for approximately $3 million in cash. Subject to the satisfaction of
- certain closing conditions, the acquisition is currently anticipated
- to close on or about July 6, 1992. The equity investment will enable
- Synopsys to establish a landed presence in Japan and a direct commitment
- to the Japanese electronics market.
-
- The acquisition represents part of a continuing relationship between
- Sumitomo Corporation and Synopsys and a commitment to develop the Japanese
- market for high-level integrated circuit (IC) and electronic system
- design tools. SC Hightech Center has been the exclusive distribution
- and support center in Japan for Synopsys' high-level design automation
- software since 1988.
-
- SC Hightech Center currently employs approximately 55 people in two
- locations (Tokyo and Osaka), including sales, technical support and
- design engineering personnel. In December 1990, Sumitomo Corporation
- invested $5 million in Synopsys. "Establishing a landed Japanese
- presence is an important milestone for Synopsys in the development of
- this strategic market," said Harvey Jones, Synopsys president and CEO.
- "In acquiring SC Hightech, we are investing in an established company
- with a strong engineering team and solid long-term relationships with
- the major electronics companies in Japan."
-
- Synopsys Inc. develops, markets and supports high-level design automation
- (HLDA) software for designers of integrated circuits and electronic
- systems. The Company currently offers a comprehensive set of synthesis,
- simulation and test tools, which are supported on the most widely used
- UNIX workstations.
-
- Synopsys is a registered trademark of Synopsys Inc. All other brands
- or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
- holders and should be treated as such.
-
- For more information, contact:
-
- Lois DuBois lois@synopsys.com
- Synopsys Inc (415) 694 4255
- 700 E. Middlefield Rd. (415) 965 8637 (fax)
- Mountain View, CA 94043-4033 (800) 843 5669 x4255
-