SAN JOSE, CA, Sep 8, 2026 – MulticoreWare has acquired Simulus Automation, a hardware design and verification firm whose customers develop system-on-chips (SoCs), chipsets and accelerator technologies. The deal adds FPGA and connectivity expertise to MulticoreWare’s software engineering business.
The operation covers silicon design, verification and software deployment in a single pipeline from architecture to production.
“The semiconductor industry is entering a new era driven by heterogeneous compute, intelligent edge devices, and autonomous systems. Bringing Simulus into the MulticoreWare family ensures our clients can benefit from tightly integrated design pipelines, maximize power efficiency, solve interconnect challenges, and accelerate time-to-market,” said AGK Karunakaran, president & CEO, MulticoreWare.
According to MulticoreWare, the acquisition adds three capability areas:
- FPGA-Native Engineering: MulticoreWare pairs its CPU, GPU, DSP and NPU expertise with FPGA capabilities. Its High-Level Synthesis (HLS) and RTL implementation teams support sensor fusion and Physical AI workloads for edge and robotics applications.
- CXL and PCIe connectivity: Simulus brings design and verification expertise in the CXL and PCIe protocols, which handle high-bandwidth, low-latency interconnects for distributed processing.
- Cloud FPGA Scalability: The team can distribute repetitive workloads onto cloud FPGAs, allowing customers to deploy and emulate AI workloads with global hyperscalers.
“Joining MulticoreWare creates exciting opportunities for our employees and customers. By combining Simulus’ design verification expertise with MulticoreWare’s global semiconductor and AI capabilities, we can deliver even greater value to customers developing the next generation of silicon platforms,” said Karthick Gopal, CEO of Simulus Automation.
Source: MulticoreWare
About MulticoreWare
MulticoreWare develops software products and engineering services for parallel, accelerated and embedded computing systems. Founded in 2009, it is headquartered in San Jose, CA. Its products include compilers, toolchains, software libraries, video codecs and machine learning applications. The x265, x266 and Ultraziq lines support video encoding and streaming. MulticoreWare develops sensor fusion, computer vision and AI analytics software for vehicles and connected devices. It also provides embedded software development, performance optimization, functional safety and automotive engineering services. The company works with CPUs, GPUs, DSPs, FPGAs and other AI accelerators. Its customers include organizations in automotive, broadcasting, surveillance, health care, retail, logistics, industrial systems, robotics and defense. MulticoreWare has offices in the United States, India and China. It reports more than 100 completed projects and more than 500 employees worldwide.
About Simulus Automation
Simulus Automation provides semiconductor engineering services and interconnect intellectual property for computing hardware. Founded in 2020, it is headquartered in Chennai, India. The company develops CXL Cluster IP for PCI Express and CXL interconnects. Its CXL.io and CXL.mem products support connectivity and memory expansion in accelerator systems. It also offers register and management IP for device configuration. Simulus provides design verification and validation for SoCs, chipsets, networking platforms and accelerators. Its services include FPGA development, prototyping and PCI Express integration. Customers include developers of AI accelerators, networking silicon, high-performance computing platforms and embedded systems. Engineers use its FPGA prototypes for software development and system validation before silicon production.
