San Jose, Calif. – September 07, 2026 -- MulticoreWare, Inc. has acquired Simulus Automation Pvt. Ltd., a semiconductor design and verification specialist, to merge hardware engineering with its existing AI software and accelerated computing business.
MulticoreWare adds native FPGA design capabilities to its compute portfolio
The deal brings High-Level Synthesis and RTL implementation expertise in-house, completing MulticoreWare's heterogeneous compute stack alongside its existing CPU, GPU, DSP, and NPU capabilities. The combined team will target sensor fusion and Physical AI workloads for edge and robotics applications.
Deal adds CXL and PCIe protocol expertise to address interconnect bottlenecks
As heterogeneous SoCs integrate programmable logic directly into chip fabric, data transfer across architectures has become a limiting factor. Simulus Automation's design and verification work in CXL and PCIe protocols gives MulticoreWare capabilities in high-bandwidth, low-latency interconnects for distributed processing systems.
Combined engineering team to scale Cloud FPGA deployment with hyperscalers
The acquisition expands MulticoreWare's ability to distribute repetitive workloads onto Cloud FPGAs, allowing customers to deploy and emulate AI workloads through global hyperscaler infrastructure.
"The semiconductor industry is entering a new era driven by heterogeneous compute, intelligent edge devices, and autonomous systems," said AGK Karunakaran, President & CEO of MulticoreWare, adding that integrating Simulus creates tightly coupled design pipelines intended to cut time-to-market and improve power efficiency.
Karthick Gopal, CEO of Simulus Automation, said the merger combines his company's design verification expertise with MulticoreWare's semiconductor and AI capabilities to serve customers building next-generation silicon platforms.
MulticoreWare said the combined organization will target growing demand across AI infrastructure, spatial intelligence, industrial automation, and edge computing.