On September 6, 2023, Cadence acquired the serializer/deserializer (“SerDes”) and memory interface physical layer (“Memory”) IP business from Rambus Inc. (“Rambus”) for an aggregate cash consideration of $108.6 million. Memory and SerDes IP design and integration continues to be integral to the design of artificial intelligence, data center and hyperscale applications, CPU architectures and networking devices. The addition of the Rambus IP and seasoned team accelerates Cadence’s Intelligent System Design strategy and strengthens Cadence's IP technology portfolio.


	Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Current assets	$	1,460
Goodwill	80,999
Acquired intangibles	26,000
Other long-term assets	2,798
Total assets acquired	111,257
Current liabilities	2,531
Long-term liabilities	142
Total liabilities assumed	2,673
Total purchase consideration	$	108,584

Cadence will continue to evaluate certain estimates and assumptions, primarily related to assumed liabilities, during the measurement period (up to one year from the acquisition date). The recorded goodwill is attributed to intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition, including the acquired assembled workforce, and will be deductible for tax purposes.


	Fair Value		Weighted Average Amortization Period
	(In thousands)		(in years)
Existing technology	$	16,700	5.0 years
Agreements and relationships	9,300		7.0 years

Total acquired intangibles with definite lives	$	26,000	5.7 years

On May 4, 2023, Cadence acquired all of the outstanding equity of Pulsic, Ltd. (“Pulsic”), a longtime provider of production-proven technology for floor-planning, placement, and routing of custom ICs. The addition of Pulsic’s technologies and experienced team supports Cadence’s Intelligent System Design strategy and strengthens Cadence’s Custom IC Design and Simulation technology portfolio. The aggregate cash consideration for Cadence’s acquisition of Pulsic, net of cash acquired of $3.8 million, was $56.1 million. Subject to service and other conditions, Cadence expects to recognize expense for consideration paid to certain former Pulsic shareholders, now employed by Cadence, through the second quarter of fiscal 2025.


	Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Current assets	$	4,369
Goodwill	47,448
Acquired intangibles	12,400
Other long-term assets	89
Total assets acquired	64,306
Current liabilities	1,553
Long-term liabilities	2,885
Total liabilities assumed	4,438
Total purchase consideration	$	59,868


	Fair Value		Weighted Average Amortization Period
	(In thousands)		(in years)
Existing technology	$	8,000	6.2 years
Agreements and relationships	4,100		8.0 years
Tradenames, trademarks and patents	300		6.0 years
Total acquired intangibles with definite lives	$	12,400	6.8 years

On October 2, 2023, Cadence acquired all of the outstanding equity of Intrinsix Corporation (“Intrinsix”) from CEVA, Inc. The acquisition enhances Cadence’s system and IC design services resources with the addition of a team with expertise in advanced nodes, radio frequency, mixed-signal and security algorithms. The acquisition also expands Cadence’s reach in key high-growth vertical sectors, including aerospace and defense. The aggregate cash consideration for Cadence’s acquisition of Intrinsix was $34.6 million, net of cash acquired of $0.5 million. With its acquisition of Intrinsix, Cadence recorded $2.6 million of definite-lived intangible assets, $31.6 million of goodwill and $0.9 million net assets. The weighted average amortization period for the definite-lived intangible assets acquired with Cadence’s acquisition of Intrinsix was 5.0 years.The recorded goodwill is attributed to intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition, including the acquired assembled workforce, and is not deductible for tax purposes.

On August 31, 2022, Cadence acquired all of the outstanding equity of OpenEye, a leading provider of computational molecular modeling and simulation software used by pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies for drug discovery. The addition of OpenEye’s technologies and experienced team with its deep scientific expertise is expected to accelerate Cadence’s Intelligent System Design strategy and broadens Cadence’s System Design and Analysis technology portfolio. The acquisition expands Cadence’s total addressable market, bringing Cadence’s computational software expertise to apply proven algorithmic, simulation and solver advances to life sciences. The aggregate cash consideration for Cadence’s acquisition of OpenEye, net of cash acquired of $13.2 million, was $461.3 million. Subject to service and other conditions, Cadence expects to recognize expense for consideration paid to certain former OpenEye shareholders, now employed by Cadence, through the first quarter of fiscal 2026.

The total purchase consideration was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed with Cadence’s acquisition of OpenEye based on their respective estimated fair values on the acquisition date as follows:


	Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Current assets	$	24,890
Goodwill	359,580
Acquired intangibles	117,400
Other long-term assets	6,542
Total assets acquired	508,412
Current liabilities	15,489
Long-term liabilities	18,456
Total liabilities assumed	33,945
Total purchase consideration	$	474,467


	Fair Value		Weighted Average Amortization Period
	(In thousands)		(in years)
Existing technology	$	53,900	7.0 years
Agreements and relationships	61,400		12.3 years
Tradenames, trademarks and patents	2,100		7.0 years
Total acquired intangibles with definite lives	$	117,400	9.8 years

On July 14, 2022, Cadence acquired all of the outstanding equity of FFG Holdings Limited (“Future Facilities”), a provider of electronics cooling analysis and energy performance optimization solutions for data center design and operations using physics-based 3D digital twins. The addition of Future Facilities’ technologies and expertise supports Cadence’s Intelligent System Design strategy and broadens its System Design and Analysis technology portfolio with the addition of solutions that enable companies to make informed business decisions about data center design, operations and lifecycle management that reduce their carbon footprint. The aggregate cash consideration for Cadence’s acquisition of Future Facilities, net of cash acquired of $2.8 million, was $100.1 million. Subject to service and other conditions, Cadence expects to recognize expense for consideration paid to certain former Future Facilities shareholders, now employed by Cadence, subject to service and other conditions, through the third quarter of fiscal 2025.

The total purchase consideration was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed with Cadence’s acquisition of Future Facilities based on their respective estimated fair values on the acquisition date as follows:


	Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Current assets	$	7,992
Goodwill	67,219
Acquired intangibles	38,100
Other long-term assets	2,708
Total assets acquired	116,019
Current liabilities	4,952
Long-term liabilities	8,167
Total liabilities assumed	13,119
Total purchase consideration	$	102,900

The recorded goodwill is attributed to intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition, including the acquired assembled workforce and expected synergies from combining operations of Future Facilities with Cadence. The goodwill will not be deductible for tax purposes.


	Fair Value		Weighted Average Amortization Period
	(In thousands)		(in years)
Existing technology	$	20,900	6.0 years
Agreements and relationships	15,600		9.0 years
Tradenames, trademarks and patents	1,600		8.0 years
Total acquired intangibles with definite lives	$	38,100	7.3 years

During fiscal 2022, Cadence completed three other business combinations for aggregate cash consideration of $53.6 million, net of cash acquired. The total purchase consideration was allocated to assets acquired based on their respective estimated fair values on the acquisition dates. Cadence recorded $23.1 million of acquired intangible assets, which consisted of $13.1 million of existing technology, $3.1 million of agreements and relationships, $0.1 million of tradenames, trademarks and patents, and $6.8 million of in-process technology. The weighted average amortization period for the definite-lived intangible assets acquired with these business combinations was 6.9 years. Cadence also recognized $29.5 million of goodwill, which is primarily attributed to the assembled workforce of the acquired businesses. Of the goodwill recognized with these acquisitions, $27.8 million is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

On February 23, 2021, Cadence acquired all of the outstanding equity of Belgium-based Numerical Mechanics Applications International SA (“NUMECA”). The addition of NUMECA’s technologies and talent supports Cadence’s Intelligent System Design strategy, servicing the computational fluid dynamics (“CFD”) space as part of System Design and Analysis. The aggregate cash consideration for Cadence’s acquisition of NUMECA, net of cash acquired of $9.6 million, was $188.6 million. Cadence recognized expense for consideration paid to certain former NUMECA shareholders that was subject to service and other conditions, through the first quarter of fiscal 2023.

The total purchase consideration was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed with Cadence’s acquisition of NUMECA based on their respective estimated fair values on the acquisition date as follows:


	Acquisition Date Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Current assets	$	16,423
Goodwill	133,077
Acquired intangibles	72,200
Other long-term assets	6,928
Total assets acquired	228,628
Current liabilities	9,951
Long-term liabilities	20,475
Total liabilities assumed	30,426
Total purchase consideration	$	198,202

The recorded goodwill is attributed to intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition, including the acquired assembled workforce and expected synergies from combining operations of NUMECA with Cadence. Cadence expects all of the goodwill related to the acquisition of NUMECA to be deductible for tax purposes.

On April 14, 2021, Cadence acquired all of the outstanding equity of Pointwise, Inc. (“Pointwise”), a leader in mesh generation for CFD for cash consideration of approximately $31.4 million, net of cash acquired. The addition of Pointwise’s technologies and experienced team supports Cadence’s Intelligent System Design strategy and further broadens its System Design and Analysis portfolio, complementing its acquisition of NUMECA. The total purchase consideration was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their respective estimated fair values on the acquisition dates. Cadence recorded $16.7 million of definite-lived intangible assets and $16.7 million of goodwill with its acquisition of Pointwise. All of the goodwill related to Cadence’s acquisition of Pointwise is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.


	Acquisition Date Fair Value		Weighted Average Amortization Period
	(In thousands)		(in years)
Existing technology	$	59,100	13.7 years
Agreements and relationships	28,900		13.7 years
Tradenames, trademarks and patents	4,600		14.3 years
Total acquired intangibles with definite lives	$	92,600	13.7 years

Cadence has not presented pro forma financial information for any of the businesses it acquired during fiscal 2023, 2022 and fiscal 2021 because the results of operations for these businesses are not material to Cadence’s consolidated financial statements.