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Dassault Systèmes to Acquire Exa Corporation
Strengthens Simulation Portfolio with Next
Generation Fluid Dynamics Capabilities
on the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform
Proven Technology and Industrialized
Solutions Available to Customers in All
Industries
Companies’ Complementary Strengths
Expand Power of Digital Engineering
Throughout Value-Chain
Dassault Systèmes, a global innovator
in simulation software for product
engineering, today announced the signing of a definitive
merger agreement for Dassault Systèmes to acquire Burlington,
Massachusetts-based Exa. Under the terms of the merger
agreement, unanimously approved by Exa’s Board of Directors,
a subsidiary of Dassault Systèmes will commence a tender offer
within the next 10 business days to acquire all of the issued and
outstanding shares of Exa common stock for a price of $24.25
per share payable in cash upon completion of the offer. This
represents a fully diluted equity value for Exa of approximately
$400 million. Exa’s fiscal year ended
January 31, 2017 and its revenue
was $72 million.
With the addition of Exa, Dassault
Systèmes’
3DEXPERIENCE
platform will provide customers
with a proven, diverse portfolio of
combined Lattice Boltzmann fluid
simulation technologies, as well as
Exa’s fully industrialized solutions
and nearly 350 highly experienced simulation professionals.
This set of solutions solves challenging fluids problems faster
and more accurately than traditional methods for aerodynamics,
aeroacoustics, thermal management, and a growing list of
applications in other industries.
Exa’s software is used by designers and engineers at more
than 150 leading companies in transportation and mobility, as
well as aerospace and defense, natural resources, and others to
evaluate highly dynamic fluid flow throughout the design
process. Customers include BMW, Tesla, Toyota, NASA,
Power transistors are the primary growth engine in
the $23 billion discrete semiconductor market because
they play a vital role in controlling and conditioning electricity
for all types of electronics—including a growing number
of battery-operated systems. Worldwide efforts to reduce
the waste of power in electric utility grids have significantly
increased the importance of power transistors in consumer,
commercial, and industrial systems. Renewable-energy
applications (e.g., wind and solar systems) as well as electric
and hybrid vehicles have also become important applications
for power transistors in the last 15 years.
However, volatility in the first half of this decade resulted in
an uncharacteristic drop in market size for power transistors
during the last five years. Between 2011 and 2016, power
transistor sales fell by a compound annual growth rate of
-0.9% compared to a 25-year historical annual average
increase of 6.4% (between 1991 and 2016). The 2017 O-S-D
Report is projecting that worldwide power transistor sales will
grow by a CAGR of 4.2% between 2016 and 2021, reaching
$15.8 billion in the final year of the forecast.
All power transistor technology categories are expected to
register sales growth in 2017 with MOS field effect transistor
(FET) products increasing 6% to nearly $7.7 billion, insulated-
gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) products also rising 6% to $4.1
billion, and bipolar junction transistor products growing 4%
to about $875 million. RF/microwave power transistors and
module sales are forecast to rise 3% in 2017 to $960 million,
according to the O-S-D Report.
Report Details: The 2017 O-S-D Report
In a one-of-a-kind study, IC Insights continues to expand its
coverage of the semiconductor industry with detailed analysis
of trends and growth rates in the optoelectronics, sensors/
actuators, and discretes market segments in its newly revised
360-page O-S-D Report—A Market Analysis and Forecast for
the Optoelectronics, Sensors/Actuators, and Discretes.
Now in its 12th annual edition, the 2017 O-S-D Report contains
a detailed forecast of sales, unit shipments, and selling prices
for more than 30 individual product types and categories
through 2021. Also included is a review of technology trends
for each of the segments. The 2017 O-S-D Report, with more
than 240 charts and figures, is attractively priced at $3,590
for an individual-user license and $6,690 for a multi-user
corporate license.
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