Silvaco Group, Inc.

Silvaco Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SVCO) is a U.S.‑based provider of TCAD (technology computer‑aided design) software, EDA (electronic design automation) tools, and semiconductor design IP (SIP), serving global semiconductor manufacturers, IC design houses, and academic institutions from its headquarters in Santa Clara, California and offices worldwide .

🔹 Company Overview

• Founded: 1984 by Dr. Ivan Pesic Wikipedia+4Wikipedia+4SemiWiki+4

• Type: Public company (went public in May 2024 via IPO on Nasdaq: SVCO) Moomoo+2Silvaco+2The Wall Street Journal+2

• Key People:

  • Chair: Kathy Pesic

  • CEO: Babak Taheri (appointed 2019) Semiconductor Engineering+8Wikipedia+8Zippia+8

• Employees: Approx. 300–500 globally, including R&D, sales, and support teams Wikipedia

• Customers: 600+ worldwide, including fabless, IDM, foundry, and university partners Wikipedia+2Silvaco+2SemiWiki+2

🌐 Global Presence

Headquartered at 4701 Patrick Henry Drive, Building 23, Santa Clara, CA 95054 with additional offices in:

• Asia: Yokohama (Japan), Seoul, Shanghai, Hsinchu (Taiwan), Singapore

• Europe: Cambridge (UK), Montbonnot‑Saint‑Martin (France)

• Latin America: Brazil

• India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Middle East, Vietnam via regional distributors Silvaco+12Silvaco+12LinkedIn+12

🛠️ Product Portfolio

TCAD Tools

• Victory Process – 2D/3D semiconductor process simulation

• Victory Device – 2D/3D device physics and characteristics simulation

• Virtual Wafer Fab (VWF) – full‑fab emulation for design‑of‑experiments and optimization Silvaco+9Wikipedia+9Wikipedia+9

EDA / SPICE & Custom IC CAD Tools

Silvaco’s suite includes analog/mixed‑signal and RF circuit simulation and layout tools:

• Utmost IV – Device characterization, SPICE modeling

• SmartSpice / SmartSpice RF – High‑performance analog and RF circuit simulator

• SmartView – Waveform viewer

• Layout and verification: Gateway (schematic editor), Expert (layout), Guardian (DRC/LVS), Hipex, Jivaro, VarMan, Clever, Cello, Viola, Liberty Analyzer Silvaco+15Wikipedia+15SemiWiki+15

SIP (Design IP)

Offers a wide portfolio of semiconductor IP including:

• Interface PHYs and controllers (e.g. I²C, I³C, AMBA)

• Automotive and analog cores

• Standard cell libraries, I/O cells, embedded memory and low‑power fundamentals

• Tracked under licensing agreements including Samsung Foundry’s IP CB Insights+12Wikipedia+12Wikipedia+12

📜 History & Milestones

• 1984: Founded by Dr. Ivan Pesic, initial product Utmost IV becomes a standard in SPICE and device characterization SemiWiki+1Semiconductor Engineering+1

• 1985: Launch of SmartSpice for analog circuit simulation Semiconductor Engineering+4SemiWiki+4Wikipedia+4

• Mid‑1990s to early 2000s: Expanded into TCAD and analog IC CAD tools

• 2003: Acquired Simucad, logic simulation EDA tools

• 2010: Merged Simucad Design Automation and Silvaco Data Systems into Silvaco, Inc. Silvaco+11Wikipedia+11Zippia+11

• 2015–2018: Acquisitions including Invarian (power‑integrity), IPextreme (design IP), edXact (parasitic analysis), SoC Solutions, NanGate for library optimization Silvaco+6Wikipedia+6Semiconductor Engineering+6

• 2025: Acquired Tech‑X Corporation to expand photonics and wafer‑scale plasma modeling solutions for AI applications (announced April 29, 2025) Silvaco

🎓 Education & Ecosystem Initiatives

Silvaco has partnered with leading universities (Stanford, Purdue, ASU) to provide TCAD software through nanoHUB / Chipshub, broadening student and researcher access to advanced tools. These initiatives aim to address semiconductor industry skill shortages through accessible educational platforms and published materials that include TCAD‑based content Silvaco.

📈 Financials (IPO & FY 2024)

• IPO: Priced at $19.00/share in May 2024, raised ~$114M; began trading on Nasdaq under ticker SVCO on May 9, 2024 Silvaco

• 2023 revenue: $54.2M (up from $46.5M in 2022 and $42.2M in 2021) The Wall Street Journal

• Full‑Year 2024 results: Released March 5, 2025—final figures detailed in Silvaco’s financial report Silvaco+1Wikipedia+1

⚙️ Industries & Applications

Silvaco’s technologies support advanced semiconductor design across:

• Automotive & power devices, including reliability and power integrity

• Display technology, memory and high‑performance computing

• Photonics and 5G/6G cellular markets

• IoT and embedded systems design

📋 Company at a Glance