“The planned acquisition of Sarokal reinforces our ongoing commitment to EDA and the IC industry,” says Tony Hemmelgarn, president and CEO of Siemens PLM Software. “building on our acquisition of Mentor Graphics, we continue to make strategic investments which leverage Mentor’s existing strengths and enable Siemens to expand its offerings to the IC industry.”

Sarokal’s technology is aimed at detecting RF problems and sees itself as at the forefront of test for 5G.

“Sarokal has been on the forefront of the development of the 5G specification and its requirements for fronthaul networks since its inception,” says Sarokal CEO Harri Valasma, “the 5G specification aims to greatly enhance performance for mobile broadband, network operation aespecially designed to detect radio frequency (RF) problems.”

With Sarokal’s early investment  in the requirements of 5G testing, their testing models were created from the beginning for both the virtual (digitalization) environment as well as the physical testing environment.nd Internet of Things (IoT) communication, which  require new test methodologies.

“Becoming part of Siemens and integrating our technology into the Veloce emulation platform will give us greater visibility into early customer adoption of 5G, which can help us maintain our leadership as this segment is forecasted to grow rapidly.”