The semiconductor industry faces increasingly complex manufacturing challenges as device geometries continue to shrink and production volumes increase. Mass metrology has become critical to ensuring quality and performance in advanced semiconductor manufacturing. Canopus AI's innovative, AI-powered solutions complement Siemens' existing portfolio, providing semiconductor manufacturers with intelligent inspection and measurement capabilities that drive operational excellence.

“The acquisition of Canopus AI exemplifies Siemens’ commitment to leveraging industrial artificial intelligence to solve critical challenges in semiconductor manufacturing,” said Tony Hemmelgarn, president and CEO of Siemens Digital Industry Software. “By combining the computational lithography and manufacturing physics simulation capabilities of our Calibre portfolio with Canopus AI’s advanced metrology and inspection technologies, we are creating a differentiated, end-to-end digital EDA thread that improves the fidelity of patterns printed on wafers, accelerates performance ramp-up, and reduces time to volume production at advanced nodes. This integration further advances our vision of a high-accuracy, end-to-end digital twin for semiconductor manufacturing, enabling subnanometer-scale process control and mask development.”
Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Grenoble, France, Canopus AI is a rapidly growing software and artificial intelligence company dedicated to revolutionizing metrology and wafer and mask inspection. Canopus AI is a pioneer in "Metrospection," a revolutionary approach that enhances metrology and inspection workflows using AI. By bridging the gap between conventional wafer metrology and inspection, this comprehensive software framework uses artificial intelligence to help chip designers and manufacturers meet the extreme precision requirements of advanced technology nodes.

“We are thrilled to join Siemens and bring the power of AI-enabled metrology in the semiconductor industry to a wider audience as part of Siemens’ EDA user community,” said Joël Alanis, CEO of Canopus AI. “Together, we will empower innovators who are pushing the boundaries of semiconductor design and manufacturing with robust metrology and wafer and mask inspection solutions, helping them meet the challenges of a rapidly evolving semiconductor industry.”