Accenture Acquires Cientra to Extend Silicon Design Capabilities By CIOTechOutlook Team

Accenture Acquires Cientra to Extend Silicon Design Capabilities

CIOTechOutlook Team | Thursday, 11 July 2024, 02:32 IST

Accenture, a leading professional services organization, has acquired Cientra, a silicon design and engineering services firm that offers customized silicon solutions to global clients. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

“Everything from data center expansion to cloud computing, wireless technologies, edge computing and the proliferation of AI, are driving demand for next-generation silicon products,” said Karthik Narain, group chief executive—Technology at Accenture. “Our acquisition of Cientra is our latest move to expand our silicon design and engineering capabilities and it underscores our commitment to helping our clients maximize value and reinvent themselves in this space.”

Cientra was founded in 2015 and is located in New Jersey, USA. It also has offices in Frankfurt, Germany, and Bangalore, Hyderabad, and New Delhi, India. Accenture's silicon design experience is supplemented by consulting expertise in embedded IoT and application-specific integrated circuit design and verification capabilities, which improves the company's ability to help clients accelerate semiconductor innovation to support growing data computing needs.

Cientra has extensive experience in engineering, development, and testing of hardware, software, and networks in the automotive, telecommunications, and high-technology industries. Accenture's Advanced Technology Centers in India will welcome roughly 530 skilled engineers and practitioners.

“Since inception, Cientra has been dedicated to building top talent and fostering continuous innovation, developing product solutions that drive value for our clients,” said Anil Kempanna, CEO, Cientra. “Joining Accenture provides exciting opportunities to expand globally and scale our capabilities to create new avenues of growth for our clients as well as our people.”