California-based Synopsys Inc. plans to acquire Dulles-based Cigital and Boston-based Codiscope, a company spun off by Cigital last year.
The terms of the deal are not being disclosed.
Synopsys is the world's 15th largest software company. It is a major player in electronic design automation and semiconductor IP and is also developing its role in software quality and security solutions.
Cigital is a large, global application security firm specializing in professional and managed services for identifying, remediating and preventing vulnerabilities in software applications.
Codiscope has transformed the tools and intellectual property created by Cigital into a suite of accessible and streamlined tools for a broad population of developers.
