On May 5, 2022, Rambus Inc., a provider of industry-leading chips and silicon IP making data faster and safer, announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Hardent, Inc., a leading electronic design company. The transaction closed on May 20, 2022. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Rambus on the transaction, with Stikeman Elliott LLP serving as local Canadian counsel.

This acquisition augments the world-class team of engineers at Rambus and accelerates the development of CXL processing solutions for next-generation data centers. With 20 years of semiconductor experience, Hardent’s world-class silicon design, verification, compression, and Error Correction Code (ECC) expertise provide key resources for the Rambus CXL Memory Interconnect Initiative. In addition, Hardent brings complementary IP and services to the Rambus Silicon IP portfolio, expanding the customer base and design wins in automotive and consumer electronic applications.

The Wilson Sonsini team that advised Rambus on the transaction includes:

Mergers and Acquisitions
Douglas Schnell
Nikkisha Smith
Meghan Thomsen

Corporate
Michael Coke
Amanda Urquiza

Technology Transactions
John McGaraghan
Audrey Garfield
Shivang Patel

Tax
Myra Sutanto Shen
Anthony Yanez

Privacy and Data Protection
Matthew Staples
Daniel Chen
Michael O’Brien

For more information, please see Rambus’ press release.