Keysight Technologies

What Keysight Technologies does

Keysight Technologies is a public, NYSE-listed electronic measurement company established in 2014 through Agilent's spin-off, with measurement-science heritage traced to Hewlett-Packard. It serves communications and network-equipment companies, semiconductor designers and manufacturers, aerospace and defense organizations, automotive companies, data-center and cloud operators, quantum researchers, and enterprise software teams. Its portfolio spans PathWave electronic design automation and engineering-data software; computer-aided engineering and multiphysics simulation; oscilloscopes, signal and network analyzers, waveform generators, and GNSS systems; wireless and network emulators; and cybersecurity test platforms. Acquisitions including ClioSoft, SCALABLE Network Technologies, ESI/Keysight CAE, and VPIphotonics extend the stack from component design into system-level optical and multiphysics workflows.

Keysight monetizes hardware delivery, perpetual and subscription software licenses, and support, calibration, repairs, training, consulting, and managed services. Most products are quote-based; enterprise software can be sold through multi-year agreements, while subscriptions may be billed monthly and perpetual licenses carry annual maintenance. Distribution is led by enterprise field sales and technical specialists, supplemented by inside sales, channel partners, and online trials, license management, and purchasing. Its horizontal customer base addresses design, validation, conformance, security, and manufacturing-test requirements.

Name

Keysight Technologies

Legal name

Keysight Technologies, Inc.

Website

https://keysight.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Keysight Technologies provides electronic design automation, simulation, test instruments, network emulation, and security platforms to communications, semiconductor, aerospace, defense, automotive, and enterprise engineering organizations worldwide through direct sales and software licensing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electronic Test and Measurement Equipment

NAICS

Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (8112), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Measuring & Controlling Devices, Nec (3829), Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827), Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600)

akta.pro primary industry

Test & Measurement Equipment (Oscilloscopes, DAQ, signal analyzers, calibration benches) (IMAGAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

EDA Software Platforms (Digital Implementation, Verification & Signoff) (HDAHAFAA), Analog/Mixed-Signal & RF EDA Tools (HDAHAFAB), Fault & Performance Monitoring (SNMP/Telemetry/APM for Networks) (HDAFAMAA)

Keywords

• Electronic test measurement
• RF microwave design
• EDA software solutions
• Network cybersecurity testing
• Semiconductor test instrumentation

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Rosa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Electronic Design and Test Instruments/Hardware: Keysight generates significant revenue from selling electronic test and measurement instruments including oscilloscopes, signal analyzers, network analyzers, power supplies, and specialized test equipment. This includes both standard products and customized configurations. Revenue recognition occurs upon delivery of hardware.
2. Software Licenses and Subscriptions: The company derives substantial revenue from software products including EDA software (PathWave, ADS, RFPro), test automation (Eggplant), and engineering data management solutions. Software includes perpetual licenses, subscriptions, and software-as-a-service offerings.
3. Services and Support: Keysight generates recurring revenue from services including technical support (KeysightCare), calibration services, repairs, managed services (Test Equipment Managed Services - TEMS), and training. These services provide recurring revenue streams and enhance customer retention.
4. Professional Services and Consulting: The company offers professional services including outsourced testing, consulting, and training engagements. Service revenue is recognized as services are delivered.
5. Managed Services: Keysight provides managed services such as Test Equipment Managed Services (TEMS) for defense and aerospace customers, offering calibration, repairs, logistics, and digital asset management through centralized, data-driven approaches.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Keysight Technologies designs, manufactures, and sells electronic test and measurement instruments (oscilloscopes, signal analyzers, network analyzers, waveform generators, power supplies, GNSS simulators) and electronic design automation (EDA) software (PathWave ADS, RFPro, SystemVue, GoldenGate, VPIphotonics, Eggplant test automation, Keysight Multiphysics, SOS engineering data management). The company also provides network security test platforms (APS-ONE-400), wireless and network emulators, calibration and managed test services, and training for engineers in communications, semiconductor, aerospace/defense, automotive, and AI infrastructure markets.

Product overview

Keysight Technologies offers a comprehensive portfolio of design, emulation, and test solutions organized around design engineering software (PathWave EDA suite including ADS, RFPro, SystemVue, IC-CAP, GoldenGate, and Photonic Designer; CAE tools including Multiphysics, VPS, VA One, SimulationX; and Engineering Data Management via SOS Core/Enterprise), test instruments (oscilloscopes, signal analyzers, vector network analyzers, power supplies), network security platforms (APS-ONE-400), and AI-powered test automation (Eggplant). The company provides end-to-end workflows spanning IC design, validation, wafer test, and photonics through a combination of organic product development and strategic acquisitions (Cliosoft, Quantum Benchmark, SCALABLE Network Technologies, VPIphotonics). Keysight's EDA software integrates with Intel Foundry, GlobalFoundries, and major EDA competitors, while its solutions target communications, semiconductor, aerospace, defense, and AI infrastructure markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PathWave: Software platform for design, test, and measurement workflows including PathWave ADS, PathWave Design Software, PathWave Test Software
• Eggplant
• Keysight CAE (formerly ESI Group)
• KeysightCare

Products and services

• PathWave Advanced Design System (ADS) Industry-proven multi-technology 3D layout and integrated EM-circuit co-simulation platform for designing RF modules containing RFICs, packaging, antennas, and PCBs with built-in design templates and extensive component libraries. Used by RFIC and microwave circuit designers in communications, aerospace, and semiconductor industries.
• PathWave RFPro 3D EM-circuit co-simulation solution that preserves design integrity without requiring cookie-cutting or schematic alterations. Certified for Intel Foundry process technologies for RFIC design.
• PathWave SystemVue Advanced platform for simulating, prototyping, and designing complex RF systems combining multi-domain modeling with simulation for system-level architects.
• PathWave IC-CAP Versatile and customizable industry standard for semiconductor device modeling with automated measurements and model extraction.
• SOS Core and SOS Enterprise Engineering data management platforms for design teams with native EDA integration to Cadence, Synopsys, and Siemens EDA libraries. SOS Enterprise provides audit trails, role-based access, and AI-ready data for global scale.
• GoldenGate RFIC Design Software RF simulation software for designing, analyzing, and verifying radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) with advanced mmWave capabilities.
• VPIphotonics Design Suite

Quantifiable outcome

• 92% reduction in script volume when using Eggplant Find by Description for UI test automation
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability9 records

Feature12 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and major.

• GlobalFoundriescoreTechnology or Integration · 10 August 2026Keysight expanded its Process Design Kit (PDK) for GlobalFoundries' silicon photonics platform, enabling designers to integrate photonic IC design with full electro-optical-electrical system simulation in a single unified environment. The PDK addresses workflow gaps for validating system-level link performance.
• Intel FoundrycoreTechnology or Integration · 27 July 2026Keysight certified its RFPro electromagnetic design software for Intel Foundry's Intel 14A and Intel 18A-P process technologies, enabling RFIC and mixed-signal designers to run accurate simulations reflecting Intel's manufacturing processes before production. This certification helps reduce development risk and avoid costly chip redesigns.
• NVIDIAcoreTechnology or Integration · 26 July 2026Keysight is integrated into NVIDIA's Agent Toolkit with PhysicsNeMo and CUDA-X libraries, enabling autonomous AI engineers for chip design workflows. Keysight reports up to 10x speedups in electromagnetic simulations using NVIDIA's accelerated solvers.
• NVIDIA (Agent Toolkit Ecosystem)coreTechnology or Integration · 26 July 2026Keysight is part of the NVIDIA Agent Toolkit ecosystem, using PhysicsNeMo and CUDA-X libraries for chip design and multiphysics simulations. Keysight reports 10x to 50x performance improvements using NVIDIA's accelerated solvers.
• WIN SemiconductorscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 July 2026Keysight partnered with WIN Semiconductors to develop a design workflow solution for RF chip development, combining multiple processes into a single automated platform for simulation, optimization, and verification. The solution targets chip development for 5G base stations, defense radar systems, and Wi-Fi access points.
• European Space Agency (ESA)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 July 2026Keysight was selected by ESA as prime contractor to lead a three-year development program creating blockchain-enabled anomaly detection for 5G non-terrestrial networks (NTN). The program explores blockchain, AI, and ML for secure satellite communications across the NTN lifecycle.
• SateliotstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 July 2026Sateliot is collaborating with Keysight as a partner in the ESA-funded blockchain-enabled 5G NTN anomaly detection program. The collaboration focuses on technical development and mission integration for satellite IoT solutions.
• WIN Semiconductors (GaN MMIC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026Keysight and WIN Semiconductors announced a joint GaN MMIC design workflow enabling first-pass tapeout success by integrating on-chip simulation, 3D layout verification, and off-chip evaluation board design for high-frequency applications.
• KDDI (with Samsung and NVIDIA)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2026KDDI announced collaboration with Samsung, NVIDIA, and Keysight to develop a high-fidelity RAN digital twin for 6G network optimization, as part of broader industry efforts around AI-RAN technology.
• KDDI CorporationstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 June 2026KDDI and KDDI Research launched a RAN Digital Twin collaboration with Keysight, NVIDIA, and Samsung Research America to create a virtual replica of radio access networks for the 6G era. A prototype is targeted by March 2028.
• Samsung Research AmericastrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 June 2026Samsung Research America is collaborating with Keysight on the KDDI RAN Digital Twin project for 6G network optimization and autonomous network operations. The collaboration supports AI-driven network validation.
• Siemens (Teamcenter Integration)coreTechnology or Integration · 17 June 2026Keysight joined Siemens' Technology Partner Program, integrating Eggplant Test AI-driven test automation with Teamcenter PLM software to help manufacturers validate enterprise applications and engineering workflows before production.
• Siemens Digital Industries SoftwarecoreTechnology or Integration · 11 June 2026Keysight joined Siemens' Technology Partner Program, integrating its Eggplant Test AI-driven test automation solution with Siemens' Teamcenter product lifecycle management platform. The partnership enables manufacturers to validate enterprise applications and engineering workflows before production.
• Leonardo UKmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2026Keysight secured a five-year contract from Leonardo UK to provide Test Equipment Managed Services (TEMS) for defense engineering operations across multiple UK sites. Services include calibration, repairs, logistics, and digital asset management.
• VPIphotonicsmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 June 2026Keysight completed the acquisition of VPIphotonics on June 9, 2026, adding system-level simulation capabilities to its photonic design automation portfolio. The acquisition enables optical and electrical engineers to advance designs from component to complete optical link within a single connected workflow.
• NTT DOCOMO and NTTcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Keysight announced milestones in its ongoing collaboration with NTT DOCOMO and NTT to develop channel modeling and wireless communication simulation technologies for 6G networks. The collaboration has expanded to include SK Telecom and Rohde & Schwarz.
• Synopsys (Optical Solutions Group acquisition)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 September 2024Synopsys has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Optical Solutions Group to Keysight Technologies, subject to regulatory approval and the closing of Synopsys' proposed acquisition of Ansys. The sale aims to facilitate regulatory approval and includes products for optical design and simulation. This acquisition would significantly expand Keysight's photonic design automation capabilities.
• CliosoftmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 February 2023Keysight acquired ClioSoft, Inc. for $85 million to expand its EDA software portfolio and enhance design-test workflows. Cliosoft's IP and data management tools improve productivity and streamline design processes in semiconductor and electronics industries.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Direct peers

• National Instruments (NI, Emerson): Now part of Emerson Electric, NI provides modular test and measurement instruments, software (LabVIEW), and data acquisition systems. Comparable in test automation and software-defined instrumentation, with significant overlap in aerospace/defense and semiconductor test.
• Viavi Solutions: Specializes in network test, monitoring, and assurance for communications service providers and network equipment manufacturers. Comparable in network test, fiber/photonic test, and 5G/O-RAN validation - directly overlapping with Keysight's communications segment.
• Tektronix (Fortive): Tektronix, a subsidiary of Fortive Corporation, is a major test and measurement company competing directly with Keysight in oscilloscopes, signal analyzers, and bench instruments. Comparable product portfolio and customer base in electronics R&D and education markets.
• Rohde & Schwarz: German privately held test and measurement company with directly overlapping product portfolio in oscilloscopes, signal/spectrum analyzers, vector network analyzers, and wireless/RF test. Closest direct competitor to Keysight in electronic T&M, especially in wireless and aerospace/defense markets.
• Anritsu: Japanese test and measurement company with strong positions in wireless/5G test, network monitoring, and optical test. Comparable to Keysight in mobile/wireless test instruments and increasingly in 5G/6G conformance testing.
• Spirent Communications (now part of Keysight): Network test and assurance company acquired by Keysight in 2024. Direct competitor in 5G, O-RAN, and Ethernet/network testing prior to acquisition; now part of Keysight but historically comparable in positioning to Keysight's communications segment.

Broad incumbents

• Teledyne Technologies: Diversified industrial technology company with significant test and measurement, electronic instrumentation, and aerospace/defense businesses. Comparable in instrumentation breadth and aerospace/defense customer base, with overlap in electronic test solutions.
• Cadence Design Systems: Major EDA vendor with broad full-flow coverage including analog/mixed-signal, RF, and increasingly photonics. Direct EDA competitor to Keysight's PathWave suite, with broader system-level design capabilities and significant customer overlap in semiconductor and electronics.
• Synopsys: Largest EDA vendor competing with Keysight's PathWave ADS, RFPro, and IC-CAP in RF/mixed-signal design. Also a partner (selling Optical Solutions Group to Keysight). Overlapping full-flow EDA coverage but much broader portfolio including digital implementation, verification, and IP.
• Yokogawa Electric: Japanese industrial conglomerate with a test and measurement division focused on oscilloscopes, power analyzers, and industrial sensors. Overlaps with Keysight in optical/spectral test and industrial-grade measurement but with broader industrial automation focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/Keysight
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/keysight-technologies

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors1 record

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M&A19 records

Investments7 records

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