Siemens acquires DownStream to expand PCB design-to-manufacturing flow

“The acquisition is a significant step for Siemens EDA in the mid-sized PCB market, offering DownStream’s customers improved time to market, quality, and cost efficiency," said Mike Ellow, CEO, Siemens EDA, Siemens Digital Industries Software. "Integrating DownStream Technologies enables Siemens EDA to provide the most comprehensive and advanced manufacturing data preparation solution, helping to ensure a smooth transition from design to production within a fully digitalised and scalable electronic systems design process.” 

Founded in 2002 and based in Marlborough, Massachusetts, DownStream Technologies is a provider of manufacturing solutions for manufacturing data analysis and processing, and documenting PCB designs. Its widely adopted CAM350 suite of tools enables customers to visualise, verify, and automatically prepare PCB design data for fabrication. 

By reducing errors and streamlining the transition from design to production, BluePrint-PCB enhances efficiency across the PCB development process. The integration of BluePrint-PCB with Siemens’ PCB design solutions aims to provide customers with a seamless workflow, improving digital continuity and manufacturing readiness.  

“We’re excited to join forces with Siemens and bring our decades of expertise into their world-class ecosystem,” said Rick Almeida, Founder, DownStream Technologies. “Together, we’ll provide a fully integrated solution with both breadth and depth that enables PCB designers to deliver designs to manufacturing with greater efficiency and confidence.”

Terms of the transaction, which closed on 7^th April 2025, were not disclosed.