Quest Global Acquires BITSILICA to Strengthen Semiconductor Portfolio
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Quest Global, an engineering services company, has announced the acquisition of BITSILICA, an India-based semiconductor design services company. The acquisition will strengthen Quest Global’s semiconductor offerings and expand its footprint in supporting global semiconductor customers. It will also accelerate the company’s strategy to build full-stack capabilities from concept-to-silicon-to-software.
With this acquisition, BITSILICA will gain access to Quest Global’s 25+ years of deep domain expertise where they serve as a trusted partner to help solve the world’s hardest engineering problems for their customers. BITSILICA’s diverse service portfolio will complement Quest Global’s existing strengths as a top engineering solutions provider by expanding its capabilities in semiconductors and embedded systems with a focus on quality for IP/Subsystem/SoC Design, Design Verification, and Physical Design for applications in the semiconductor space. Together, they will accelerate growth by scaling operations and advancing their combined capabilities to provide innovative solutions. Contd
With over 500 engineers across India (Bangalore & Hyderabad), Singapore and Malaysia, BITSILICA serves leading global semiconductor and hi-tech companies including those in mobile, compute, FPGA, wireless, memory, AI and IoT. With a strong portion of its workforce dedicated to design verification (DV) capacity, BITSILICA will significantly strengthen Quest Global’s capabilities across functional and formal verification, gate-level simulations, power-aware verification, validation, and emulation. This will further support Quest Global to solve highly complex engineering challenges for its automotive semiconductor clients.
Ajit Prabhu, Co-founder and CEO, Quest Global commented, “We are excited to welcome BITSILICA to the Quest Global family. We share a common passion to serve our clients as trusted thinking partners. Together, we are uniquely positioned to deliver on the specific challenges and requirements our clients face in the Semiconductor industry.”
Commenting on the acquisition, Bhaskar Kakani, Co-founder and CEO, BITSILICA said, “We couldn’t be more excited about this new phase in our company’s growth. Quest Global's relentless pursuit to innovate and help clients solve their hardest engineering problems is a strategic fit with BITSILICA’s clients and purpose. This partnership marks an important milestone for us, and I am thrilled what our combined teams will accomplish together.”
Quest Global’s acquisition of BITSILICA marks a pivotal step forward, strengthening its leadership in the semiconductor industry. This strategic move underscores a shared commitment to innovation, uncompromising quality, and customer success while shaping a smarter, more connected future together.
