02.06.20
Texas-headquartered automated test equipment company National Instruments Corp. (NI) has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Israel-based big data analytics startup Optimal Plus Ltd. in an all-cash deal valued at $365 million, NI announced Tuesday. Founded in 2005 and based in the central Israeli town of Holon, OptimalPlus develops AI tools for the automotive, semiconductor, and electronics industries that provide real-time product analytics and extract insights from data across the entire supply chain.