Design & engineering software · United States

Cadence Design Systems

Second of the big-three EDA vendors; it leads in custom/analog layout (Virtuoso), hardware emulation (Palladium) and digital implementation, and also sells IP.

Headquarters
San Jose, United States · North America
Value chain
Design & engineering software(Tools); also Design
What that means
Sells the software that designs and simulates: EDA, CAD and CAE, simulation and lab software.
Founded
1988
Staff
12,703 (2024)
Ownership
Listed
Listing
Nasdaq:CDNS on Google Finance
Website
cadence.com
Relevance
Very high at its strongest, in Semiconductor Design & EDA

In 2 capabilities

Each capability the company is listed in, most relevant first: how experts in the field see its global relevance there, why it is listed and the source.

  1. Semiconductors & Advanced Computing · Software & services · listed #2 of 50

    Second of the big-three EDA vendors; it leads in custom/analog layout (Virtuoso), hardware emulation (Palladium) and digital implementation, and also sells IP.

    Relevance: Big-three EDA leader in custom layout, emulation and implementation

    Source · en.wikipedia.org

  2. Semiconductors & Advanced Computing · Software & services · listed #31 of 50

    Its Integrity 3D-IC platform and its package and signal-integrity tools are the main EDA flows for designing chiplet and 3D-stacked systems.

    Relevance: Major 3D-IC and package design tools

    Source · cadence.com