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Provides electronic design automation software, semiconductor IP, and emulation and prototyping hardware (Palladium, Protium) for chip and system design.
Q3 2024-Q2 2026
Q3 2024-Q2 2026
Q3 2024-Q2 2026
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) is an Electronic Design Automation company. Provides electronic design automation software, semiconductor IP, and emulation and prototyping hardware (Palladium, Protium) for chip and system design. It was founded in 1988, is headquartered in San Jose, CA and employs about 13,800 people.
As of 2026-Q2, Cadence Design Systems's revenue breaks down across Product and maintenance (90%), Technology Service (10%). See the revenue-by-segment chart for the full mix.
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Sterling groups Cadence Design Systems in the AI Chips sector, alongside NVIDIA (NVDA), AMD (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Intel (INTC), Qualcomm (QCOM) and TSMC (TSM).
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