# Cadence Design Systems

> Cadence Design Systems is a San Jose-based computational software company that builds the electronic design automation (EDA) tools, hardware systems, and semiconductor IP used to design chips, printed circuit boards, and full electromechanical systems. Under its Intelligent System Design strategy, Cadence software sits behind a large share of the world's advanced silicon - powering everything from smartphones and data-center accelerators to cars, aircraft, and, increasingly, AI-driven design automation and drug discovery.

- **Founded:** 1988
- **Headquarters:** San Jose, California, USA
- **Founders:** Jim Solomon (Founder of SDA Systems (predecessor)), Glen Antle (Co-founder of ECAD (predecessor), early Chairman), Paul Hwang (Co-founder of ECAD (predecessor))
- **Team size:** Approximately 13,800 employees (2025)
- **Products:** Virtuoso, Palladium, Protium, Cerebrus, Cadence.AI / Agentic AI (AgentStack, ViraStack, InnoStack)
- **Notable:** Became the largest EDA vendor within a few years of its 1988 formation., Placed Verilog into the public domain in 1990, making it the world's most widely used hardware description language., Reached record backlog of approximately $8 billion by 2026.

## Products & services

- **Virtuoso** — Industry-standard platform for custom, analog, and mixed-signal IC design.
- **Palladium** — Hardware emulation platform used to verify complex chips before manufacturing.
- **Protium** — FPGA-based prototyping system for early software bring-up and validation.
- **Cerebrus** — AI-driven, reinforcement-learning tool that automates and optimizes digital chip design flows.
- **Cadence.AI / Agentic AI (AgentStack, ViraStack, InnoStack)** — Agentic AI platform extending automation across RTL, analog, and digital implementation.
- **Allegro & OrCAD** — PCB design and system-level board design tools.
- **Tensilica IP** — Configurable DSP and AI accelerator processor cores licensed to chipmakers.
- **OpenEye / Molecular Design** — Computational chemistry and molecular modeling software for pharmaceutical drug discovery.
- **Sigrity & Clarity** — Signal/power integrity and 3D electromagnetic analysis tools.

## Achievements

- Became the largest EDA vendor within a few years of its 1988 formation.
- Placed Verilog into the public domain in 1990, making it the world's most widely used hardware description language.
- Reached record backlog of approximately $8 billion by 2026.
- Grew FY2025 revenue to $5.30 billion with double-digit growth across all major segments.
- Repeatedly named to Fortune's list of the World's Best/Most Admired Companies and best workplaces.
- Component of the S&P 500 and NASDAQ-100.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Q1 2026 revenue of $1.47B, up 18.7% year over year; full-year guidance raised to ~$6.13-6.23B.
- **2026-04** — Introduced AgentStack, ViraStack, and InnoStack at CadenceLIVE Silicon Valley, extending its agentic AI platform across RTL, analog, and digital design.
- **2026-01** — Ended 2025 with record backlog of ~$7.8B and FY2025 revenue of $5.30B.

## Links

- Website: https://www.cadence.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cadence-design-systems/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Cadence
- GitHub: https://github.com/Cadence-Design-Systems
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/cadencedesign
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cadencedesignsystems/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CadenceDesign/

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Last updated: 2026-07-16