analog-design
(2)
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.
Kush Gulati
Kush Gulati is the Co-founder, President, and CEO of Omni Design Technologies, a Milpitas-based semiconductor IP company he founded in 2015. A serial entrepreneur on his fifth venture, he holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT and has spent over two decades pioneering ultra-low power analog circuit design. His proprietary SWIFT technology powers data conversion IP used in 5G, autonomous vehicles, AI infrastructure, satellite communications, and LiDAR applications by tier-one customers worldwide. Omni Design raised a $35M+ Series A in September 2025.