Cadence Design Systems

Cadence Design Systems, Inc is a electronic design automation (EDA) software company, founded in 1988.

Its products manage the entire process, including system design, logic synthesis, and layout of integrated circuits. In addition, the company has other related products, including tools for integrated circuit packaging and PCB design. Their software offerings are organized around "platforms" targeted at various types of design tasks which include:

• Virtuoso, a suite of programs for designing full-custom integrated circuits; typically analog, mixed-signal, RF, and standard-cell designs but also memory and FPGA circuits.
• Encounter, includes floorplanning, synthesis, test, and place and route-tools for creation of digital integrated circuits. Typically a digital design starts from Verilog netlists.
• Incisive, includes tools for simulation and functional verification of Verilog, VHDL, and SystemC netlists. Also includes hardware emulation.
• Silicon-Package-Board, includes tools for co-design of integrated circuits, packages, and PCBs.