Cadence Design Systems Inc (CDNS) company profile

Cadence provides computational software, hardware acceleration platforms, and silicon intellectual property used to design, verify, and simulate electronic systems and semiconductor devices. Its portfolio is structured into three primary product categories: Core Electronic Design Automation, Semiconductor IP, and System Design and Analysis. Core offerings include custom integrated circuit design, digital implementation, functional verification, and emulation hardware, alongside building-block interface IP and digital signal processor architectures. The company also offers multiphysics analysis tools covering thermal, electromagnetic, fluid dynamics, and packaging simulations, as well as engineering design services. Its solutions primarily serve semiconductor manufacturers, electronic systems developers, and hyperscalers across consumer electronics, automotive, computing, communications, industrial, and life sciences markets.

The company operates globally through direct sales teams, application engineering personnel, international subsidiaries, and independent distributor or reseller channels across international markets, including Japan. Cadence distributes its software primarily via secure electronic delivery and cloud environments, while manufacturing its specialized hardware platforms through third-party subcontractors. The provided excerpt does not disclose the location of the corporate headquarters.

Summary of the business section of Cadence Design Systems's latest annual report, written by StockData.

“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.

Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values, not realized pay. “Other” includes pension value changes and all other compensation. Source proxy statement.

“As of December 31, 2025, we had approximately 13,800 employees.”