Cadence Design Systems
The other EDA duopolist — and a growing seller of AI-accelerated design.
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Cadence splits the electronic-design-automation market with Synopsys; its tools dominate analog and packaging design, and both companies now sell AI systems that optimize chip layouts — AI designing the chips that run AI.
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Record reviewed as of 2026-01-15 — see Methodology.