Cadence Design Systems, Inc. develops electronic design automation software and hardware for electronics companies worldwide. Its products and services are used to design and develop integrated circuits (ICs), and electronics systems. The company’s Incisive functional verification platform enables its customers to employ enterprise-level verification process automation, including verification planning, management, and process tracking. Its Encounter digital IC design platform enables its customers to implement various aspects of their digital nanometer-scale designs. This platform is used to accurately convert logical representation of a digital IC into a detailed physical blueprint and then detailed design information. Cadence Design Systems’ Virtuoso custom design platform provides designers with an integrated solution and is used for ICs designed at the transistor level, including analog, radio frequency, memories, digital blocks, and standard cell libraries. Its Allegro system interconnect design platform enables to design electronic products across the domains of IC, package, and printed circuit board (PCB); and includes the OrCAD product line that focuses on PCB design products. The company’s Design for Manufacturing products are used to analyze and verify that the physical blueprint of the IC has been constructed correctly and can be manufactured. It also offers verification and application specific programming services, which include consulting services, project services, and/or turnkey services for verification acceleration and system emulation. In addition, Cadence Design Systems provides technical support, as well as engineering and education services related to IC design and methodology. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.