List of EDA companies

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A comprehensive list of electronic design automation (EDA) Companies can be compiled from lists of vendors-exhibitors of DAC Design Automation Conference) held yearly for more than 30 years. EDA Companies that no longer exist (merged or died) are now listed in a separate category the end of this page.

[edit] Existing companies

Existing EDA companies (as of 2006)
Company	EDA product(s)	Notes
ACE Associated Compiler Experts bv	?
Advanced Circuit Engineers, LLC	?
Agilent Technologies	?
Aldec, Inc.	?
Altium	Altium Designer (Step up from Protel) P-CAD
Analog Bits Inc.	?
Anasift Technology, Inc.	?
Anchor Semiconductor, Inc.	?
Ansoft Corporation	HFSS (High-Frequency Structure Simulation)
Apache Design Solutions, Inc.	?
Applied Simulation Technology	?
Applied Wave Research, Inc.	Microwave Office Analog Office Visual System Simulator AWR is high-frequency electronic design automation (EDA) sofware supplier
Appro International, Inc.	?
Aprio Technologies, Inc.	?
Arithmatica, Inc.	CellMath Designer CellMath Builder CellMath Optimizer
ARM	?
Arteris	NoC Solution
Artwork Conversion Software, Inc.	?
asicNorth, Inc.	?
ASSET InterTech, Inc.	?
Athena Design Systems	?
Atrenta, Inc.	www.atrenta.com Predective Analysis SpyGlass SpyGlass - CDC SpyGlass - Constraints SpyGlass - DFT SpyGlass -LowPower 1Team - Implement 1Team - System
Averant, Inc.	?
Avery Design Systems, Inc.	?
Axiom Design Automation	Verilog Simulation and Debugging MPSim - Verilog simulator with multiprocessor support CTB (Compiled Testbench) Multiple Clock Domain Analysis Designer - Graphical Debugging
Azuro	?
Beach Solutions	?
Berkeley Design Automation, Inc.	Analog FastSPICE RF FastSPICE PLL Noise Analyzer
Blaze DFM, Inc.	?
Blue Pearl Software, Inc.	Indigo RTL Analysis™ Cobalt Timing Constraint Generation™ -- false and multicycle path identification
Bluespec, Inc.	?
Brion Technologies	?
BullDAST s.r.l.	?
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.	Silicon-Package-Board Codesign Virtuoso - custom IC design - layout, simulation, analysis Encounter - digital IC design -place, route, timing Incisive - checking logical correctness - simulation, emulation, formal methods Design For Manufacturing System In Package
CADvision	?
Calypto Design Systems, Inc.	?
Carbon Design Systems, Inc.	?
CAST, Inc.	?
CATS Co., Ltd.	?
CebaTech, Inc.	?
Celoxica	?
ChipVision Design Systems AG	?
CIM-Team, a Zuken company.	?
Clear Shape Technologies, Inc.	?
ClioSoft, Inc.	Design Data Management for: Cadence - SOS viaDFII Mentor - SOS viaICstudio Silicon Canvas- SOS viaLaker RTL/Misc - SOS
Cologne Chip AG	?
CommandCAD, Inc.	?
Concept Engineering GmbH	?
CoWare, Inc.	Platform Architect Model Designer Model Library Processor Designer Signal Processing Designer Virtual Platform Virtual Platform Designer PowerEscape
CRC Press - Taylor & Francis Group LLC	?
CriticalBlue	?
DAC Pavilion	?
DAFCA, Inc.	ClearBlue
DeFacTo Technologies	?
Denali Software, Inc.	Spectra PureSpec MMAV Databahn Blueprint
Design and Reuse	?
Dini Group La Jolla, Inc. (The)	?
Dolphin Integration	?
Doulos Ltd.	?
Draco Technology, Inc.	?
Dynalith Systems Co., Ltd.	?
eInfochips, Inc.	?
Elsevier	?
EMA Design Automation, Inc.	?
Entasys Design, Inc.	?
Europractice	?
EVE	Hardware-assisted verification (Emulation and Prototyping) ZeBu-XL ZeBu-UF
Fintronic USA, Inc.	?
Flomerics, Inc.	?
Forte Design Systems	?
Fortelink, Inc.	?
FTL Systems, Inc.	?
GDA Technologies, Inc.	?
Genesys Testware, Inc.	?
Gidel Ltd.	?
Giga Scale IC, Inc.	?
Golden Gate Technology, Inc.	?
Gradient Design Automation	CircuitFire
Handshake Solutions	Tools for asynchronous design
HARDI Electronics	ASIC Prototyping System HAPS
Helic S.A.	?
Hewlett-Packard Co.	?
Hometown Innovation Automation, Inc.	?
IBM	?
IC Editors, Inc.	?
IC Manage	Design Data Management
Incentia Design Systems, Inc.	?
INFINISCALE	?
Intel Corporation	?
Intellitech Corp.	?
Internet CAD, Inc	iTools - place and route
Interra Systems, Inc.	Design Engineering Design and Verification CAD Flow Automation Memory Development Tools HDL FrontEnds HDL, HVL Test Suites Digital Media Test & Measurement Tools CODEC IPs
Jasper Design Automation, Inc.	?
JEDA Technologies	?
KETI / IP SoC Support Center	?
Kilopass Technology, Inc.	?
Knowlent Corp.	?
Labcenter Electronics, Ltd.	?
Legend Design Technology, Inc.	?
Library Technologies, Inc.	?
Liga Systems, Inc.	?
Lizotech, Inc.	?
LogicVision, Inc.	?
Lorentz Solution	?
Lynguent, Inc.	?
Magma Design Automation, Inc.	?
Manhattan Routing, Inc.	?
MathWorks, Inc. (The)	?
MatrixOne	?
McGraw-Hill	?
Mentor Graphics	ADMS (Mixed-signal simulator) ELDO/ELDO-RF (SPICE simulator) ADIT (Fast-spice)
MOSIS	?
Mosys, Inc.	?
MyCAD, Inc.	?
Nallatech	?
Nangate	?
Nannor Technologies, Inc.	?
Nascentric, Inc.	?
National Instruments Corp.	?
NEC Informatec Systems, Ltd.	?
Novas Software, Inc.	Verdi automated debug system Debussy debug modules Siloti visibility enhancement solutions
Obsidian Software, Inc.	?
OCP International Partnership	?
OEA International, Inc.	?
OneSpin Solutions GmbH	?
OptEM Engineering, Inc.	?
Orora Design Technologies	Arana (Analog/RF Analysis) Arsyn (Analog/RF Synthesis)
Optimal Corp.	?
PACT AG	*Coarse-grained Reconfigurable Processing Arrays
Platform Computing, Inc.	?
Polyscale Computing, Inc.	?
Ponté Solutions, Inc.	?
Powai Labs Technology Pvt. Ltd.	IMAGE
Prentice Hall-PTR/Pearson Education, Inc.	?
ProDesign Electronic GmbH	?
Prolific, Inc.	?
Pulsic Ltd.	Lyric Unity
Pyxis Technology, Inc.	?
QThink	?
Quintics	?
Real Intent, Inc.	?
Reed Business Information	?
Rio Design Automation, Inc.	?
Runtime Design Automation	?
Sagantec	?
Sandwork Design, Inc.	?
Sarnoff Europe	?
Sequence Design, Inc.	?
Shearwater Group, Inc. (The)	?
Sierra Design Automation, Inc.	?
SIGDA/DAC University Booth	N/A
Sigma-C, Inc.	?
Sigrity, Inc.	?
Silicon Canvas, Inc.	Laker custom design platform
Silicon Design Solutions, Inc.	?
Silicon Design Systems, Inc.	?
Silicon Integration Initiative - Si2, Inc.	?
Silicon Navigator, Inc.	?
Silistix, Inc.	?
Silvaco International	?
Simantix Systems, Inc.	?
SoftJin Technologies Pvt. Ltd.	Nirmaan
Solido Design Automation Inc.	?
Space Codesign	?
SpiraTech Ltd.	?
Springer	?
StarNet Communications	?
Static Free Software	The Electric VLSI Design System
Summit Design, Inc.	?
SynCira Corp.	?
Synapps Software Corp.	?
Synfora, Inc.	?
Synopsys, Inc.	Design Compiler Physical Compiler Astro IC Compiler
Synplicity, Inc.	?
SynTest Technologies, Inc.	?
Takumi Technology Corp.	?
Tanner EDA	?
Target Compiler Technologies	?
Teklatech	?
Tenison	?
Tensilica, Inc.	?
Tera Route LLC	?
Tharas Systems, Inc.	?
TransEDA Systems Ltd.	?
True Circuits, Inc.	?
TSMC	?
TurboTools Corporation	?
UMC	?
UniqueICs, LLC	?
VaST Systems Technology	?
VeriEZ Solutions, Inc.	?
Verific Design Automation	?
Veritools, Inc.	?
ViASIC, Inc.	?
Virage Logic Corp.	?
Visionics India Pvt. Ltd.	EE Designer EDWinXP MacroSim Digital Simulator
Western Design Center, Inc. (The)	?
Xoomsys	?
XYALIS	?
Y Explorations, Inc.	?
Z Circuit Automation, Inc.	?
Zeland Software, Inc.	?
Zenasis Technologies, Inc.	?
Zuken Inc.	?

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[edit] EDA Companies that no longer exist

EDA companies that no longer exist (as of 2006)
Company	EDA product(s)	Notes
Abstract Hardware, Ltd.	?
Analogy	?	bought by Avanti
Arkos Design	Arkos — custom processor emulator (released as a Synopsys product)	bought by Synopsys in 1995, [1] sold to Quickturn in 1997 [2]
Avanti Corporation	?	merged into Synopsys^{[citation needed]}
CAD Language Systems, Inc.	?	bought by Compass Design Automation^{[citation needed]}
Cadabra Design Automation	abraCAD abraMAP	bought by Numerical Technologies[3]
Calma	?	merged into Valid, then Cadence Design Systems^{[citation needed]}
Compass Design Automation	?	split off from VLSI Technology, Inc, then bought by Avanti Corporation [4]
Daisy Systems	?
Ikos Systems	?	merged into Mentor Graphics^{[citation needed]}
Interhdl, Inc.	?	bought by Avanti Corporation^{[citation needed]}
Incases, Inc.	?	bought by Zuken, Inc.^{[citation needed]}
PiE Design Systems	?	merged with Quickturn in 1993[5] [6]
Praesagus, Inc.	?	bought by Cadence in 2006 Article from EETimes
Protel	?	renamed as Altium
Recal-Redac	?	bought by Zuken, Inc.^{[citation needed]}
TransEDA, Ltd	?	assets purchased by private investors who then created TransEDA Systems, Ltd.^{[citation needed]}
Quickturn Design Systems	CoBALT — custom processor emulator HDL-ICE — RTL front-end Mercury - emulator SpeedSim - cycle-based simulator	merged with Cadence in 1998[7] [8]
Valid Logic Systems	?	merged into Cadence^{[citation needed]}