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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 at 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
  • Advanced Design System
  • RF Design System
  • IC-CAP
  • Momentum
  • Electromagnetic Design System
  • GENESYS
  • SystemVue
  • GoldenGate
Aldec, Inc.
  • ActiveHDL
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) software supplier
Appro International, Inc. ?
Aprio Technologies, Inc. ?
Arithmatica, Inc.
  • CellMath Designer
  • CellMath Builder
  • CellMath Optimizer
ARM ?
Arteris

NoC Solution

  • NoCexplorer
  • NoCcompiler
  • NoCprofiler
Artwork Conversion Software, Inc. ?
asicNorth, Inc. ?
ASSET InterTech, Inc. ?
Athena Design Systems ?
Atrenta, Inc.
  • SpyGlass
  • SpyGlass - CDC
  • SpyGlass - Constraints
  • SpyGlass - DFT
  • SpyGlass -LowPower
  • 1Team - Implement
  • 1Team - System
  • 1Team - Genesis
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.
Bluespec, Inc. ?
Brion Technologies ?
BullDAST s.r.l. ?
CAD Design Software
  • PCB - Schematic / PCB Design Software
  • Hybrid/MCM - Hybrid / MCM Design Software
  • IC Package - IC Package Design Software
  • IC Test - IC Test Design Software
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
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[1]. ?
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
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 ?
Design Workshop Technologies ?
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
Heedsoft improve-TLL : transistors abstraction for functional verification
Helic S.A. ?
Hewlett-Packard Co. ?
Hometown Innovation Automation, Inc. ?
IBM ?
IC Editors, Inc. ?
IC Manage Design Data Management
Impulse Accelerated Technologies

C compiler tools for FPGA devices
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. ?
Kovac Software [2] Schematic Capture, Simulation, PCB design
  • AutoTRAX EDA
  • Leonardo EDA
Labcenter Electronics, Ltd. ?
Legend Design Technology, Inc. ?
Library Technologies, Inc. ?
Liga Systems, Inc. ?
Lizotech, Inc. ?
LKSoft
LogicVision, Inc. ?
Lorentz Solution ?
Lynguent, Inc. ?
Magma Design Automation, Inc.
  • QuickCap
Manhattan Routing, Inc. ?
MathWorks, Inc. (The) ?
MatrixOne ?
McGraw-Hill ?
Mentor Graphics
  • ADIT - fast SPICE
  • ADMS - mixed-signal simulator
  • Board Station PCB Design software
  • Calibre - physical verification
  • ELDO/ELDO-RF - SPICE simulator
  • ModelSim
MOSIS ?
Mosys, Inc. ?
MyCAD, Inc. ?
Nallatech ?
Nangate ?
Nannor Technologies, Inc. ?
Nascentric, Inc. ?
National Instruments Corp. NI Multisim
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. OpenAccess Framework and tools.
Silistix, Inc. ?
Silvaco International TCAD process and device simulation
Simantix Systems, Inc. ?
Simucad Design Automation, Inc.
  • Analog & mixed signal
  • Custom IC CAD
  • Interconnect modeling
  • Digital CAD
SoftJin Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Nirmaan
Solido Design Automation Inc. ?
Space Codesign ?
SpiraTech Ltd. ?
Springer ?
SpringSoft, Inc.
  • Laker
StarNet Communications ?
Static Free Software
Summit Design, Inc. ?
SynCira Corp. ?
Synapps Software Corp. ?
Synfora, Inc. ?
Synopsys, Inc.
  • Design Compiler
  • DFT Compiler
  • TetraMax ATPG
  • Hercules - physical verification
  • Physical Compiler
  • Astro
  • IC Compiler
  • VCS
Synplicity, Inc. ?
SynTest Technologies, Inc.
  • DFT Pro DFT insertion and ATPG package
Takumi Technology Corp. ?
Tanner EDA ?
Target Compiler Technologies ?
Teklatech ?
Tenison ?
Tensilica, Inc. ?
Tera Route LLC ?
Tharas Systems, Inc. ?
TransEDA Systems Ltd. ?
True Circuits, Inc. ?
TurboTools Corporation ?
UniqueICs, LLC ?
VaST Systems Technology
  • CoMET
  • METeor
VeriEZ Solutions, Inc. ?
Verific Design Automation ?
Veritools, Inc. ?
ViASIC, Inc. ?
Virage Logic Corporation By providing a selection of silicon-proven, fully characterized IP that is tightly coupled into all the major EDA flows, Virage Logic’s IP addresses the needs of complex and mainstream SoC designs.
Visionics India Pvt. Ltd.
  • EE Designer
  • EDWinXP
  • MacroSim Digital Simulator
Western Design Center, Inc. (The) ?
Xoomsys ?
XYALIS ?
Y Explorations, Inc. ?
Z Circuit Automation, Inc. ?
Zeemz, Inc.
  • LogicSim
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 Avant!
Arkos Design Arkos — custom processor emulator (released as a Synopsys product) bought by Synopsys in 1995, [3] sold to Quickturn in 1997 [4]
Avant! Corporation
  • Apollo
  • Hercules
  • H-SPICE
  • StarRC

merged into Synopsys[5] in 2002
ArcSys merged by Avant! Corporation
Axis Systems, Inc. merged by Cadence in 2004
Barcelona Design ?
CAD Language Systems, Inc. ? bought by Compass Design Automation[citation needed]
Cadabra Design Automation
  • abraCAD
  • abraMAP
 bought by Numerical Technologies[6]
Calma ? merged into Valid, then Cadence Design Systems[citation needed]
Chrysalis Symbolic Design, Inc. Design Verifyer, Design Insight bought by Avant! Corporation(1999)
Compass Design Automation ? split off from VLSI Technology, Inc, then bought by Avant! Corporation[7]
Daisy Systems
ECAD, Inc. Dracula - DRC merged with SDA Systems in 1987 to create Cadence
Hier Design Inc. planAhead Acquired by Xilinx in 2004. planAhead still supported by Xilinx.
Ikos Systems ? merged into Mentor Graphics[8]
Interhdl, Inc. ? bought by Avant! Corporation[citation needed]
Incases, Inc. ? bought by Zuken, Inc.[9]
Innoveda ? merged with Mentor
Monterey Design Systems Dolphin and IC Wizard Ran out of money. Assets sold to Synopsys.
PiE Design Systems ? merged with Quickturn in 1993[10] [11]
Praesagus, Inc. ? bought by Cadence in 2006 Article from EETimes
Protel ? renamed as Altium
Router Solutions Inc ? Merged with Mentor Graphics at the end of 2006.
Racal-Redac ? bought by Zuken, Inc.[citation needed]
SDA Systems ? merged with ECAD, Inc. in 1987 to create Cadence
Viewlogic ? merged with Innoveda
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[12] [13]
Valid Logic Systems ? merged into Cadence[14]

[edit] References

    • The list of existing companies was compiled partly from the 2006-DAC exhibitor's list.
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