Cadence Design Systems

BETA CAE Systems develops CAE software systems that meet the requirements of all simulation disciplines.

Future Facilities is a privately-owned company established in 2004, dedicated to transforming data centers into optimal environments that minimize risk, enhance energy efficiency, and reduce both capital and operational costs. The company specializes in the development of simulation software and solutions tailored for data center design and operations, utilizing physics-based 3D digital twins. Its offerings include computational fluid dynamics software that focuses on electronics cooling analysis and energy performance optimization. In addition to software, Future Facilities provides data center management, design consultancy, and infrastructure services, enabling clients to streamline their modeling processes and improve project delivery efficiency.

Numeca International is a global supplier of advanced computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software, specializing in applications for turbomachinery, marine, aeronautics, aerospace, and multi-physics. The company develops innovative technologies that enable the simulation, design, and optimization of fluid flow and heat transfer. Its software solutions provide automated, flow-integrated environments, such as Turbo, which is specifically designed for simulating rotating and turbomachinery flows. Through its cutting-edge tools, Numeca International supports engineers and researchers in enhancing their design processes and improving performance across various industries.

Integrand Software, Inc. is a developer of electronic design software solutions specializing in the design of high-frequency, RF, and mixed-signal integrated circuits for the semiconductor and electronics industries. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, the company offers advanced simulation tools, including its flagship product, EMX®. This tool enables designers to accurately and efficiently simulate large RF circuit blocks, characterize passive components, and analyze interconnect parasitics. EMX is noted for its speed, accuracy, and user-friendly interface, which help shorten design cycles and reduce risks in bringing innovative products to market. Integrand Software operates as a subsidiary of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. since February 2020.

Rocketick Technologies, established in 2008 and headquartered in Ramat Gan, Israel, specializes in GPU-based simulation acceleration solutions for chip verification. The company's flagship product, RocketSim, enhances functional verification processes by integrating GPU-based acceleration with existing simulators, enabling 10x faster simulations for complex designs. This solution is currently employed by several semiconductor customers, helping to reduce time to market for new chip designs. As of 2016, Rocketick operates as a subsidiary of Cadence Design Systems Inc.

Nascentric, Inc., an electronic design automation company, develops and markets simulators for analysis and functional verification of complex nanometer designs. It offers OmegaSim, a rocket-fast SPICE simulator; OmegaSim AMS, an analog/mixed-signal Fast-SPICE simulator; and OmegaSim GX, a hardware-accelerated SPICE simulator. The company’s products allow designers to simulate, analyze, and verify circuits and improve design quality. Its products also enable to analyze and optimize the mixed-signal, custom digital, and memory designs. Nascentric, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas with a regional office in San Jose, California.

Knowlent Corporation, an electronic design automation software, and analog and mixed signal test-benches company, provides analog verification platforms for the analysis, characterization, and verification of analog and mixed-signal designs. Its products include Opal TBE, a simulation control environment, which runs analysis and displays compliance and waveform results; GoldSpec pre-built test suites; and Opal TBB graphical test bench builders. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

CoWare, Inc. specializes in providing platform-driven electronic system-level design software and consulting services tailored for IP, semiconductor, and electronics companies. Its comprehensive product suite includes Platform Architect, a SystemC-based graphical environment that facilitates platform analysis; Model Designer for the verification of IP blocks; and Virtual Platform, which offers simulation packages for software development teams. Additionally, CoWare provides a Model Library containing processor, bus, and peripheral models, as well as Processor Designer, which enables the creation of custom processors and programmable hardware accelerators. The company's Signal Processing Designer allows for the design and analysis of signal processing algorithms, exporting implementations as functional blocks. Together, these tools and services support the development, distribution, and validation of virtual hardware platforms essential for device software development.

Inphi Corporation is a provider of high-speed analog and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions, primarily serving the communications, data center, and computing markets in the United States. The company specializes in products that enhance data transmission capabilities, including amplifiers, encoders, multiplexers, and clock recovery devices, operating at speeds up to 100 Gbps. These solutions are integral to the functionality of servers, routers, switches, and storage systems, addressing bandwidth bottlenecks and optimizing throughput while minimizing latency. Inphi collaborates with system vendors to create proprietary simulation models that predict performance prior to semiconductor fabrication. The company's extensive product line also supports applications in test and measurement equipment and military radar systems. Inphi sells its products directly to original equipment manufacturers and indirectly through module manufacturers and original design manufacturers. Founded in 2000 and based in Sunnyvale, California, Inphi was previously known as TCom Communications, Inc. before rebranding in 2001.

CoWare, Inc. specializes in providing platform-driven electronic system-level design software and consulting services tailored for IP, semiconductor, and electronics companies. Its comprehensive product suite includes Platform Architect, a SystemC-based graphical environment that facilitates platform analysis; Model Designer for the verification of IP blocks; and Virtual Platform, which offers simulation packages for software development teams. Additionally, CoWare provides a Model Library containing processor, bus, and peripheral models, as well as Processor Designer, which enables the creation of custom processors and programmable hardware accelerators. The company's Signal Processing Designer allows for the design and analysis of signal processing algorithms, exporting implementations as functional blocks. Together, these tools and services support the development, distribution, and validation of virtual hardware platforms essential for device software development.

Silicon Metrics is a company that specializes in developing electronic design automation (EDA) tools and products aimed at enhancing the design process for integrated circuits. The company focuses on creating characterization and modeling solutions for standard cells, memories, and complex input/output interfaces. Its flagship product, SiliconSmart, provides comprehensive timing, power, and signal integrity models in various industry-standard formats. By offering these advanced tools, Silicon Metrics helps design teams reduce the risk of silicon re-spins caused by hidden timing flaws, thereby improving the efficiency and reliability of integrated circuit designs.

Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. is a privately held company which designs, manufactures, sells, and supports emulation and cycle-based simulation system-level verification solutions for the design of computer chips and electronic systems. Quickturn also manufactures Mercury hardware emulation systems.

Redwood Design combines a simulator and synthesis tool based on a proprietary language. The company was founded by Doug Fairbairn and was acquired by Cadence Design Systems in 1994.

Seed Solutions is a privately held VHDL simulation software company.