List of EDA companies

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

Existing companies

Existing EDA companies (as of 2006)
Company EDA product(s)
Agilent Technologies EEosf EDA division
  • Advanced Design System (ADS)
  • GoldenGate RFIC Simulator
  • IC-CAP (pronounced “icecap” or “eye-cee-cap”) device modeling software and systems
  • Momentum
  • Electromagnetic Design System (EMDS)
  • Genesys
  • SystemVue
  • RF Design Environment (RFDE)
  • Antenna Modeling Design System (AMDS)
Aldec, Inc.
  • ActiveHDL
  • Riviera
Altium
  • Altium Designer (Step up from Protel)
  • P-CAD
  • Autotrax
Ansoft Corporation HFSS (High-Frequency Structure Simulation)
Applied Wave Research Microwave Office
Azuro PowerCentric
Bluespec, Inc. ?
Cadence Design Systems
  • Virtuoso - IC layout
  • Encounter - Digital IC design
  • Allegro - PC/MCM design
  • Incisive - functional verification
  • Design for Manufacturing
Denali Software, Inc.
  • Spectra
  • PureSpec
  • MMAV
  • Databahn
  • Blueprint
Impulse Accelerated Technologies

C compiler tools for FPGA devices

  • Impulse C
LogicVision, Inc.
  • Dragonfly - Embedded test IP insertion tool for logic, memory and mixed-signal testing
  • Silicon Insight - Interactive program that works with 3rd party testers for controlling and logging of data on the device for at-speed testing
  • Yield Insight - Yield analysis program which looks at foundry and performance data to diagnose possible problems
Magma Design Automation, Inc.
  • QuickCap
  • Blast Fusion
  • Finesim
  • Talus
Mentor Graphics
  • ADiT - (IC Nanometer Design: fast SPICE)
  • ADVance MS - (IC Nanometer Design: mixed-signal simulator)
  • Board Station - (PCB design software)
  • Calibre - (physical verification)
  • Catapult Synthesis - (ESL Design: high-level synthesis)
  • Catapult Library Builder - (ESL Design: high-level synthesis)
  • Design Architect-IC - (IC Nanometer Design)
  • Eldo - (IC Nanometer Design: SPICE simulator)
  • Eldo RF - (IC Nanometer Design: SPICE simulator)
  • Expedition - (PCB design software)
  • IP - (intellectual property now part of embedded systems division)
  • ModelSim LE - (IC Nanometer Design: digital design and simulation. Linux-based simulator with Dataflow Window and Waveform Compare.)
  • ModelSim PE - (IC Nanometer Design: digital design and simulation. Windows-based simulator for VHDL, Verilog, or mixed-language simulation environments.)
  • ModelSim SE - (IC Nanometer Design: digital design and simulation. Tri-lingual simulator with VHDL, Verilog, and SystemC.)
  • Nucleus EDGE - (embedded systems development tools)
  • Inflexion - (embedded systems application platform tools)
  • Nucleus OS - (embedded systems OS)
  • PADS - (PCB design software)
  • Platform Express Professional - (ESL Design: platform-based design)
  • Platform Express Integrator’s Kit - (ESL Design: platform-based design)
  • Platform Express Client - (ESL Design: platform-based design)
  • Questa -
  • System Architect - (ESL Design: system analysis)
  • Vista - (ESL Design: system debug)
  • Visual Elite - (ESL Design: system integration)
MOSIS ?
Nallatech ?
Novas Software, Inc.
  • Verdi automated debug system
  • Debussy debug modules
  • Siloti visibility enhancement solutions
Silvaco International TCAD process and device simulation
Simucad Design Automation, Inc.
  • Analog & mixed signal
    • UTMOST III
    • UTMOST IV
    • SPAYN
    • Gateway
    • SmartSpice
    • SmartSpiceRF
    • Harmony
  • Custom IC CAD
    • Expert
    • Guardian
    • HIPEX
  • Interconnect modeling
    • QUEST
    • CLEVER
    • STELLAR
    • EXACT
  • Digital CAD
    • SILOS-X
    • HyperFault
    • AccuCell
    • AccuCore
Synopsys, Inc.
  • Design Compiler
  • DFT Compiler
  • DFT MAX compression
  • TetraMAX ATPG
  • Hercules - physical verification
  • Physical Compiler
  • Astro
  • IC Compiler
  • VCS
Synplicity, Inc.
  • FPGA Solutions
  • DSP Solutions
  • ASIC Verification Solutions
Zuken Inc.
  • Cabling Designer
  • Cadstar
  • Comoran
  • CR5000
  • Visula

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EDA Companies that no longer exist

EDA companies that no longer exist (as of 2006)
Antrim aptivia acquired by Cadence in 2002
Avant! Corporation
  • Apollo
  • Hercules
  • H-SPICE
  • StarRC

merged into Synopsys in 2002

Calma ? merged into Valid, then Cadence Design Systems
Daisy Systems
ECAD, Inc. Dracula - DRC merged with SDA Systems in 1987 to create Cadence
OrCAD acquired by Cadence in 1999
Protel ? renamed as Altium
Valid Logic Systems ? merged into Cadence

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