Company profile
Cadence Design Systems UK
United Kingdom subsidiary of Cadence Design Systems, whose Bracknell-based engineers work on ASIC physical design, verification tooling and semiconductor design intellectual property.
Company overview
Operating in electronic design automation, Cadence supplies software, accelerated hardware and semiconductor IP for chip and system development. Its portfolio supports analogue, digital, RF and mixed-signal circuit design, simulation, implementation and signoff, alongside chip and system verification. Packaging design tools cover conventional packages and advanced 3D-IC designs, with cross-domain co-design capabilities. Reusable IP includes configurable DSPs, memory and storage blocks, interface PHYs and controllers, verification IP and chiplet reference designs. AI-assisted workflows and multiphysics analysis extend its tools across silicon, PCBs and complete systems. Markets identified by Cadence include computing, communications, automotive, aerospace and industrial applications. In the UK, Companies House records Cadence Design Systems Limited as an active company incorporated on 9 January 1990, formerly named Cadence Europe Limited, with its registered office at Maxis 1, Western Road, Bracknell. The supplied sources describe the global portfolio but do not allocate particular development activities to the UK office.
Semiconductor activity
Primary capability: EDA / Design Automation. Supply-chain role: EDA software supplier, Semiconductor IP supplier, Verification hardware supplier.
Technologies and capabilities
- EDA
- Physical Design
- Verification
- Semiconductor IP
- AI-assisted chip design
- Analogue, RF and mixed-signal design automation
- Digital IC implementation and signoff
- 3D-IC packaging design
- Hardware-accelerated verification
- Configurable DSP IP
IC design and simulation software; Digital implementation and signoff tools; IC packaging and co-design tools; Chip and system verification software and hardware; Processor, interface and memory IP; PCB design and system analysis software
Markets served
- Hyperscale computing
- Mobile communications
- Automotive
- Aerospace and defence
- Industrial
- Life sciences
UK presence
Registered office: Maxis 1, Western Road, Bracknell RG12 1RT. Part of the Thames Valley cluster.