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===Integrated circuit software===
The company develops a number of technologies for creating custom integrated circuits. For example, its '''Virtuoso Platform''',<ref name="OriginalRef_Staff_colorado.edu"/> later renamed '''Virtuoso Studio,'''<ref name="2024-03-19-C">{{Citation|title=Virtuoso Studio |publisher=Cadence |url=https://www.cadence.com/en_US/home/tools/custom-ic-analog-rf-design/virtuoso-studio.html }}</ref> incorporates tools for designing full-custom [[integrated circuit]]s.<ref name="OriginalRef_Staff_colorado.edu">{{Cite web |url=http://ece-www.colorado.edu/~ecen5007/software.html |title=Course description from University of Colorado |access-date=2007-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070624084120/http://ece-www.colorado.edu/~ecen5007/software.html |archive-date=2007-06-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2019, Cadence introduced its '''[[Spectre Circuit Simulator|Spectre X]]''' parallel circuit simulator, so that users could distribute time- and frequency-___domain simulations across hundreds of CPUs for speed.<ref>New Electronics [https://www.newelectronics.co.uk/electronics-news/cadence-looks-to-boost-simulation-performance-with-the-spectre-x-simulator/215884/ Cadence looks to boost simulation performance with the Spectre X Simulator] Retrieved June 3, 2019</ref> Cadence also developedoffers '''AWR''', a [[radio frequency]] to [[extremely high frequency|millimeter wave]] design environment for designing [[5G]]/[[wireless]] products. AWR is used for communications, aerospace and defense, semiconductor, computer, and consumer electronics.<ref>Chin, Spencer (December 5, 2019). [https://www.fierceelectronics.com/electronics/cadence-acquires-awr-from-ni-to-bolster-5g-presence"Cadence acquires AWR from NI to bolster 5G presence"] ''Fierce Electronics'' Retrieved September 6, 2021</ref><ref>Levitsky, Allison (December 2, 2019). [https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2019/12/02/cadence-design-systems-to-acquire-awr-corp-from.html"Cadence Design Systems to acquire AWR Corp. from National Instruments for $160M"] ''Silicon Valley Business Journal'' Retrieved September 6, 2021</ref>
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===PCB and packaging technologies===
The company hasprovides aseveral numbertools for the design of [[printed circuit board]]s (PCB) and packagingof technologies[[IC forform designing circuit boardsfactor|packages]]. Its '''Allegro Platform''' has tools forcovers co-design of [[integrated circuit]]s, [[IC form factor|packages]], and PCBs on industrial scale. The '''[[OrCAD|OrCAD/PSpice]]''' hasproduct toolsline foraims at smaller design teams and individual PCB designers.<ref name="UNIX">{{cite web|url=http://www.doe.carleton.ca/facilities/computer_help/internal/software.php|title=UNIX Software and CAD tools|publisher=Carleton University|access-date=2007-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503235221/http://www.doe.carleton.ca/facilities/computer_help/internal/software.php|archive-date=2012-05-03|url-status=dead}}</ref> '''OrbitIO Interconnect Designer''' is a die/package planning & route optimization tool.<ref>Schilling, Andreas (May 2, 2018). [https://www-hardwareluxx-de.translate.goog/index.php/news/hardware/prozessoren/46297-multi-chip-ansatz-tsmc-stapelt-mehrere-wafer-uebereinander.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=nuiMulti-chip approach: TSMC stacks several wafers on top of each other] Hardware LuxxRetrieved May 2, 2018</ref> '''InspectAR''' uses [[augmented reality]] to map out complicated [[circuit board]] electronics for real-time labelling of board [[schematics]].<ref>Kirkwood, Isabelle [https://betakit.com/newfoundlands-inspectar-acquired-by-cadence-design-systems/ Newfoundland's InspectAR Acquired By Cadence Design Systems] BetaKit Retrieved Aug 13, 2020</ref>
===Systems design and analysis===
The company has a number of tools for [[system analysis]]. '''[[Sigrity]]''' hasoffers tools for signal, power integrity, and thermal integrity analysis and IC package design.<ref name="eetimes.com">EE Times [https://www.eetimes.com/cadence-pays-80-million-to-buy-signal-integrity-firm/ Cadence Pays $80 million to buy signal integrity firm] Retrieved July 3, 2012</ref> Introduced in April 2019 as part of Cadence's expansion into system analysis, '''Clarity''' is a 3D [[field solver]] for electromagnetic analysis, that uses distributed [[Adaptive mesh refinement|adaptive meshing]] to partition jobs across multiple cores.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eetimes.com/cadence-eyes-system-analysis-market/|title=Cadence Eyes System Analysis Market|last=McGrath|first=Dylan|date=2 April 2019|website=EE Times}}</ref> In September 2019, Cadence announced '''Celsius''', a parallel architecture thermal solver that uses [[Finite element method| finite element analysis]] for solid structures and [[computational fluid dynamics]] (CFD) for fluids.<ref>EE News Embedded [https://www.eenewsembedded.com/news/Cadence-Celsius-Thermal-Solver-complete-electrical-thermal-co-simulation-system-analysis Complete Electrical-thermal co-simulation for system analysis ] Retrieved September 19, 2019</ref>
'''Cascade Technologies, Inc''' includes hi-fidelity CFD solvers for multiphysics analysis of turbulence fluid flow.<ref name="CascadeCFDBlog">[https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/cfd/posts/cadence-welcomes-cascade-technologies-1221740980 Cascade CFD Blog]</ref> Acquired by Cadence from Pointwise in 2021, '''Fidelity Pointwise''' is for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) mesh generation.<ref name="eeNewsPointwise">eeNews [https://www.eenewseurope.com/news/onespin-deal-leads-flurry-eda-acquisitions/page/0/1 OneSpin deal leads flurry of EDA acquisitions: Page 2 of 3] Retrieved Apr 15, 2021</ref>
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