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*'''Berkeley Design Automation''' In 2013, Cadence sued Berkeley Design Automation (BDA) for circumvention of a license scheme to link its Analog FastSpice (AFS) simulator to Cadence's Analog Design Environment (Virtuoso ADE).<ref>[https://www.eetimes.com/cadence-sues-berkeley-design-automation Cadence sues Berkeley Design Automation], Dylan McGrath, ''[[EE Times]]'', 15 April 2013</ref> The lawsuit was settled less than one year later with an undisclosed payment of BDA and a multi-year agreement to support interoperability of AFS with ADE through Cadence's official interface. BDA was bought by [[Mentor Graphics]] a few months later.<ref>[https://www.eenewseurope.com/news/mentor-buys-berkeley-da-after-cadence-lawsuit Mentor buys Berkeley DA after Cadence lawsuit], Peter Clarke, eeNews Europe, 24 March 2014</ref>
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In July 2025, Cadence Design Systems agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges and pay over $140 million in combined penalties for illegally exporting semiconductor design technology to China's [[National University of Defense Technology]] (NUDT), a military university controlled by [[China's Central Military Commission|China's Central Military Commission]].<ref name="reuters_china"/> According to the [[U.S. Department of Justice]] and [[Bureau of Industry and Security]], Cadence's Chinese subsidiary knowingly sold Electronic Design Automation (EDA) hardware, software, and semiconductor design technology valued at over $45 million to NUDT between 2015 and 2021, despite the university being placed on the U.S. Entity List in February 2015 due to its use of American technology for supercomputers "believed to support nuclear explosive simulation and military simulation activities."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rcrwireless.com/20250731/test-and-measurement/cadence-fines|title=Cadence hit with $140.6 million in fines for tech export violations|date=2025-07-30|publisher=RCR Wireless News|accessdate=2025-08-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://govconexec.com/2025/07/cadence-design-settles-illegal-tech-transfer-to-china/|title=Cadence Design Settles Export Violation Charge|date=2025-07-28|publisher=GovCon Executive|accessdate=2025-08-24}}</ref>
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