Cadence Mergers and Acquisitions History [infographic]

The following infographics shows Cadence’s mergers and acquisitions along the years from its very beginning.

Cadence Design Systems was founded in 1988 by the merger of SDA Systems and ECAD and has been involved with 100 mergers and acquisitions. The very recent and large acquisitions are:

Year 2013

• Tensilica
• Cosmic Circuits

Year 2011

• Azuro
• Altos Design Automation

Year 2010

• Denali

Year 2008

• ChipEstimate