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Chip design software 3 companies

Two companies make most of the world's chip-design software. Engineers use it to design, verify and lay out every chip.

Cadence logoCadence System Design and Analysis logoCadenceIncludes Cadence System Design and AnalysisCadence, with very large centres in India, makes chip-design software, and simulation of circuit boards, chip packages and heat.Delhi NCR · Bengaluru · HyderabadHiring now
Synopsys Inc. logoSynopsys Inc.Synopsys, with engineers in Delhi, Bengaluru and Hyderabad, sells design and verification software and ready-made chip building blocks.Bengaluru · Delhi NCR · HyderabadHiring now
Maieutic Semiconductors logoMaieutic SemiconductorsMaieutic, a Bengaluru start-up, is building an AI assistant for engineers who design analog chips.
The tech, explainedElectronic design automation (EDA)Signal and thermal simulation
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Circuit board design software 1 company

Every chip sits on a circuit board, which is designed with its own software.

Altium logoAltiumAltium makes software for designing circuit boards.
The tech, explainedPCB design software
How it all worksSemiconductorsDesigned in Bengaluru, printed layer by layer abroad.
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What's changing

The chip that designs the chip.

Chip-design software now uses AI to place parts and find bugs, and AI assistants are starting to write parts of the design itself.

Read moreElectronic design automation (EDA)
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