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Cadence Design Systems develops electronic design automation software, design IP, and system design and analysis products for semiconductor and system engineering. Company updates commonly cover AI-driven chip design, certified design flows for advanced process nodes, digital twins, physics-based simulation, and computational software used from silicon design to electromechanical systems.
Recurring developments include collaborations with semiconductor, cloud and accelerated-computing partners; customer adoption of technologies such as Tensilica Vision DSP IP and Cadence ChipStack AI Super Agent; and financial results across EDA, IP, and system design and analysis. Cadence also reports on expanded simulation capabilities, including structural and multibody dynamics technologies added through the completed Hexagon design and engineering acquisition.
Cadence (Nasdaq: CDNS) and Rapidus Corporation announced a collaboration to integrate the Cadence InnoStack AI Super Agent into the Rapidus AI-Agentic Design Solution (Raads) for advanced-node SoC design. The companies aim to improve productivity, design quality and time to market, with Rapidus targeting up to a 2X reduction in design turnaround time versus traditional flows.
Rapidus is expanding its Raads lineup with Raads Navigator and Raads Indicator, which are integrated with InnoStack to orchestrate agentic AI across key SoC workflows. The collaboration will be highlighted at CadenceLIVE Japan 2026 in a keynote by Rapidus CEO Atsuyoshi Koike.
Cadence (Nasdaq: CDNS) launched the AuraStack AI Super Agent on Allegro AI Studio, described as the first agentic AI platform for PCB and advanced packaging design, spanning system planning through manufacturing. Accelerated by NVIDIA Blackwell and CUDA‑X, it coordinates domain‑specific AI agents across planning, implementation and multiphysics analysis.
According to Cadence, AuraStack can deliver up to 2X faster time to market, 15X higher productivity and a unified multiphysics foundation for electrical, thermal and mechanical optimization. Cadence highlights collaborations with NVIDIA, TSMC, Socionext, FORVIA HELLA and Schneider Electric. AuraStack AI Super Agent is planned to be available in 2026.
Cadence (Nasdaq: CDNS) will host its second quarter 2026 financial results webcast on Monday, July 27, 2026, starting at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time.
The event will feature CEO Anirudh Devgan and CFO John Wall, with a replay available at investor.cadence.com until the third quarter 2026 results call.
Cadence (Nasdaq: CDNS) announced an expanded, multi-year collaboration with Intel Foundry to advance Design Technology Co-Optimization (DTCO) for next-generation process technologies, starting with Intel 14A.
The companies will combine Cadence’s agentic AI-driven EDA and Design IP with Intel’s process innovation to optimize PPA, create production-ready PDKs, accelerate time-to-market, and reduce design risk for HPC and mobile customers.
Cadence (Nasdaq: CDNS) announced that Richard Gu, vice president of investor relations, will join a fireside chat at the Nasdaq 54th Investor Conference in London on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. The session will be webcast live at 1:00 p.m. BST and archived for one year on the Cadence investor website.
Cadence (Nasdaq: CDNS) introduced what it calls the industry’s first fully autonomous virtual AI design engineer, advancing the ChipStack AI Super Agent to Level-5 autonomy at Computex 2026.
Powered by NVIDIA Nemotron and secured by NVIDIA OpenShell, the system targets over 40X faster RTL validation and cuts five-week verification loops to less than a day.
Level-5 ChipStack and the AgentStack orchestration framework are expected for early-access customers in the second half of 2026.
Cadence (Nasdaq: CDNS) announced that president and CEO Dr. Anirudh Devgan will participate in a fireside chat at the Bank of America Securities 2026 Global Technology Conference in San Francisco on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. PDT.
The talk will be webcast live and an archived replay will be available for one year at investor.cadence.com.
Cadence (Nasdaq: CDNS) announced that Aeva has licensed Tensilica Vision DSP IP to enhance signal processing in its 4D lidar systems for industrial robotics and automotive applications. The collaboration targets high-performance, low-power, real-time perception, leveraging customizable DSP architecture, optimized software libraries and the NeuroWeave SDK for advanced AI networks.
Cadence (Nasdaq: CDNS) reported Q1 2026 revenue of $1.474B, up from $1.242B year‑ago, with GAAP operating margin of 29.3% and non‑GAAP operating margin of 44.7%. Quarter‑end backlog was $8.0B with $4.0B of revenue expected in the next 12 months. The company raised fiscal 2026 revenue outlook to ~17% YoY, targeting $6.125–$6.225B and provided GAAP and non‑GAAP EPS ranges.
Business highlights include launches of AgentStack, AI Super Agents (ChipStack, ViraStack, InnoStack), record hardware demand, Core EDA +18% YoY, IP +22% YoY, and the close of the Hexagon D&E acquisition.
Cadence (Nasdaq: CDNS) expanded its collaboration with TSMC to deliver certified, end-to-end design flows, IP and signoff infrastructure for TSMC N3, N2, A16 and A14 process technologies. Agent‑ready digital and analog flows integrate agentic AI to help optimize PPA, reliability and productivity and reduce iterations to tapeout.
The partnership includes silicon‑proven IP (DDR5, PCIe 6.0, LPDDR6/5X, HBM4E), certified EDA flows across implementation, custom/analog, thermal, power integrity and signoff, and ongoing work for 3D‑IC and heterogeneous integration.