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    • DESIGN EXCELLENCE
      • Digital Design and Signoff
        • PRODUCT CATEGORIES
          • Logic Equivalence Checking
          • SoC Implementation and Floorplanning
          • Functional ECO
          • Low-Power Validation
          • Synthesis
          • Power Analysis
          • Constraints and CDC Signoff
          • Silicon Signoff and Verification
          • Library Characterization
          • Test
        • FEATURED PRODUCTS
          • Genus Synthesis Solution
          • Conformal Smart LEC
          • Innovus Implementation System
          • Tempus Timing Signoff Solution
          • Pegasus Verification System
          • RESOURCES
          • Flows
      • Custom IC / Analog / RF Design
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          • Circuit Design
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          • Layout Design
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          • Library Characterization
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          • Spectre X Simulator
          • Virtuoso RF Solution
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          • Virtuoso ADE Product Suite
          • Virtuoso Advanced Node
          • Voltus IC Power Integrity Solution
          • RESOURCES
          • Flows
      • System Design and Verification
        • PRODUCT CATEGORIES
          • Debug Analysis
          • Emulation
          • Formal and Static Verification
          • FPGA-Based Prototyping
          • Planning and Management
          • Simulation
          • Software-Driven Verification
          • Verification IP
          • System-Level Verification IP
        • FEATURED PRODUCTS
          • vManager Verification Management
          • JasperGold Formal Verification Platform
          • Xcelium Logic Simulation
          • Palladium Z1 Enterprise Emulation Platform
          • Protium X1 Enterprise Prototyping Platform
          • System VIP
          • RESOURCES
          • Flows
      • IP
        • PRODUCT CATEGORIES
          • Interface IP
          • Denali Memory IP
          • Tensilica Processor IP
          • Analog IP
          • System / Peripherals IP
          • Verification IP
      • IC Package Design and Analysis
        • PRODUCT CATEGORIES
          • Cross-Platform Co-Design and Analysis
          • IC Package Design
          • SI/PI Analysis
          • SI/PI Analysis Point Tools
          • Flows
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          • Electromagnetic Solutions
          • RF / Microwave Design
          • Thermal Solutions
        • FEATURED PRODUCTS
          • Clarity 3D Solver
          • Clarity 3D Transient Solver
          • Celsius Thermal Solver
          • Sigrity Advanced SI
          • Sigrity Advanced PI
          • RESOURCES
          • System Analysis Resources Hub
      • Embedded Software
      • PCB Design and Analysis
        • PRODUCT CATEGORIES
          • Design Authoring
          • PCB Layout
          • Library and Design Data Management
          • Analog/Mixed-Signal Simulation
          • SI/PI Analysis
          • SI/PI Analysis Point Tools
          • RF / Microwave Design
          • Augmented Reality Lab Tools
        • FEATURED PRODUCTS
          • Allegro Package Designer Plus
          • Allegro PCB Designer
          • RESOURCES
          • What's New in Allegro
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The goal of the Cadence® University Program is to grant easy access to leading electronic design automation (EDA) and Tensilica® ​processor configuration and extension tools for educational institutions around the world. Our customers rely on skilled engineers entering the work force. As the leader in EDA, we are committed to helping our customers by giving future engineers access to our world-class tools. In fact, we reach over 30,000 students each year through these programs. By making our products readily available for instruction and fundamental research, Cadence is helping the electronics industry speed ideas to reality.

Explore our Americas, EMEA, India, and Asia-Pacific University Programs and learn more about the Tensilica University Program, and see how your university can move to the cloud with the Cloud Passport Partner Program.

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Join the 250+ qualified Americas member universities who have already incorporated Cadence EDA software into their classrooms and academic research projects. In Canada, universities also have the opportunity to join CMC Microsystems.

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To place an order or learn more about the University Program in the Americas, please contact:

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Cadence works with EUROPRACTICE to ensure cost-effective availability of our extensive electronic design automation (EDA) tools for non-commercial activities. EUROPRACTICE provides end-user telephone support and manages the annual software update process.

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To place an order or learn more about the University Program in EMEA, please contact:

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Cadence has been working with industry, government, and academia for years to build up the pipeline for new graduates trained in VLSI Design. Join the 60+ institutes already training their students on the Cadence EDA platform.

To place an order or learn more about the University Program in India, please contact:

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The University Program provides educational institutions with easy access to the leading Cadence® Tensilica® processor configuration and extension tools to help prepare students to succeed in today’s highly competitive world, which is experiencing innovation at a very rapid pace. Join the qualified universities who have already incorporated Tensilica tools into their classrooms and academic research projects.

Cadence's customizable Tensilica processors and DSPs are widely deployed in various market segments and are at the forefront of innovation. Some of the market segments include:

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