Editing Electronic design automation (section)

== Companies==
{{Further|List of EDA companies}}

=== Current ===
[[Market capitalization]] and company name as of March 2023:

* $57.87 billion<ref>{{Cite web |title=Synopsys, Inc. (SNPS) Stock Price & News - Google Finance |url=https://www.google.com/finance/quote/SNPS:NASDAQ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=www.google.com |language=en-US}}</ref> – [[Synopsys]]
* $56.68 billion<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cadence Design Systems Inc (CDNS) Stock Price & News - Google Finance |url=https://www.google.com/finance/quote/CDNS:NASDAQ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=www.google.com |language=en-US}}</ref> – [[Cadence Design Systems]]
* $24.98 billion<ref>{{Cite web |title=ANSYS, Inc. (ANSS) Stock Price & News |url=https://www.google.com/finance/quote/ANSS:NASDAQ |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=Google Finance |language=en-US}}</ref> – [[Ansys]]
* AU$4.88 billion<ref>{{Cite web |title=Altium Limited (ALU) Stock Price & News - Google Finance |url=https://www.google.com/finance/quote/ALU:ASX |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=www.google.com |language=en-US}}</ref> – [[Altium]]
* ¥77.25 billion<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zuken Inc (6947) Stock Price & News - Google Finance |url=https://www.google.com/finance/quote/6947:TYO |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=www.google.com |language=en-US}}</ref> – [[Zuken]]

=== Defunct ===
Market capitalization and company name {{as of|2011|December|lc=y}}:<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140223053647/http://www.google.com/finance?q=TPE:2473,TYO:6947,NASDAQ:LAVA,NASDAQ:MENT,NASDAQ:SNPS,NASDAQ:CDNS Company Comparison - Google Finance]. Google.com. Retrieved on 2013-08-10.</ref>
* $2.33 billion – [[Mentor Graphics]]; [[Siemens]] acquired Mentor in 2017 and renamed as Siemens EDA in 2021<ref>{{Cite web |title=Siemens acquires Mentor Graphics for $4.5 billion, eyes connected device, building expansion |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/siemens-acquires-mentor-graphics-for-4-5-billion-eyes-connected-device-building-expansion/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=ZDNET |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dahad |first=Nitin |date=December 15, 2020 |title=Mentor Finally Becomes Siemens EDA From January 2021 |url=https://www.eetimes.com/mentor-finally-becomes-siemens-eda-from-january-2021/ |access-date=March 23, 2023 |website=EE Times}}</ref>
* $507 million – [[Magma Design Automation]]; Synopsys acquired Magma in February 2012<ref>{{cite web |title=Synopsys to buy Magma for $507 million |author=Dylan McGrath |publisher=EETimes |date=30 Nov 2011 |url=http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4231034/Synopsys-to-buy-Magma-for--507-million |access-date=July 17, 2012 |archive-date=October 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025052818/http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4231034/Synopsys-to-buy-Magma-for--507-million |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Synopsys to Acquire Magma Design Automation |url=http://news.synopsys.com/index.php?s=20295&item=123337}}</ref>
* NT$6.44 billion – [[SpringSoft]]; Synopsys acquired SpringSoft in August 2012

=== Acquisitions ===
Many EDA companies acquire small companies with software or other technology that can be adapted to their core business.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www10.edacafe.com/nbc/articles/view_article.php?articleid=301031&interstitial_displayed=Yes |title=EDA Innovation through Merger and Acquisitions |author=Kirti Sikri Desai |year=2006 |publisher=EDA Cafe |access-date=March 23, 2010}}</ref> Most of the market leaders are amalgamations of many smaller companies and this trend is helped by the tendency of software companies to design tools as accessories that fit naturally into a larger vendor's suite of programs on [[digital circuitry]]; many new tools incorporate analog design and mixed systems.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.semiwiki.com/forum/content/|title=Semi Wiki:EDA Mergers and Acquisitions Wiki|date=2011-01-16|website=SemiWiki.com|language=en|access-date=2019-04-03|archive-date=April 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403080353/https://www.semiwiki.com/forum/content/|url-status=dead}}</ref> This is happening due to a trend to place [[System on a chip|entire electronic systems on a single chip]].