Cadence Design Systems, Inc. engages in the design and development of integrated circuits and electronic devices. It operates through the following geographical segments: Americas, Asia, EMEA, and Japan. The company was founded by Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, Gudmundur A. Hjartarson, K. Bobby Chao, and K. Charles Janac in June 1988 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.