Cadence Design Systems → NVIDIA
As of 2026-09-05, Cadence Design Systems is a tracked supplier of NVIDIA. Cadence Design Systems is a leader in EDA & IP (headquartered in United States); NVIDIA is a leader in Design (Fabless) (headquartered in United States). Cadence Design Systems has 10 tracked customers; NVIDIA has 104 tracked suppliers.
Data as of 2026-09-05 · relationship type: tracked supplier → customer · both names resolve in companies.json · no dollar amount is shown unless it already sits on a company record, and none is invented here
Why this edge matters
Cadence Design Systems (leader in EDA & IP) is a tracked supplier of NVIDIA (leader in Design (Fabless)). EDA duopolist with Synopsys; strong in analog, PCB and verification. Dominant AI accelerator and GPU designer; also networking via Mellanox line. The edge is one of 104 tracked suppliers of NVIDIA and one of 10 tracked customers of Cadence Design Systems.
Source: derived from both company records and the counted edges.
Concentration / risk note
Cadence Design Systems is positioned as a leader in EDA & IP, so this edge is harder to replace than a challenger or niche supplier.
Basis: supplier position. Omitted on edges where the graph does not back a concentration claim.
The two companies
Cadence Design Systems (supplier)
EDA duopolist with Synopsys; strong in analog, PCB and verification.
NVIDIA (customer)
Dominant AI accelerator and GPU designer; also networking via Mellanox line.
Other tracked suppliers of NVIDIA
Other tracked customers of Cadence Design Systems
Cite as: wafergraph, “Cadence Design Systems → NVIDIA — supplier relationship in the semiconductor supply chain”, https://wafergraph.com/relationship/cadence/nvidia/ (data as of 2026-09-05).
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