EDA & IP companies

Subsegments

EDA Software Semiconductor IP Licensing

Companies

• Arm Holdings — CPU architecture licensed in virtually every smartphone and most edge devices. leader · NASDAQ:ARM · $4.9B · United Kingdom · Semiconductor IP Licensing
• Cadence Design Systems — EDA duopolist with Synopsys; strong in analog, PCB and verification. leader · NASDAQ:CDNS · $5.3B · USA · EDA Software, Semiconductor IP Licensing
• Synopsys — Largest EDA vendor and major interface IP supplier; acquired Ansys in 2025. leader · NASDAQ:SNPS · $7.1B · USA · EDA Software, Semiconductor IP Licensing
• eMemory Technology — Leading embedded non-volatile memory IP licensor. leader · TWSE:3529 · Taiwan · Semiconductor IP Licensing
• Keysight Technologies — Test and measurement leader; RF, photonic, and high-speed EDA tools. major · NYSE:KEYS · $5.4B · USA · EDA Software, Test Equipment
• Rambus — Memory interface chips and high-speed interface IP. major · NASDAQ:RMBS · $393M · USA · Semiconductor IP Licensing
• Faraday Technology — Taiwanese ASIC design-service and silicon IP provider. major · TWSE:3035 · Taiwan · Semiconductor IP Licensing, Custom Silicon Designers
• Alphawave Semi — High-speed connectivity SerDes IP; acquisition by Qualcomm announced 2025. major · LSE:AWE · United Kingdom · Semiconductor IP Licensing
• Siemens EDA — Third major EDA vendor (ex-Mentor Graphics), a division of Siemens AG. major · Germany · EDA Software
• Empyrean Technology — China's leading domestic EDA software company. challenger · SZSE:301269 · China · EDA Software
• Primarius Technologies — Chinese EDA maker focused on circuit simulation and device modeling. challenger · SSE:688206 · China · EDA Software
• Achronix — Fabless FPGA and embedded-FPGA (eFPGA) IP supplier. challenger · USA · FPGA, Semiconductor IP Licensing
• SiFive — Leading commercial RISC-V CPU IP company. challenger · USA · Semiconductor IP Licensing
• StarFive — Chinese RISC-V CPU IP and SoC company. challenger · China · Semiconductor IP Licensing, CPU
• Tenstorrent — AI accelerator and RISC-V IP company led by Jim Keller. challenger · Canada · GPU & AI Accelerators, Semiconductor IP Licensing
• VeriSilicon — Chinese IP licensing and turnkey chip design services company. niche · SSE:688521 · China · Semiconductor IP Licensing, Design Services
• Arteris — Network-on-chip (NoC) interconnect IP for SoC designs. niche · NASDAQ:AIP · $71M · USA · Semiconductor IP Licensing
• Ceva — Licenses DSP, wireless connectivity and edge AI IP cores. niche · NASDAQ:CEVA · $88M · Israel · Semiconductor IP Licensing
• M31 Technology — Taiwanese silicon IP licensor of foundation and interface IP. niche · TWO:6643 · Taiwan · Semiconductor IP Licensing
• QuickLogic — Low-power FPGA and embedded-FPGA IP company. niche · NASDAQ:QUIK · $14M · USA · FPGA, Semiconductor IP Licensing
• Atomera — Materials-engineering technology (MST) licensed to chipmakers. niche · NASDAQ:ATOM · $65,000 · USA · Semiconductor IP Licensing, Photoresists & Chemicals
• Andes Technology — Taiwanese RISC-V CPU IP vendor. niche · TWSE:6533 · Taiwan · Semiconductor IP Licensing
• Agile Analog — Configurable analog IP for system-on-chips. niche · United Kingdom · Semiconductor IP Licensing
• Codasip — European RISC-V processor IP company. niche · Czech Republic · Semiconductor IP Licensing
• Flex Logix — Embedded-FPGA IP and AI inference acceleration technology. niche · USA · Semiconductor IP Licensing
• Imagination Technologies — GPU and AI IP licensor, owned by Canyon Bridge. niche · United Kingdom · Semiconductor IP Licensing
• Semidynamics — Customizable RISC-V cores with vector and AI extensions. niche · Spain · Semiconductor IP Licensing, CPU