On March 17, 2025, China's leading EDA software company, Empyrean Technology, announced plans to acquire a majority stake in Shanghai-based Xpeedic Technology, a provider of EDA and system-in-package ...

Siemens EDA announced that Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corp. has introduced Siemens’ electronic design automation (EDA) software to enhance its power devices and analog semiconductor ...

Washington cracked down on semiconductor design software exports to China, banning companies like Synopsys and Cadence from issuing licenses to tech companies that use their software to build advanced ...

Qiyunfang, a subsidiary of SiCarrier, officially released two domestically developed Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software products at the SEMiBAY 2025 event on October 15. The announcement ...

It appears the Trump administration has imposed new export controls on chip design software as it seeks to further undermine China’s ability to make and use advanced AI chips. Siemens EDA, Cadence ...

Electronic Design Automation software is critical to semiconductor development, and the sector is highly concentrated and dominated by two companies. Synopsys and Cadence, beyond EDA software, provide ...

In what has become a yearly custom, I recently spoke to Jay Vleeschhouwer, Managing Director of Griffin Securities, for an update on his view of the state of the electronic design automation (EDA) ...

Siemens Digital Industries Software expands Samsung Foundry collaboration, certifying more EDA tools for Samsung’s most advanced process technologies. The certifications cover Samsung’s FinFET and ...

What just happened? The Trump administration has taken a decisive step in its campaign to restrict China's access to advanced semiconductor technology, instructing leading US companies that produce ...

The US has ordered companies that make software used to design semiconductors to stop selling to China without first obtaining export licenses. The restrictions go beyond software alone, covering ...

The US has rescinded export curbs on critical chip design tools as part of broader agreement on access to rare earth minerals. The US has lifted export restrictions on semiconductor design software to ...