Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Industry Group: Software & Services
Country/Region: United States of America
Identifier: NAS:CDNS
Cadence Design Systems is a provider of electronic design automation software, intellectual property, and system design and analysis products. EDA software automates the chip design process, enhancing design accuracy, productivity, and complexity in a full-flow end-to-end solution. Cadence offers a portfolio of design IP, as well as system design and analysis products, which enable system-level analysis and verification solutions. Cadence’s comprehensive portfolio is benefiting from a mutual convergence of semiconductor companies moving up-stack toward systems-like companies, and systems companies moving down-stack toward in-house semiconductor design. The resulting expansion in EDA customers, alongside secular digitalization of various end markets, benefits EDA vendors like Cadence.
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Industry Group (1st = lowest risk)
Software & Services 16 out of 1103
Universe
Global Universe 615 out of 15518
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Industry Comparison
Company | ESG Risk Rating | Industry Rank |
---|---|---|
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. |
12
Low
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16 out of 1103 |
Synopsys, Inc. |
13.5
Low
|
32 out of 1103 |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. |
13.9
Low
|
39 out of 1103 |
VMware, Inc. |
15.9
Low
|
93 out of 1103 |
Dassault Systèmes SA |
18.4
Low
|
225 out of 1103 |
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Cadence Design Systems, Inc.'s Exposure is Low
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Cadence Design Systems, Inc.'s Management of ESG Material Risk is Strong
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