Cadence Design Systems Limited provides electronic design automation (EDA) products and design services to the UK market. The company sells and leases software and hardware products for designing integrated circuits (ICs), printed circuit boards (PCBs), and other components used in products ranging from consumer electronics to computer networking equipment. The company also provides maintenance, support, training, contract design, and consulting services. Cadence, founded in the 1988 merger of two American EDA firms, has been in the UK since 1990.