# Comparison of EDA software ## Links (Wikipedia order) <!-- injected from _registry/childlinks/Comparison_of_EDA_software.json (2026-07-30T02:09:12Z) --> `Advanced_Design_System` · `Altium` · `Altium_Designer` · `Analog_Devices` · `Application-specific_integrated_circuit` · `Arduino` · `Artistic_License` · `AutoCAD` · `Autodesk` · `BSD_licenses` · `CADSTAR` · `CR-5000` · `CR-8000` · `Cadence_Design_Systems` · `Chinese_language` · `Chisel_(programming_language)` · `ChromeOS` · `CircuitLogix` · `CircuitMaker` · `Clock_skew` · [[Comparison_of_EM_simulation_software]] · `Comparison_of_instruction_set_architectures` · `DARPA` · `DesignSpark_PCB` · `Design_rule_checking` · `DipTrace` · `EAGLE_(program)` · `EasyEDA` · `Electric_(software)` · `Electrical_Transient_Analyzer_Program` · `Electronic_circuit_simulation` · `Electronic_design_automation` · `English_language` · `Field-programmable_gate_array` · `Formal_verification` · `FreeBSD` · `FreeCAD` · `FreePCB` · `Free_and_open-source_software` · `Freeware` · `French_language` · `Fritzing` · `GEDA` · `GNU_General_Public_License` · `GNU_Lesser_General_Public_License` · `Gerber_format` · [[German_language]] · `GitHub` · `Google` · `Hardware_description_language` · `Hungarian_language` · `ISO_10303` · `Icarus_Verilog` · `Integrated_circuit` · `Japanese_language` · `Java_(programming_language)` · `KTechLab` · `KiCad` · `LTspice` · `LabVIEW` · `Linear_Technology` · `Linux` · `List_of_EDA_companies` · [[List_of_computer-aided_engineering_software]] · `List_of_finite_element_software_packages` · [[List_of_free_electronics_circuit_simulators]] · `MIT_License` · `MacOS` · `Magic_(software)` · `MathWorks` · `Metric_system` · `Micro-Cap` · `Microsoft_Windows` · `ModelSim` · `NI_Multisim` · `NI_Ultiboard` · `NL5_circuit_simulator` · `National_Instruments` · `NetBSD` · `Ngspice` · `ODB++` · `Open-source_software` · `OpenRISC` · `OrCAD` · `Oregano_(software)` · `POV-Ray` · `Pcb-rnd` · `Pentium_FDIV_bug` · `Photomask` · `Polish_language` · `PowerEsim` · [[Power_engineering_software]] · `Power_system_simulator_for_engineering` · `Printed_circuit_board` · `Process_design_kit` · `Proprietary_software` · `Proteus_Design_Suite` · `Pulsonix` · `Quite_Universal_Circuit_Simulator` · `Raspberry_Pi` · `Russian_language` · `SPICE` · `SUSE_S.A.` · `Schematic_capture` · `Schematic_editor` · [[Semiconductor_device_fabrication]] · `Shareware` · `Siemens` · `Siemens_Energy` · `Simulia_(company)` · `Simulink` · `Software_versioning` · `Spanish_language` · `Specctra` · `Swedish_language` · `Synopsys` · `SystemC` · `TINA_(software)` · `Test_point` · `TopoR` · [[Transistor]] · `Trial_and_error` · `Ukrainian_language` · `Unix` · `Unix-like` · `Upverter` · `VHDL` · `Verilator` · `Verilog` · `Verilog-A` · `Verilog-AMS` · [[Very-large-scale_integration]] · `Wavefront_.obj_file` · `Web_application` · `Wine_(software)` · `XCircuit` > Summary stub · part of Systems Engineering · [Wikipedia source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_EDA_software) ## Summary This article compares electronic design automation (EDA) software, the tools used to design and verify the integrated circuits and printed circuit boards behind virtually all modern [[Electronics|electronics]]. EDA spans schematic capture, logic synthesis, simulation, layout, and verification. The industry is dominated by vendors such as Cadence, Synopsys, and Siemens EDA, alongside open-source tools like KiCad. EDA is what makes the design of billion-[[Transistor|transistor]] chips tractable. ## Key points - Compares electronic design automation software - Covers schematic capture, synthesis, and layout - Designs integrated circuits and printed circuit boards - Dominated by Cadence, Synopsys, and Siemens EDA - Includes open-source tools like KiCad ## Relation to Systems Engineering EDA tools let engineers design and verify enormously complex electronic subsystems, supporting the integration of electronics into larger engineered systems. ## Sources - [Comparison of EDA software — Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_EDA_software) Back to Systems Engineering --- <!-- SEMIOTIC-PROFILE:START --> ## Semiotic profile > *The semiotic universals this article invokes, machine-derived from the crossref — **unverified** (born so). Populated 2026-07-06 for the Systems room.* **Universals (4):** 🟡 system (6) · 🟢 circuit symbols iec (3) · 🟡 electronics (3) · 🟡 modern (1) **Enter by sign:** Systems Semiotic Gateway · Alphabetum · Icon Registry · ← Systems Portal <!-- SEMIOTIC-PROFILE:END --> ## Wikipedia : Wikitube **Strict pair:** [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_EDA_software) : [Wikitube](https://en.wikitube.io/wiki/Comparison_of_EDA_software) ## Previous hub tags Tree parent: [[Systems_engineering]]. Legacy hubs: none. --- *Sources: 1 legacy note. Minted wave 1, 2026-07-30 (v1.6 order).*