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CDNS vs SMSI

Side-by-side comparison of Cadence Design Systems Inc. (CDNS) and Smith Micro Software Inc. (SMSI): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both CDNS and SMSI operate in Computer Software: Prepackaged Software (Technology), so they compete in similar markets.
  • CDNS is the larger of the two at $106.23B, about 5788.8x SMSI ($18.4M).
  • Over the past year, CDNS is up 24.8% and SMSI is down 22.8% - CDNS leads by 47.6 points.
  • CDNS has been more active in the news (13 items in the past 4 weeks vs 6 for SMSI).
  • CDNS has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 4 for SMSI).
PerformanceCDNS+24.54%SMSI-22.77%
2025-06-12+0.00%2026-06-11
MetricCDNSSMSI
Company
Cadence Design Systems Inc.
Smith Micro Software Inc.
Price
$383.73-0.41%
$3.63+3.42%
Market cap
$106.23B
$18.4M
1M return
+7.09%
-16.09%
1Y return
+24.81%
-22.77%
Industry
Computer Software: Prepackaged Software
Computer Software: Prepackaged Software
Exchange
NASDAQ
NASDAQ
IPO
1995
News (4w)
13
6
Recent ratings
25
4
CDNS

Cadence Design Systems Inc.

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. provides software, hardware, services, and reusable integrated circuit (IC) design blocks worldwide. The company offers functional verification services, including emulation and prototyping hardware. Its functional verification offering consists of JasperGold, a formal verification platform; Xcelium, a parallel logic simulation platform; Palladium, an enterprise emulation platform; and Protium, a prototyping platform for chip verification. The company also provides digital IC design products, including Genus logic synthesis and RTL power solutions, as well as Modus software solution to reduce systems-on-chip design-for-test time; physical implementation tools, including place and route, optimization, and multiple patterning preparation; and signoff products to signoff the design as ready for manufacture by a silicon foundry. In addition, it offers custom IC design and simulation products to create schematic and physical representations of circuits down to the transistor level for analog, mixed-signal, custom digital, memory, and radio frequency designs; and system design and analysis products to develop printed circuit boards and IC packages, as well as to analyze electromagnetic, electro-thermal, and other multi-physics effects. Further, the company provides intellectual property (IP) products consisting of pre-verified and customizable functional blocks to integrate into customer's ICs; and verification IP and memory models to verify the correct interaction with dozens of design IP interface protocols. Additionally, it offers services related to methodology, education, and hosted design solutions, as well as technical support and maintenance services. Cadence Design Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

SMSI

Smith Micro Software Inc.

Smith Micro Software, Inc. develops and sells software to enhance the mobile experience to wireless and cable service providers worldwide. The company provides SafePath Family, SafePath IoT, and SafePath Home product suite that offers tools to protect digital lifestyles and manage connected devices inside and outside the home; and CommSuite that allows users to manage voice messages, as well as voice-to-text transcription messaging. In addition, the company provides ViewSpot, a retail display management platform that provides on-screen and interactive demos to wireless carriers and retailers, as well as technical support and customer services. Smith Micro Software, Inc. was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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