Cadence Completes Acquisition of Arm Artisan Foundation IP Business

SAN JOSE, Calif.-- August 27, 2025 -- Cadence (Nasdaq: CDNS) today announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of the Arm Artisan foundation IP business, consisting of standard cell libraries, memory compilers, and general-purpose I/Os (GPIOs) optimized for advanced process nodes at the leading foundries. The acquisition will augment Cadence’s expanding design IP offerings, anchored by a leading portfolio of protocol and interface IP, memory interface IP, and SerDes IP at advanced nodes. Cadence is reinforcing its commitment to improving customers’ time to market and optimizing cost, power, and performance by expanding its presence in SoC designs, especially with the world’s leading foundry processes.

The acquisition is expected to be immaterial to revenue and earnings this year. More information can be found at https://www.cadence.com/en_US/home/tools/silicon-solutions/artisan-ip.html.

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