The Cadence University Software program includes:
- Custom Integrated Circuits/Analog/RF Design products
- Digital Design and Signoff products
- Verification platform
- PCB Design and Analysis products
- Applied Wave Research (AWR) for MMICs, RF ICs, antennae, radar systems designs and more
- Multiphysics System Analysis CAD tools for EMC/EMI and thermal integrity studies
- Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) meshing and solver tools
For a complete list, refer to 2026 Cadence University Program Software Selection.
Resources
The Cadence Online Training Library offers a series of self-paced courses available to Canadian academics that can help a user get valuable CAD training. To access this library, you must apply for a Cadence Online Learning and Limited Support Account.
Use of this software is restricted by legal agreements requiring signature at the university and individual levels:
- Individuals accessing this software must only do so from within the geographic boundaries of Canada.
- The use of this software is restricted to university academic research and teaching only.
- The software may NOT be used for commercial purposes.
- Only professors and their research teams with a Research Subscription in good standing are authorized to access this software.
- Only users from institutions that have executed the “Letter of Consent for the Acceptance of Academic Use Software License and Maintenance Terms and Conditions” with CMC may access this design tool. Please contact our Licensing Administrator at [email protected] to see if you qualify.
- Users must agree to the Cadence Software License and Maintenance Terms and Conditions and the Academic Use Addendum.
- Use is subject to Export Control regulations as outlined in Section 13.7 of the Software License and Maintenance Terms and Conditions.
For more information, contact the Licensing Administrator at [email protected].
| Software Version | Cadence Academic Suite |
|---|---|
| Operating System | Cadence Platform Support (tool-dependent) |
| Bit Level | 64-bit |
LINUX: This release is intended to be installed in the Sustainable Technology Configuration (STC) environment supported by CMC. Only administrators of the STC disk at CMC’s member universities may obtain the software from CMC’s secured doc server, and install the kit at their university. An exception is made for Allegro/OrCAD.
To access Cadence, please contact [email protected].
- Unlimited use instances per tool for the subscriber’s research team, to access a shared license pool (up to the limits of the available licenses in the shared pool)
- Access for one year
