Private company

Azuro

American company founded in 20021

Azuro, Inc. is an electronic design automation (EDA) software company. Formerly headquartered in Santa Clara, California with a development office in Cambridge, England, it is now part of Cadence Design Systems. Azuro develops software for the design of integrated circuits.2 It ceased to exist in 2011.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2002Founded1
  • Industryelectronic design automation1
  • HeadquartersSanta Clara1
  • Websitewww.azuro.com

Azuro, Inc. is an electronic design automation (EDA) software company. Formerly headquartered in Santa Clara, California with a development office in Cambridge, England, it is now part of Cadence Design Systems.2

The story

Azuro was founded in Cambridge in 2002 by Paul Cunningham and Steev Wilcox, using research from their doctoral studies.

On July 12, 2011 Cadence Design Systems announced that it had acquired Azuro for an undisclosed sum.

From Wikipedia’s article on Azuro, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. Jul 12, 2011Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2002Founded Founded1

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