What is CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC.'s OSHA violation history?

CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 0 violations and $0 in total penalties.

How does CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?

CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC. operates in the custom computer programming services industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.2.

Establishment profile

CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC.

555 RIVER OAKS PKWY, SAN JOSE, CA, 95134
Operated by CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC · 1 of 2 establishments
541511 — Custom Computer Programming Services

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OSHA inspections

over 18 years

Violations

Penalties

Summary

CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC. has accumulated 0 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 18 years of recorded history.

The most recent federal enforcement activity was recorded 18 years ago.

Federal records were found in 4 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections

0.1 / yr · last 18 yrs

Violations

0.0 / yr

Penalties

Inspection trigger · complaint

1 of 1

Peer comparison

0th

Fewer violations than most other employers in NAICS 5415 within CA. Peer group: 97 employers. This establishment has 0 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations

Penalty percentile

0th

peer median: $200

Inspection frequency

0th

peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR

0.2

BLS SOII 2024

Industry avg DART

0.1

BLS SOII 2024

Self-reported TRIR

—

Not in OSHA ITA

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Complaint

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →

Activity timeline

Data refreshed

Weekly

First OSHA inspection

—

Most recent activity

18 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 18+ years. Most recent activity: 18 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

Total applications

450

Certified

408

Avg wage ratio

1.00x

H-1B1 SingaporeH-1B

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 3 facilities · 1 marked inactive.

Facility	Permits	Status	Penalties	Last inspected	ECHO
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS 2655 SEELY AVE · SAN JOSE, CA, 95134	RCRA	No Violation Identified	—	—	View →
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS 2670 SEELY AV BLDG 11 · SAN JOSE, CA, 95134	RCRA	No Violation Identified	—	—	View →
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC 2655 SEELY AVENUE · SAN JOSE, CA, 95134	WaterRCRA	No Violation Identified	—	—	View →

Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number

4155696

Operation

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions

Total payments

$117.8M

Disposition

Guilty Plea

Crime type

Import / Export

First case: 2025-08-06. Most recent: 2025-08-06. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal prosecution case file

Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 1 case · 1 plea/conviction · $117,794,224 in penalties / restitution.

Case	Date	Disposition	Crime	Jurisdiction	Total payment	Monitor
USA v. Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Cadence Design Systems, Inc.	Aug 2025	plea	Import / Export	California - Northern,USDOJ - National Security Division - Counterintelligence and Export Control Section	$117,794,224	No

Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)

$18.3M

Obligated (all-time)

$55.1M

Awards

272

Top agency

Department of Defense

$50.0M

Company-wide — CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC (across 5 entities)

Obligated (5-yr)

$19.9M

Obligated (all-time)

$57.1M

Awards (all-time)

287

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Top agencies by obligation (this location)

Department of Defense$50.0M

National Aeronautics and Space Administration$5.0M

Department of Transportation$52K

Department of Commerce$26K

Largest awards (top 50 of 272)

Department of Defense
CADENCE P/N 95323
contract · Last action 2021-07-30
$5,505,748
Department of Defense
ELECTRONIC COUNTERMEASURES, COUNTER-COUNTERMEASURES AND QUICK REACTION CAPABILITY EQUIPMENT
contract · Last action 2025-11-17
$3,643,288
Department of Defense
ACQUISITION OF CADENCE SYSTEM-ON-CHIP (SOC) AND APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (ASIC) DESIGN VERIFICATION CAPABILITY, ELECTRONIC DESIGN AUTOMATION (EDA) SOFTWARE, AND PROCESS DEVELOPMENT KIT (PDK) SERVICES.
contract · Last action 2022-02-22
$3,611,057
Department of Defense
SOFTWARE LICENSES AND MAINTENANCE
contract · Last action 2020-05-27
$3,238,128
Department of Defense
SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE
contract · Last action 2023-12-05
$2,034,292
Department of Defense
SOFTWARE LICENSE MAINTENANCE
contract · Last action 2024-01-24
$1,854,910
Department of Defense
SOFTWARE LICENSES AND MAINTENANCE
contract · Last action 2022-02-23
$1,740,670
Department of Defense
CADENCE SOFTWARE LIC AND MAINT AGREEMENT
contract · Last action 2011-09-29
$1,629,588
Department of Defense
CHIP DESIGN DOCUMENTATION AND SUPPORT
contract · Last action 2020-06-11
$1,385,000
Department of Defense
CADENCE QUANTUS QRC ADV NODE MODELING OP
contract · Last action 2021-08-10
$1,302,707
Department of Defense
CADENCE SOFTWARE LICENSE AND MAINTENANCE
contract · Last action 2013-09-30
$1,175,638
Department of Defense
CADENCE SOFTWARE LICENSES
contract · Last action 2013-06-12
$1,170,687
Department of Defense
ANNUAL SOFTWARE LICENSE MAINTENANCE AND WAN FEES
contract · Last action 2025-07-29
$1,099,257
Department of Defense
SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE
contract · Last action 2025-12-18
$1,095,563
Department of Defense
IGF::CT::IGF CADENCE SOFTWARE LICENSE AND MAINTENANCE
contract · Last action 2016-09-20
$1,059,537
Department of Defense
SPECTRE(R) MMSIM WITH SPECTRE X SIMULATR
contract · Last action 2021-09-17
$1,046,968
Department of Defense
CADENCE SOFTWARE
contract · Last action 2022-07-25
$959,732
Department of Defense
CADENCE SOFTWARE LICENSE&MAINTENANCE
contract · Last action 2015-09-30
$814,550
Department of Defense
CADENCE SOFTWARE LICENSE&MAINTENANCE
contract · Last action 2014-09-24
$773,636
Department of Defense
99 YEAR LEASE OF CADENCE VDIO SOFTWARE TOOLSET AND FIRST YEAR MAINTENANCE
contract · Last action 2017-03-09
$558,480
Department of Defense
IC LAYOUT SOFTWARE
contract · Last action 2021-09-30
$499,924
Department of Defense
CADENCE LICENSE BUNDLE
contract · Last action 2025-12-03
$499,879
Department of Defense
SOFTWARE PROGRAM UPDATES INCLUDING TECHNICAL SUPPORT
contract · Last action 2016-11-29
$432,440
Department of Defense
IGF::OT::IGF CADENCE SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE
contract · Last action 2015-03-24
$419,800
Department of Defense
CADENSE SOFTWARE LICENSES AND SUPPORT SERVICES
contract · Last action 2018-09-05
$405,127
Department of Defense
SPECTRE MULTI MODE SIMULATION
contract · Last action 2018-09-28
$404,071
Department of Defense
SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE
contract · Last action 2022-08-12
$400,000
Department of Defense
CADENCE SOFTWARE SUPPORT
contract · Last action 2012-12-12
$382,450
Department of Defense
EDA CARD
contract · Last action 2018-02-02
$352,972
Department of Defense
SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE
contract · Last action 2007-12-13
$342,820
Department of Defense
SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE
contract · Last action 2010-12-16
$338,050
Department of Defense
INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (IC) CERIFICATION SOFTWARE CADENCE (R) PHYSICAL VERIFICATION SYSTEM
contract · Last action 2018-08-24
$327,195
Department of Defense
SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE
contract · Last action 2018-02-27
$309,540
Department of Defense
CADENCE EDA LICENSES
contract · Last action 2014-09-30
$296,834
Department of Defense
DMEA SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE 2025 CADENCE
contract · Last action 2025-02-27
$271,640
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
CADENCE SOFTWARE RENEWAL
contract · Last action 2022-09-28
$249,999
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
OT : MAINTENANCE & UPGRADES RENEWAL : 4200789807
contract · Last action 2022-02-16
$245,062
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
RENEWAL OF CADENCE TOOL FOR MAINTENANCE
contract · Last action 2023-07-24
$243,922
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
RENEW CADENCE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT
contract · Last action 2019-12-09
$228,380
Department of Defense
CADENCE SOFTWARE TOOL SUITE
contract · Last action 2018-09-28
$225,898
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
CADENCE SOFTWARE RENEWAL
contract · Last action 2021-06-28
$224,700
Department of Defense
CADENCE VIRTUOSO LAYOUT SOFTWARE SUITE
contract · Last action 2011-03-28
$217,647
Department of Defense
CADENCE PDK
contract · Last action 2022-02-22
$202,000
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
IGF::OT::IGF RENEWAL OF CADENCE SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE
contract · Last action 2019-02-28
$199,570
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
CADENCE SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE RENEWAL
contract · Last action 2018-02-21
$199,570
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
IGF::OT::IGF RENEWAL OF CADENCE SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT
contract · Last action 2018-02-13
$191,301
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
IGF::OT::IGF CADENCE SOFTWARE RENEWALS AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT FOR EXISTING LICENSES FOR A PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS. INCLUDING: DESIGN RULE CHECKER, LAYOUT VS. SCHEMATIC VERIFIER, PARASITIC EXTRACTOR, SCHEMATIC EDITOR, ANALOG DESIGN ENVIRONMENT, LAYOUT SUITE AND MULTI-MODE SIMULATION WITH AP SIMULATOR.
contract · Last action 2017-01-25
$191,301
Department of Defense
CADENCE SOFTWARE LICENSE ANNUAL RENEWAL
contract · Last action 2023-06-28
$190,623
Department of Defense
CADENCE APS SPECTRE MULTI-MODE SIM AND 1 YR OF MAINTENANCE
contract · Last action 2018-02-28
$187,100
Department of Defense
EDA CARDS
contract · Last action 2017-09-27
$185,557

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 511210 - SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS. Last action: 2026-04-15. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

Date	Trigger	Violations	Serious	Penalty
2007-08-01	Complaint	0	—	$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INCBEAVERTON, OR — 1 federal enforcement record