# Who does Cadence Design Systems pay? Who are its key suppliers?
Canonical: https://valuechain.wiki/cadence · Facet: suppliers · Updated: 2026-07-12T08:20:34.520603+00:00 · Source: ValueChain.wiki (cited money-flow graph)

**Citable summary**: Cadence Design Systems discloses no named confirmed suppliers/cost counterparties; 2 relationships are tracked as undisclosed/aggregate. Per the valuechain.wiki graph: 2 cost edges, backed by 1 dated sources, 1 of them primary filings (as of 2026-07-12).

### R&D 엔지니어·인건비 (비공개) (mid)
- note: Design-software R&D headcount is the largest cost — the source of tool competitiveness, and labor leverage versus license growth sets the margin (undisclosed).
- [mentions] SEC EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2025-02-24) https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=CDNS&type=10-K: "10-K: R&D."

### 클라우드·컴퓨팅 인프라 (비공개) (low)
- note: Compute infrastructure for verification/simulation — a cost that rises with hardware and cloud verification demand (undisclosed).
- [mentions] SEC EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2025-02-24) https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=CDNS&type=10-K: "10-K: infrastructure."

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