# Who does Credo Technology pay? Who are its key suppliers?
Canonical: https://valuechain.wiki/credo · Facet: suppliers · Updated: 2026-07-12T08:28:46.306+00:00 · Source: ValueChain.wiki (cited money-flow graph)

**Citable summary**: Credo Technology's confirmed suppliers/cost counterparties include Synopsys, TSMC, Cadence Design Systems plus 2 undisclosed/aggregate relationships. Per the valuechain.wiki graph: 5 cost edges, backed by 5 dated sources, 3 of them primary filings (as of 2026-07-12).

### Synopsys (mid)  → /synopsys.md
- note: Pays for synopsys EDA tools and IP licenses.
- [confirms] SEC EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2025-12-22) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/883241/000088324125000028/snps-20251031.htm: "credo designs chips on synopsys EDA tools and IP."
- [confirms] SemiAnalysis (EN, research, published 2025-09-01) https://newsletter.semianalysis.com/p/eda-market-primer: "credo designs chips on synopsys EDA tools and IP."

### TSMC (mid)  → /tsmc.md
- note: Foundries PAM4 DSPs at TSMC — as a fabless firm, foundry capacity/process is the upstream bottleneck for volume and cost.
- [confirms] Quartz (EN, news, published 2025-01-01) https://qz.com/what-is-driving-credo-technology-s-growth-in-ai-interconnects: "Buys DSP foundry from TSMC."
- [confirms] SEC EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2024-06-01) https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=CRDO&type=10-K: "Buys DSP foundry from TSMC."

### Cadence Design Systems (mid)  → /cadence.md
- note: Pays for cadence EDA tools and IP licenses.
- [confirms] SEC EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2026-02-19) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/813672/000081367226000016/cdns-20251231.htm: "credo designs chips on cadence EDA tools and IP."
- [confirms] SemiAnalysis (EN, research, published 2025-09-01) https://newsletter.semianalysis.com/p/eda-market-primer: "credo designs chips on cadence EDA tools and IP."

### 부품·소재 (비공개) (low)
- note: Parts, materials and R&D (undisclosed).
- [confirms] SEC EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2024-06-01) https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=CRDO&type=10-K: "Parts, materials and R&D (undisclosed)."

### 설비·인프라 (비공개) (low)
- note: Equipment and infrastructure (undisclosed).
- [confirms] SEC EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2024-06-01) https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=CRDO&type=10-K: "Equipment and infrastructure (undisclosed)."

Reverse side: https://valuechain.wiki/credo/customers.md · Ripple: https://valuechain.wiki/credo/ripple.md

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