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$begingroup$I contacted the Cadence office as a PhD student and also a faculty member to inquiry their price for an academic license. After 8 emails back and forth I noticed that they are not willing to answer the simple question of how much we have to pay to get access to Cadence Virtuoso software.
It surprised me a lot and I felt upset and stopped the email communication. I actually fully understand now why people tend to use pirated software instead of paying for it.
The Ohio State University Department of Physics How to update and install a new Cadence license file: 1) edit the new license file: - Change 'SERVER CadenceSERVER xxxxxxxxxxxx xxxx'. Your Local Channel PartnerThe OrCADĀ® product line is owned by Cadence Design Systems, Inc., and is sold and supported by a worldwide network of Cadence Channel Partners (VARs) that provide local OrCAD product sales, technical support, and training in addition to a wide variety of services and complementary design solutions. OrCAD Sales, Service, Support. The cost of licenses for a tool like Encounter is complicated. It's typically mixed/bundled with other tools. Also the more licenses you buy, the cheaper it is per license. Also, the cost of the tool depends on what features you have activated and sometimes it even depends on how much CPU time the tool uses. The Ultimate Cost of Complicated Software. While designing microchips for Texas Instruments (TI) we used a package from Cadence (makers of OrCad) which cost TI probably millions in licensing fees. Honestly, it was horrible software that was very confusing and difficult to use. So it also cost an incredible amount in lost design time from engineers.
I sincerely tried to pay for a license and could not even get a quoted price!
Can someone explain here why do we have such secretive behavior? There is no price list on their website and even when you contact them they don't reveal it. Very strange indeed.
Update:
To make this a better question and not a rant, I should tailor my question:
What other options are available for IC Layout design when Cadence is not an option?
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$begingroup$Cadence does not make money with educational licenses, however they support universities because they often cooperate with the industry and train future engineers.
For commercial use license costs depend on the number of licenses you buy and of course can be negotiated. For academic use the license costs are very small and are more like a 'handling fee'. I live in Europe and the prices for academic software can be found here. This should give you a rough idea what prices to expect.
These academic prices are very low compared to commercial prices, therefore you need to make sure that they are only used for educational purposes. For example you have to keep track of the license usage, the people who have access to the software and keep record of this information for at least five years!
The 'University Software Program' is available in many locations, details can be found here
So, keep in mind that you are more an academic partner than a customer (unless you are willing to shell out a few 100k for a single seat license package) and give it another try.
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