VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Stock Comparison
Tokyo Electron Limited vs Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Tokyo Electron Limited
8035 · Tokyo Stock Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View 8035 analysisCadence Design Systems, Inc.
CDNS · NASDAQ
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
Full stock profile
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View CDNS analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Tokyo Electron Limited leads (86 / 100 vs 84 / 100 for Cadence Design Systems, Inc.).
- Segment focus: Tokyo Electron Limited has 3 segments; Cadence Design Systems, Inc. has 3 segments (71% in Core EDA).
- Primary market structure: Quasi-Monopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Strong vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: Tokyo Electron Limited has 5 moat types across 2 domains; Cadence Design Systems, Inc. has 8 across 3.
Primary market context
Tokyo Electron Limited
Coater/Developer (Lithography Track) Systems
Coater/developer track systems for semiconductor lithography
Global
Semiconductor fabs
Equipment OEM (process tool)
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Core EDA
Electronic design automation tools for semiconductor IC design and verification (digital, custom/analog, signoff, functional verification)
Global
Semiconductor designers (fabless and IDMs) and system companies with in-house silicon teams
Tool vendor / workflow platform
71%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Tokyo Electron Limited strengths
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
Tokyo Electron Limited segments
Full profile >Coater/Developer (Lithography Track) Systems
Quasi-Monopoly
Wafer Fab Process Tools (Etch/Cleaning/Deposition/Thermal/Bonding/Probing)
Oligopoly
Field Solutions (Spare Parts, Repairs, Upgrades, On-site Service, Used Tools)
Quasi-Monopoly
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. segments
Full profile >Core EDA
Oligopoly
Semiconductor IP
Oligopoly
System Design and Analysis
Competitive
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