EDA, also known as the "cradle" of integrated circuits, is a type of software that is widely used in the industry and is critical to the entire chip design process. The confirmation came during a late-February meeting, as per China Daily. For high-end electronic design automation tools, China has long relied on U.S. firms such as Cadence and Synopsys. EDA for 14nm chips is a middle-of-the-road product, but it represents a breakthrough. The work is a part of Huawei's larger effort, in light of the U.S. government's continuing restrictions, to create local development tools for hardware, software, and chips, claimed…