Founded in 1984, CAD-UL is recognized as the industry leader in embedded software development tools for the x86 family of processors.

The company has a global presence, with corporate offices in Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom, and distributors in more than ten countries. CAD-UL provides a complete suite of embedded development tools for Windows, UNIX and Linux platforms, featuring highly-optimized C/C++ compilers, high-level language debuggers, a powerful graphical linker, and an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) that provides point-and-click access to the entire suite of tools. In addition, the CAD-UL toolchain provides built-in support for the leading real-time operating system and in-circuit emulator (ICE) vendors. With more than 9,000 installations in telecommunications, avionics, medical instrumentation, automotive products, and industrial control/automation, CAD-UL products are used by more than 50,000 developers around the world. The company's customers include Siemens, Nokia, Alcatel, Lockheed-Martin, Ericsson, and many additional companies from a variety of industries. CAD-UL is an ISO9001-certified vendor.