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Revenue (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 28, 2019 | Dec. 29, 2018 | Dec. 30, 2017
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of product and maintenance revenue by product group | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%
Functional Verification, including Emulation and Prototyping Hardware [Member] |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of product and maintenance revenue by product group | 24.00% | 24.00% | 22.00%
Digital IC Design and Signoff [Member] |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of product and maintenance revenue by product group | 29.00% | 29.00% | 29.00%
Custom IC Design and Simulation [Member] |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of product and maintenance revenue by product group | 25.00% | 26.00% | 27.00%
System Interconnect and Analysis [Member] |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of product and maintenance revenue by product group | 9.00% | 9.00% | 10.00%
IP [Member] |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of product and maintenance revenue by product group | 13.00% | 12.00% | 12.00%

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