Descrição AXIOM Design Automation makes design verification and simulation software used in the design and testing of semiconductors. The company's MPSim product is a simulation program for chip design while the Designer and Verifier applications are used to debug and analyse design data. The company was founded in 1999 by CEO Badru Agarwala and VP's Vivek Bhat and Tarak Parikh. It has research and development, sales, and support operations in India and the US.