WHO:       Bill Porter, senior vice president and chief financial
           officer, Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NYSE:
CDN)
           (Nasdaq:
CDN)

WHAT:      Prudential European Technology Conference

WHEN:      Porter's address will be available via on-demand webcast 
           at 6:40 a.m. EDT on Thursday, May 26. The presentation will
           be archived on the Cadence Web site and available for
           replay through 8 p.m. EDT on Thursday, June 23.

WHERE:     The webcast will be available online at:
           
www.cadence.com/company/investor_relations

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Therese Papenfuss, 408-944-7100 (Investor Relations)

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