WHO:     Mike Fister, president and chief executive officer, Cadence
           Design Systems, Inc. (NYSE:
CDN) (Nasdaq:
CDN)

  WHAT:    Morgan Stanley Semiconductor & Systems Conference

  WHEN:    Fister's address will be available via on-demand webcast at
           2:15 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, March 8. The presentation will
           be archived on the Cadence Web site and available for 
           replay through 8 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, April 5.

  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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