Cadence Updates Orcad Family of Products Enhancing PCB Engineers' Productivity; 9.2 Improves Stability And Provides Windows 2000 Readiness - Product Announcement

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Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CDN), the world's leading supplier of electronic design products and services, Thursday announced the availability of Release 9.2, an update to its popular Orcad family of printed circuit board (PCB) electronic design automation (EDA) tools. The 9.2 software enhancements provide feature improvements and Windows 2000 readiness to: PSpice analog/mixed-signal simulator; Orcad Capture schematic editor; Capture CIS (component information system); and Orcad Layout PCB design system. The product will be offered on a single CD and will provide stability improvements to the design of digital and analog/mixed-signal systems on PC boards, including FPGAs, CPLDs, and analog/mixed-signal ASICs. Orcad tools are used to design systems for computer, instrumentation, power supply, electro-medical, military/aerospace, and communication applications.

Input from Orcad product users, in key segments of the electronics design industry, provided qualitative data for improvements in this newest release of the Orcad family of products. "Cadence is responsive to the massive Orcad user base of loyal customers. Our users will appreciate the fact that we have added more power to their Orcad family of products, as well as making them fully Windows 2000 ready. This ensures a smooth migration to the latest hardware and operating system," stated Troy Scott, product manager for Orcad family of products, Cadence PCB Systems Division.

"Orcad is the number one brand in PCB design because of its ease-of-use, affordability, and reliability," said Mike Bosworth, senior vice president of Cadence Design Systems and head of the PCB Systems Division. "The newest Orcad products enhance that reputation by providing an even higher level of personal productivity for engineering teams."

Price and Availability Pricing begins at a U.S. list price $1,495 for Orcad Capture 9.2 software and extends to a U.S. list price $12,995 for Orcad Layout Plus 9.2 product. All products will be available Q2 and are available on Windows 95, 98, 2000, and NT platforms. For more information on product pricing and availability, call 800-671-9505. For pricing and availability outside of North America, contact your local Cadence office or distributor.

Cadence is the largest supplier of electronic design automation products, methodology services, and design services used to accelerate and manage the design of semiconductors, computer systems, networking and telecommunications equipment, consumer electronics, and a variety of other electronics-based products. The Cadence PCB Systems Division, the worldwide PCB EDA market leader, addresses the entire range of design needs in the PCB market, with complete tool suites available on Windows, Windows NT, and UNIX platforms.

With approximately 5,000 employees and 1999 annual revenue of $1.1 billion, Cadence has sales offices, design centers, and research facilities located around the world. The company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., and traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CDN. More information about the company, its products and services may be obtained from the World Wide Web at http://www.cadence.com.