MEDIA ADVISORY: Cadence EVP Jim Miller to Present Keynote at SEMICON WEST

WHO:    Jim Miller, EVP for Products and Technologies Organization
        Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS)

WHAT:   SEMICON WEST 2008

        Keynote: "Moore Demands, Murphy Blocks, We Deliver, Customers
        Benefit!"

WHEN:   Thursday, July 17, 2008
        10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.

WHERE:  Moscone Center
        West Hall, Level 2 - Center Stage
        San Francisco, Calif.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

Jim Miller is responsible for product development at Cadence. Past experience includes responsibility at Intel for both an MP platform and server memory technology for the Enterprise Products Group. Additional leadership roles at Intel included management of the server and workstation chipset organization, and the Itanium and Pentium II processors. Miller also held executive positions at VoIP pioneer Silicon Spice, and Broadcom.

High-resolution photo available: http://www.cadence.com/cadence/executive_team/Pages/bio_jmiller.aspx

Programs of Interest:

TechXPOT Panel
   Lithography for 22nm: Will We Have a Viable Solution - and Will We Be
    Able to Afford It?
   Speaker: Richard Brashears, corporate vice president, Cadence Design
    Systems, Inc.
   Tuesday, July 15, 2008, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

TechXPOT Presentation
   Double Patterning: Are You Ready?
   Speaker: Milind Weling, engineering director, Cadence Design
    Systems, Inc.
   Thursday, July 17, 2008, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Visit Cadence at SEMICON WEST 2008: Booth #2147 South Hall

FOR INFORMATION AND CONFERENCE REGISTRATION: Online at www.SEMICONWEST.ORG

For more information, please contact: Nancy Szymanski Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 415-420-5008 cell nancy@cadence.com