ADVISORY/ Cadence Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing David DeMaria to Present at the SG Cowen Global Technology Conference.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

ADVISORY...for Tuesday (March 26)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHO:   Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CDN) today announced that
       Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing David DeMaria
       will present at the SG Cowen Global Technology Conference on
       Tuesday, March 26 at 3:45 P.M. in Cannes, France.

WHAT:  You are invited to attend the Webcast of the Cadence
       presentation at the Morgan Stanley Semiconductor & Systems
       Conference.

WHEN:  The on-demand Webcast will be available beginning Tuesday,
       March 26, 2002 at 6:45 A.M. (Pacific) / 9:45 A.M. (Eastern) /
       3:45 P.M. (France) and will be posted on the Cadence Web site
       through Tuesday, April 23 at 5:00 P.M. (Pacific).

WHERE: You may access the Webcast at
       http://www.cadence.com/company/investor_relations.

REQUIREMENTS:
       Minimum requirements to listen to the Webcast include at least
       a 14.4K bps connection to the Internet.