Cadence and Rambus to Showcase Joint PCI Express Solution at Intel Developer Forum.

WHO:    Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CDN) (Nasdaq:CDN), the
          largest supplier of electronic design technologies and
          engineering services, and Rambus Inc. (Nasdaq:RMBS), the
          leading developer of chip interface products and services.

  WHAT:   A platform demonstrating the interoperability between the
          Cadence(R) PCI Express digital controller IP and the Rambus
          RaSer PHY IP. It marks the first phase of interoperability;
          a hardware platform is in development for PCI Express
          compliance testing during 4Q04.

  WHEN:   Sept. 7-9, 2004

  WHERE:  Rambus booth, #104, at the Intel Developer Forum, at the
          Moscone South Convention Center in San Francisco.