BroadLight Increases Network Processor Frequency by 30 Percent Using New Cadence Encounter Digital Implementation

SAN JOSE, CA, May 11 (MARKET WIRE) --
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), the leader in global
electronic design innovation, today announced that BroadLight, a leading
supplier of Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) semiconductors, has
standardized on the new Cadence(R) Encounter(R) Digital Implementation
System for the design of its GPON devices. BroadLight was able to better
its frequency requirement for its most advanced network processor family
while reducing power consumption by more than 20 percent and achieving
challenging die-size constraints. Through rigorous benchmarking and
stress-testing, Encounter Digital Implementation System proved the most
capable RTL-to-GDSII digital design and signoff solution for BroadLight's
highly integrated GPON devices.

"Extending our competitive differentiation in cost, power, and performance
to our leading GPON solutions required unique design expertise and a
highly capable design solution," said Igor Elkanovich, vice president of
VLSI for BroadLight. "Our team was able to quickly adopt and ramp the
Cadence Encounter Digital Implementation System into our production flow
to improve our network processor frequency by 30 percent while reducing
overall power by 20 percent. We achieved these design targets more
efficiently and with better performance, die size and time to market than
ever before."

Encounter Digital Implementation (EDI) System is a configurable and
extensible high-performance, high-capacity, scalable design solution
delivering flat and hierarchical design closure and signoff analysis,
along with low-power, advanced-node, and mixed-signal design
capabilities, in a single integrated environment. The system also
delivers interoperability and co-design with package, logic, and custom
IC implementation and signoff. Cadence design-for-manufacturing (DFM)
technologies are an integral part of the EDI System, enabling early
identification, analysis and repair of yield-limiting design elements
present at advanced nodes.

"BroadLight's decision to migrate from a competitive offering to Encounter
Digital Implementation System is another example of why innovative
companies turn to Cadence Encounter technology to achieve differentiated
results for their designs," said Chi-Ping Hsu, senior vice president of
implementation R&D at Cadence. "By adopting the full EDI System
RTL-to-GDSII and signoff solution for their state-of-the-art GPON
processors, BroadLight achieved results similar to what we've seen
elsewhere: better designs and faster time to market."

About BroadLight

BroadLight is a fabless semiconductor company supplying semiconductor
devices and solutions to equipment vendors for FTTH applications around
the globe. Its technology spans from optical access to home networking
which enables the delivery of highly integrated, low-cost, end-to-end
(E2E) solutions from the central office to the customer premise. As a
result, BroadLight is the leader in GPON semiconductor devices and
software and is currently powering some of the world's largest PON
deployments.

About Cadence

Cadence enables global electronic design innovation and plays an essential
role in the creation of today's integrated circuits and electronics.
Customers use Cadence software and hardware, methodologies, and services
to design and verify advanced semiconductors, consumer electronics,
networking and telecommunications equipment, and computer systems. The
company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with sales offices, design
centers, and research facilities around the world to serve the global
electronics industry. More information about the company, its products,
and services is available at www.cadence.com.

Cadence, the Cadence logo and Encounter are registered trademarks of
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All
other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

For more information, please contact:
Dan Holden
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
(408) 944-7457
holden@cadence.com

Copyright 2009, Market Wire, All rights reserved.

-0-