PLDA Achieves IP Success With Cadence SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0) Verification IP

SAN JOSE, CA, May 18 (MARKET WIRE) --
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), the leader in global
electronic design innovation, today announced that PLDA, a leading
provider of semiconductor intellectual property (IP) specializing in
high-speed interconnect protocols and technologies, utilized Cadence(R)
Incisive(R) USB 3.0 (SuperSpeed USB) verification IP (VIP) to achieve IP
success for its commercial USB 3.0 design IP. PLDA said the Cadence
Incisive VIP helps ensure top-quality results are delivered within
time-to-market requirements.

Cadence Incisive USB 3.0 VIP improves verification quality, predictability
and productivity as part of the Cadence enterprise verification solution.
Part of the company's broad-ranging VIP portfolio encompassing more than
30 protocols, the SuperSpeed USB VIP provides the ability to measure
functional metrics and validate protocol compliance, attaining much higher
levels of automation than alternative approaches. Introduced in November
2008, the VIP supports the multi-language Open Verification Methodology
(OVM) and works seamlessly with the Incisive Enterprise Simulator,
Incisive Enterprise Specman, Incisive Formal Verifier, and Incisive
Enterprise Manager.

"The Cadence SuperSpeed USB VIP is helping PLDA to be one of the first IP
vendors to reach the market, while ensuring it will be among the highest
quality products available," said Stephane Hauradou, chief technology
officer of PLDA. "Using the Cadence VIP is enabling PLDA to achieve
significantly greater functional coverage results."

Jeff Ravencraft, president and chairman, USB-Implementers Forum, said,
"The USB-IF is pleased to have Cadence as a SuperSpeed USB verification IP
provider to help speed the delivery of high-quality SuperSpeed USB 3.0
devices to the marketplace."

The Cadence commitment to USB engineering teams is underscored by its
sponsorship of and participation in the SuperSpeed USB Developers
Conference in Tokyo, Japan, May 20 and 21.

"Companies like PLDA and many others are increasingly relying on Cadence
verification IP to ensure high quality while maintaining their
time-to-market delivery schedules," said Michal Siwinski, marketing group
director of Enterprise Verification at Cadence. "Given the growing
verification challenges faced by our customers, we're seeing very strong
adoption of verification IP to reduce project cost risks, with our
SuperSpeed USB VIP being adopted rapidly."

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 Incisive 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:
Dean Solov
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
408-944-7226
dsolov@cadence.com

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