SAN JOSE, CA–( EMWNews – April 2, 2008) – Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS),

the leader in global electronic-design innovation, today announced that PLX

Technology, the world’s leading supplier of PCI Express® switch and

bridge silicon for the communications, server, storage and embedded

markets, has adopted the

Cadence® Incisive® Palladium® II Accelerator/Emulator for its

advanced system-level verification needs. PLX® cited the ease of use of

the Palladium II system, a robust portfolio of Cadence® SpeedBridge®

Adapters, and megahertz runtime performance as key advantages in their

design flow. By implementing the Palladium II system with host and device

PCI Express 2.0 SpeedBridge Adapters, PLX created an extremely robust

environment that significantly enhanced previous FPGA-based approaches

while improving system-level quality and scheduling predictability.

With a critical need to deliver system-level quality under tight schedules,

PLX chose the Palladium II system approach over other verification methods. The

realistic in-circuit verification environment offered a fast bring-up time

to find bugs earlier in the product design cycle, and offered a different

class of system interoperability and coverage when compared with

traditional simulation environments.

“We can’t afford to run into bugs late in the design cycle that could

possibly lead to costly schedule slips,” said Vijay Meduri, director of

design engineering, PLX Technology. “With the Palladium II system we’ve

been able to add significantly more stress on our design versus simulation

or FPGA platforms, and add much higher levels of functional coverage to

verify our latest multi-million gate designs and stay on schedule.”

The Palladium II series of accelerators/emulators provides the industry’s

highest throughput for verification and validation of complex hardware,

software and full systems in the wireless, graphics, networking and

consumer markets. When in the emulation mode or when regression testing

with an embedded testbench, the system delivers up to 10,000 times the

average performance of other simulators by incorporating peripherals,

embedded processors, multiple ASICs, embedded software, and real-world

data.

“We’re excited that PLX Technology chose the Palladium II system for its

most critical system-level verification needs,” said Michael Young,

director of product marketing, Cadence Design Systems. “Our team is pleased

to work closely with PLX to ensure that they continue to deliver

high-quality interconnect products and get them to market faster.”

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. Cadence reported

2007 revenues of approximately $1.6 billion, and has approximately 5,300

employees. 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, Incisive, Palladium and SpeedBridge are registered trademarks, and

the Cadence logo is a trademark of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. in the U.S.

and other countries. All other marks are properties of their respective

holders.