SAN JOSE, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 09/03/08 --

WHO: Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) hosts industry expert panel at CDNLive! annual user group event.

WHEN:

Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

WHAT: "Low Power, Green Power and the Future of IT"

WHERE:

San Jose Marriott Hotel
Salon 5
301 S Market St
San Jose, Calif. 95113
(408) 280-1300

WHY: 'Green engineering' is more critical now than ever before and is integral in everything from product design to infrastructure development. This panel addresses the issue of where green design begins and how it impacts the issues and opportunities facing consumers and businesses alike. Silicon Valley has been recognized as a birthplace of high technology and it is becoming recognized as a leader in power-efficient design.

Moderator: John Blyler, senior editor, Chip Design Magazine

Participants:

Dr. Juan Antonio Carballo, partner, IBM Venture Capital Group;

Carl Guardino, president and chief executive officer, Silicon Valley Leadership Group;

Nikhil Jayaram, director of engineering, Mid-Range Routing Group, Cisco;

Chris A. Malachowsky, co-founder, NVIDIA fellow and senior vice president, Engineering and Operations, NVIDIA;

Dr. Jan Rabaey, Donald O. Pederson Distinguished Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California at Berkeley;

Ted Vucurevich, senior vice president and chief technology officer, Cadence Design Systems.