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Cadence Digital, Custom/Analog and Signoff Tools Achieve TSMC Certification for 10nm FinFET Process

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SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 16, 2015 — (PRNewswire) — Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) today announced that its digital, custom/analog and signoff tools have achieved certification from TSMC for V0.9 of its 10nm process and are currently on track to achieve V1.0 completion by Q4 2015. The certification enables systems and semiconductor companies to deliver advanced-node designs to market faster for mobile phones, tablets, application processors and high-end servers.

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The Cadence® custom/analog and digital implementation and signoff tools have been validated by TSMC on high-performance reference designs in order to provide customers with the fastest path to design closure. The Cadence tools in the flow include:

For more information on the Cadence tools, please visit http://www.cadence.com/products/Pages/all_products.aspx.

Cadence and TSMC also worked closely on the delivery of a 10nm custom design reference flow (CDRF). The CDRF includes the following:

"Through our deep collaboration with TSMC, we continue to focus heavily on advancing new innovations in the systems and semiconductor industries, enabling customers to confidently deliver advanced-node designs to the market," said Dr. Chi-Ping Hsu, senior vice president and chief strategy officer for EDA at Cadence. "We are now actively working with customers on 10nm designs and seeing great successes that ensure our customers can stay in front of the competition."

"We've continued to deepen our collaboration with Cadence to certify the Cadence toolset on the TSMC 10nm technology," said Suk Lee, TSMC senior director, Design Infrastructure Marketing Division. "The reference flows in both digital and custom design can help customers reduce iterations and improve predictability while bringing their products to the market."

In related news, please see the Cadence press release titled, "TSMC Certifies Cadence Innovus Implementation System on 10nm FinFET Process," at http://www.cadence.com/cadence/newsroom/press_releases/Pages/pr.aspx?xml=091615_tsmcinnovus.

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, hardware, IP 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 its services is available at www.cadence.com.

This news release contains certain forward-looking statements, including expectations for the timing and results of certification efforts and collaboration with TSMC, that are based on our current expectations and involve numerous risks and uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate. This news release also contains forward-looking statements attributed to third parties, which reflect their expectations as of the date of issuance. Risks that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate include among others: Cadence's technology and products described in this press release may not perform as expected, Cadence's certification and collaboration efforts may be altered or delayed, or the other risks detailed from time-to-time in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including, but not limited to, our most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q and our annual report on Form 10-K. We do not intend to update the information contained in this press release.

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