Exhibit

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos. 333‑219432, 333-212669, 333-204278, 333-197579, 333-195771, 333-194102, 333-188452, 333-188449, 333-184595, 333-174200, 333-174201, 333-174202, 333-159486, 333-150948, 333-149877, 333-145891, 333-144972, 333-135003, 333-132754, 333-132753, 333-124025, 333-119335, 333-116681, 333-115351, 333-115349, 333-108251, 333-105492, 333-105481, 333-104720, 333-103657, 333-103250, 333-102648, 333-101693, 333-88390, 333-87674, 333-85080, 333-82044, 333-75874, 333-65116, 333-56898, 333-33330, 333-93609, 333-85591, 333-69589, 333-71717, 333-65529, 333-61029, 333-34599, 333-27109, 333-18963, 333-226292, 333-226293, and 333-226294) on Form S-8 and (Nos. 333-198952 and 333-205884) on Form S-3 of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. of our report dated February 27, 2019, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. as of December 29, 2018 and December 30, 2017, the related consolidated income statements, statements of comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 29, 2018, and the related notes (collectively, the “consolidated financial statements”), and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 29, 2018, which report appears in the December 29, 2018 annual report on Form 10‑K of Cadence Design Systems, Inc.