8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):          June 27, 2002

CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

DELAWARE
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation) 1-10606
(Commission File Number) 77-0148231
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2655 SEELY AVENUE, BUILDING 5
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 95134
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (408) 943-1234

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma and Exhibits.
	Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.
Signature
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 99.1

Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma and Exhibits.

(a)	Financial Statements of Business Acquired.
	Not applicable.
(b)	Pro Forma Financial Information.
	Not applicable.
(c)	Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release of the Registrant issued on June 27, 2002.

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On June 27, 2002, Cadence Design Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Registrant”), announced the completion of its acquisition of Simplex Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Simplex”). The acquisition of Simplex was effected by means of a merger pursuant to which a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant merged with and into Simplex, with Simplex as the surviving company.

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Signature

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

     Dated as of June 27, 2002

CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC
By:	/s/   William Porter
	William Porter Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release of the Registrant issued on June 27, 2002.

EX-99.1 3 f82652exv99w1.txt EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit 99.1 Cadence Completes Acquisition of Simplex Solutions Electronic Design Leader Fields World's Best Technology Line-Up for 0.13-Micron-and-Beyond SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 27, 2002--Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CDN - News), the world's leading supplier of electronic design products and services, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Simplex Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:SPLX - News), a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company that provides software and services for the design and verification of chips. Cadence reached a definitive agreement to acquire Simplex on April 24, 2002. This acquisition is a key milestone in the Cadence strategy to deliver manufacturing-aware design flows that enable customers to achieve 1st Silicon Success(R) with the most advanced manufacturing technologies. It also advances the Cadence(R) Design Chain Initiative aimed at strengthening development relationships throughout the electronics industry. "The Simplex acquisition is the latest in a series of bold moves Cadence has made over the past 18 months to consolidate its technology leadership for chip design at 0.13-micron and beyond," said Ray Bingham, president and CEO of Cadence. "We are transforming Cadence by strategically leveraging acquired technology and management resources, our own focus on innovation for our customers, and through our commitment to interoperability through the OpenAccess database. With the addition of CadMOS, Silicon Perspective, Plato Design Systems and, now Simplex, to the Cadence team, we've put together the world's best line-up for leading-edge design." At Cadence, Penny Herscher, chairman and CEO of Simplex, has assumed the new position of executive vice president and chief marketing officer, reporting to Ray Bingham. She will be responsible for strategy, marketing and the Cadence Design Foundry(R) business unit announced today. "The entire Simplex team is excited to be part of the new Cadence," said Herscher. "With the combined companies' complementary and synergistic technologies, Cadence will address our customers' rigorous performance and manufacturability requirements at 0.13 micron and beyond." Aki Fujimura, Simplex's president and COO, will lead the Cadence design for manufacturing (DFM) effort as corporate vice president and general manager of the Cadence DFM business unit, reporting to Lavi Lev, executive vice president of Cadence IC Solutions. Fujimura will integrate DFM technologies -- including Simplex's technologies -- into all Cadence solutions, and will continue to lead the development of the X Architecture -- a very promising next-generation technology for IC implementation. Steve Teig, Simplex's CTO, will take on the newly created position of chief scientist, responsible for future Cadence technology. Teig also joins the office of the CTO at Cadence and will report directly to Ray Bingham. Dave DeMaria, former Cadence senior vice president of worldwide marketing, has been promoted to executive vice president of Cadence Systems Solutions. He will continue to report to Ray Bingham. The physics challenges at 0.13-micron and beyond demand a new generation of design technology solutions. To be successful, designers need tools that can easily interoperate, and support hierarchical design methods and rapid prototyping. These tools must also take into account critical, deep submicron effects, such as signal integrity, voltage (IR) drop, electromigration and substrate noise. Cadence has had exclusive distribution rights for Fire & Ice(R) QX, Simplex's leading 3D interconnect modeling and extraction tool, since January 2002. A roadmap for the incorporation of Simplex's other products is currently under development. This will include: VoltageStorm(TM) SoC, Simplex's flagship power grid verification product, ElectronStorm(TM), for electromigration analysis, SignalStorm(TM) SoC, for digital signal integrity delay calculation and library characterization, and SubstrateStorm(TM), for substrate noise analysis. About Cadence Cadence is the largest supplier of electronic design technologies, methodology services, and design services. Cadence solutions are used to accelerate and manage the design of semiconductors, computer systems, networking and telecommunications equipment, consumer electronics, and a variety of other electronics-based products. IEEE, the world's largest technical professional society, honored Cadence with its 2002 Corporate Innovation Recognition award. With approximately 5,600 employees and 2001 revenues of approximately $1.4 billion, Cadence has sales offices, design centers, and research facilities around the world. The company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., and traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CDN. More information about the company, its products and services are available at www.cadence.com. Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this release contain forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements related to beliefs and expectations regarding the acquisition of Simplex and other recent acquisitions; expectations and intentions regarding products and technologies; and beliefs and expectations regarding Cadence's employees, business, competitors and customers. These statements are based on current expectations or beliefs and are subject to factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, including without limitation, the successful integration of Simplex's employees and technologies; the rapid pace of technological change in the electronics and semiconductor industries; fluctuations in the demand for Cadence's products, services and solutions; possible development or marketing delays relating to product offerings; and the introduction of new products by competitors or the entry of new competitors into the markets for Cadence's products. For a detailed discussion of these and other cautionary statements, please refer to Cadence's most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Cadence does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release. Note to Editors: Cadence, 1st Silicon Success, Fire & Ice, SoC Design Foundry, VoltageStorm, ElectronStorm, SignalStorm, and SubstrateStorm are trademarks or registered trademarks of 2 Cadence Design Systems, Inc. - ------------------------------ 3 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----

EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1



Cadence Completes Acquisition of Simplex Solutions
Electronic Design Leader Fields World's Best Technology Line-Up
for 0.13-Micron-and-Beyond


SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 27, 2002--Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
(NYSE:CDN - News), the world's leading supplier of electronic design products
and services, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Simplex
Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:SPLX - News), a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company that
provides software and services for the design and verification of chips.

Cadence reached a definitive agreement to acquire Simplex on April 24, 2002.
This acquisition is a key milestone in the Cadence strategy to deliver
manufacturing-aware design flows that enable customers to achieve 1st Silicon
Success(R) with the most advanced manufacturing technologies. It also advances
the Cadence(R) Design Chain Initiative aimed at strengthening development
relationships throughout the electronics industry.

"The Simplex acquisition is the latest in a series of bold moves Cadence has
made over the past 18 months to consolidate its technology leadership for chip
design at 0.13-micron and beyond," said Ray Bingham, president and CEO of
Cadence. "We are transforming Cadence by strategically leveraging acquired
technology and management resources, our own focus on innovation for our
customers, and through our commitment to interoperability through the OpenAccess
database. With the addition of CadMOS, Silicon Perspective, Plato Design Systems
and, now Simplex, to the Cadence team, we've put together the world's best
line-up for leading-edge design."

At Cadence, Penny Herscher, chairman and CEO of Simplex, has assumed the new
position of executive vice president and chief marketing officer, reporting to
Ray Bingham. She will be responsible for strategy, marketing and the Cadence
Design Foundry(R) business unit announced today.

"The entire Simplex team is excited to be part of the new Cadence," said
Herscher. "With the combined companies' complementary and synergistic
technologies, Cadence will address our customers' rigorous performance and
manufacturability requirements at 0.13 micron and beyond."

Aki Fujimura, Simplex's president and COO, will lead the Cadence design for
manufacturing (DFM) effort as corporate vice president and general manager of
the Cadence DFM business unit, reporting to Lavi Lev, executive vice president
of Cadence IC Solutions. Fujimura will integrate DFM technologies -- including
Simplex's technologies -- into all Cadence solutions, and will continue to lead
the development of the X Architecture -- a very promising next-generation
technology for IC implementation. Steve Teig, Simplex's CTO, will take on the
newly created position of chief scientist, responsible for future Cadence
technology. Teig also joins the office of the CTO at Cadence and will report
directly to Ray Bingham. Dave DeMaria, former Cadence senior vice president of
worldwide marketing, has been promoted to executive vice president of Cadence
Systems Solutions. He will continue to report to Ray Bingham.




The physics challenges at 0.13-micron and beyond demand a new generation of
design technology solutions. To be successful, designers need tools that can
easily interoperate, and support hierarchical design methods and rapid
prototyping. These tools must also take into account critical, deep submicron
effects, such as signal integrity, voltage (IR) drop, electromigration and
substrate noise.

Cadence has had exclusive distribution rights for Fire & Ice(R) QX, Simplex's
leading 3D interconnect modeling and extraction tool, since January 2002. A
roadmap for the incorporation of Simplex's other products is currently under
development. This will include: VoltageStorm(TM) SoC, Simplex's flagship power
grid verification product, ElectronStorm(TM), for electromigration analysis,
SignalStorm(TM) SoC, for digital signal integrity delay calculation and library
characterization, and SubstrateStorm(TM), for substrate noise analysis.

About Cadence

Cadence is the largest supplier of electronic design technologies, methodology
services, and design services. Cadence solutions are used to accelerate and
manage the design of semiconductors, computer systems, networking and
telecommunications equipment, consumer electronics, and a variety of other
electronics-based products. IEEE, the world's largest technical professional
society, honored Cadence with its 2002 Corporate Innovation Recognition award.
With approximately 5,600 employees and 2001 revenues of approximately $1.4
billion, Cadence has sales offices, design centers, and research facilities
around the world. The company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., and traded
on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CDN. More information about the
company, its products and services are available at www.cadence.com.

Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this release contain
forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements related to
beliefs and expectations regarding the acquisition of Simplex and other recent
acquisitions; expectations and intentions regarding products and technologies;
and beliefs and expectations regarding Cadence's employees, business,
competitors and customers. These statements are based on current expectations or
beliefs and are subject to factors and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking
statements, including without limitation, the successful integration of
Simplex's employees and technologies; the rapid pace of technological change in
the electronics and semiconductor industries; fluctuations in the demand for
Cadence's products, services and solutions; possible development or marketing
delays relating to product offerings; and the introduction of new products by
competitors or the entry of new competitors into the markets for Cadence's
products. For a detailed discussion of these and other cautionary statements,
please refer to Cadence's most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Cadence does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking
statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this
press release.

Note to Editors: Cadence, 1st Silicon Success, Fire & Ice, SoC Design Foundry,
VoltageStorm, ElectronStorm, SignalStorm, and SubstrateStorm are trademarks or
registered trademarks of


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Cadence Design Systems, Inc.



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