Exhibit 99.3

EX-99.3 5 f85965exv99w3.htm EXHIBIT 99.3 Exhibit 99.3

Exhibit 99.3

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 28, 2002 of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, H. Raymond Bingham, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


		/s/ H. Raymond Bingham









		H. Raymond Bingham President and Chief Executive Officer Date: November 11, 2002

	1.		The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

	2.		The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.