CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC — Director's Dealing 2010

Dec 9, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC (CDNS)
CIK: 0000813672
Period of Report: 2010-12-07

Reporting Person: Huang Charlie X. (N/A)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-12-07	Common Stock	F	91	$8.24	Disposed	11861	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	104945	Direct
Common Stock	239488	Indirect
Common Stock	16420	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: These securites are held by Huang-Zhang Trust U/A DTD 6/12/96, of which Reporting Person and Reporting Person's spouse are trustees.

F2: Shares withheld to satisfy tax obligations arising out of vesting of restricted stock.