EXHIBIT 99.2

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL 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
June 29, 2002 of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (the "Company") as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, William
Porter, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial 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/ WILLIAM PORTER
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                                    William Porter
                                    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
                                    Officer
                                    Date:  August 13, 2002