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 fiscal
quarter ended March 29, 2003 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: May 9, 2003

         A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906
has been provided to Cadence Design Systems, Inc. and will be retained by
Cadence and furnished to the Securities and Exchange
                      Commission or its staff upon request.