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                                                                   Exhibit 23.02





CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Numbers
33-48371, 33-45001, 33-43025 and 33-36110 of Cadence Design Systems, Inc.  on
Form S-8 of our report dated January 27, 1992 (relating to the consolidated
financial statements of Valid Logic Systems Incorporated, not presented
separately herein)  appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Cadence
Design Systems, Inc. for  the year ended December 31, 1993.

Our audit of the financial statements referred to in our aforementioned report
also included the financial statement schedules of Valid Logic Systems
Incorporated for the year ended December 31, 1991 listed below (which  are not
presented separately herein).  These financial statement schedules are the
responsibility of the Company's management.  Our responsibility is to express
an opinion based on our audit.  In our opinion such financial statement
schedules,  when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial
statements taken as a whole, present fairly in all material respects the
information set forth therein.

Schedule VIII        -    Valuation and qualifying accounts and reserves

Schedule IX          -    Short-term borrowings

Schedule X           -    Supplementary income statement information




/s/ Deloitte & Touche
DELOITTE & TOUCHE
San Jose,  California

March 28, 1994





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