Item 6. Exhibits


			Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit Number		Exhibit Title	Form	File No.	Exhibit No.	Filing Date	Provided Herewith

10.1	#	T he Registrant's Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated.	DEF 14A	000-15867	Appendix A	3/25/2026

3.1		The Registrant’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 3, 2024.	8-K	000-15867	3.1	5/6/2024

3.2		The Registrant’s Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective as of November 2, 2023.	8-K	000-15867	3.1	11/3/2023

31.1	*	Certification of the Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer, Anirudh Devgan, pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.					X

31.2	*	Certification of the Registrant’s Chief Financial Officer, John M. Wall, pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.					X

32.1	†	Certification of the Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer, Anirudh Devgan, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.					X

32.2	†	Certification of the Registrant’s Chief Financial Officer, John M. Wall, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.					X

101.INS	*	Inline XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

101.SCH	*	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.					X

101.CAL	*	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.					X

101.DEF	*	Inline XBRL Definition Linkbase Document.					X

101.LAB	*	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.					X

101.PRE	*	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.					X

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File - The cover page from this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is formatted in Inline XBRL (included as Exhibit 101).					X


*						Filed herewith.
†						Furnished herewith.
#						Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement covering executive officers or directors of the Registrant.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


		CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. (Registrant)

DATE:	July 28, 2026	By:	/s/ Anirudh Devgan
			Anirudh Devgan
			President and Chief Executive Officer

DATE:	July 28, 2026	By:	/s/ John M. Wall
			John M. Wall
			Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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