SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - May 29, 2012) -

WHO:
ChipEstimate.com, the world's largest third party IP and chip planning portal

WHAT:
ChipEstimate.com will host its sixth annual IP Talks! Program at DAC 2012. IP Talks! provides an opportunity for conference attendees to meet with leading IP suppliers and learn how the latest in semiconductor IP can help accelerate their design success. Supported by the ChipEstimate.com chip planning ecosystem, IP Talks! features the leading IP suppliers delivering technical presentations on the latest in design and verification IP.

Dr. John Heinlein, vice president, marketing, Physical IP Division at ARM, will present the IP Talks! keynote address entitled "Realizing the Next Wave of Smart Devices" on Monday, June 4 at 11:30 am.

* FREE nightly cocktail events from 5-6pm

At the conclusion of each day's slate of speakers, top IP partners including ARM and Cadence will host a networking cocktail party in the ChipEstimate.com booth.

WHEN:
June 4-6, 2012

To view the entire IP Talks! schedule, please visit [ www.chipestimate.com/dac2012/ ]

WHERE:
ChipEstimate.com Booth #1202 at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, CA

About ChipEstimate.com
The ChipEstimate.com chip planning portal is an ecosystem comprising more than 200 of the world's leading IP suppliers and foundries. These companies all share the common vision of helping the worldwide electronics design community achieve greater profitability and success. To date, a diverse global audience of more than 35,000 users has joined the ChipEstimate.com community and has collectively performed more than 150,000 chip estimations. ChipEstimate.com is a property of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: [ CDNS ]), the leader in global electronic design innovation.