Technically Rich Program Designed to Help Magma Users Meet
             Challenges of Nanometer IC Implementation

SHANGHAI, China and SAN JOSE, Calif., March 14, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)
-- Magma(R) Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq:LAVA), a provider of chip
design software, today announced the final agenda for the MUSIC China
users conference in Shanghai on March 23. The program will feature
technical presentations and a tutorial given by Magma users, design
industry experts and Magma's staff. Magma CEO Rajeev Madhavan will
deliver a keynote address entitled "The Electronic Ocean."

MUSIC Agenda Focuses on Meeting Today's Analog and Digital Design
Challenges

MUSIC provides an open forum for users to gain expertise using Magma's
chip design software, and to exchange ideas about and solutions for the
challenges of analog and integrated circuit and system-on-chip (SoC)
designs.

Over the years MUSIC has become a leading venue for Magma users to
gather, share and learn best practices and solutions. This year's
program covers a range of Magma software capabilities including
synthesis, placement and routing, floorplanning, clock tree synthesis
(CTS), analog design and circuit simulation. Users will share useful
tips on how to leverage Magma software to improve results, reduce
power, minimize costs and increase productivity.

User presentations will include:


  --  A Fast Macro Placement Methodology Based on the Logic Group
  --  Implementing a System on Chip (SoC) using Talus(R)
  --  A Simulation Strategy for NAND Flash Memory using FineSim(TM)
  --  Timing Closure Techniques for Challenging Partitions in a Deep Submicron
      Process
  --  Accelerating Analog IP Design with Parallel SPICE Tools: The Design of a
      Wideband PLL with a Single Power Supply
  --  Handling Big Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) at the Post-Optimization
      Stage
  --  A Symmetrical Power Structure for the Repeated Blocks of a Hierarchical
      Design
  --  Several Ways to Solve Congestion Issues on Two Large, 65-nanometer (nm)
      Designs with Magma
  --  Dealing with Timing Closure Challenges on a 65-nm Design
  --  Clock Design and Analysis for a 40-nm, 500 MHz DSP Core
  --  How to Implement 32 LPCAMs in One Chip using Magma
  --  Complex Clock Tree Generation using Magma's CTS Solution




Magma will present a tutorial entitled:


  --  Solving Design Challenges Visually with the Talus(R) Visual Volcano(TM)




For the complete MUSIC agenda and to register for the conference visit
the Magma website at www.magma-da.com.cn or www.magma-da.com/MUSIC.

About MUSIC

MUSIC -- Magma Users Summit on Integrated Circuits -- provides a forum
for Magma users to exchange ideas, discuss common problems and explore
solutions related to the design and manufacturing of integrated
circuits, as well as offering users an opportunity to meet with Magma
staff and product experts. The MUSIC program covers the key elements of
semiconductor design, from system-level design to tapeout, for systems
on chips, ASICs and ASSPs. Magma users can register to attend the
conference via the Magma website at www.magma-da.com.cn or
www.magma-da.com/MUSIC.

Magma and Talus are registered trademarks and FineSim and Visual
Volcano are trademarks of Magma Design Automation Inc. All other
product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of
their respective companies.

Forward-looking Statements:

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters set
forth in this press release, including statements about the features
and benefits of Magma's software are forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are
subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially including but not limited to the ability of Magma's
products to produce the desired results and the company's ability to
keep pace with rapidly changing technology. Further discussion of these
and other potential risk factors may be found in Magma's public filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (www.sec.gov). The company
undertakes no additional obligation to update these forward-looking
statements.


CONTACT:  Magma Design Automation Inc.
          Monica Marmie, Director, Marketing Communications
          408-565-7689
          mmarmie@magma-da.com

          Magma Design Automation China Inc.
          Kelly Wang, Corporate Marketing Manager
          +86 10 62682280 x 8088
          kellyw@magma-da.com