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Cadence Design Systems Inc (NASDAQ: CDNS) reported first-quarter sales growth of 22.5% year-over-year to 901.77 million, beating the consensus of $857.32 million. Adjusted EPS improved to $1.17 from $0.83 in 1Q21, beating the consensus of $1.02.
positive