Artisan Components To Present At D.A. Davidson Technology Conference

SUNNYVALE, Calif., -- February 19, 2003 -- Artisan Components, Inc., (Nasdaq: ARTI), a leading provider of semiconductor intellectual property (IP), today announced that Joy Leo, chief financial officer and Jim Hogan, senior vice president of business development, will present at the D.A. Davidson Technology Conference on Thursday, February 20, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. to be held at the Lodges at Deer Valley, Utah. D.A. Davidson & Co. is the largest full-service investment firm based in the greater Northwest and northern Rocky Mountains, with offices in eight states.

About Artisan Components
Artisan Components, Inc. is a leading semiconductor intellectual property (IP) provider. The company's design platforms are licensed to over 1,000 companies worldwide and provide IC designers with a common interface to a range of process technologies from the world's leading foundries. Built on Artisan's Process-Perfect™ memory generators, standard cell and I/O libraries, Artisan's design platforms include a comprehensive set of views and models supporting leading design tools and methodologies. Artisan's worldwide network of EDA, IP and design service partners extend the Artisan standard to a complete set of system level design and integration solutions. Artisan is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. More information about Artisan Components, including free library access can be found at: http://access.arm.com.

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