12 July 2004

Artisan Components Sets Third Quarter Fiscal 2004 Earnings Conference Call

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 12, 2004--Artisan Components, Inc., (Nasdaq:ARTI), a leading provider of physical intellectual property (IP), today announced it will release earnings and hold a conference call on Thursday, July 22, 2004 to discuss results for the third quarter of fiscal 2004 and business outlook. The conference call will begin at 2:00 p.m. PDT (5:00 p.m. EDT) and will be hosted by Mark Templeton, president and chief executive officer and Joy Leo, chief financial officer.

The conference call will be available by telephone at 800-901-5213 and the passcode is 59647574. There will also be a live webcast available within the investor relations section of Artisan's website at access.arm.com. A telephonic replay will be available through August 5, 2004 at 888-286-8010. The passcode for the replay is 82334767.

About Artisan Components

Artisan Components, Inc. is a leading provider of physical intellectual property (IP) components for the design and manufacture of complex system-on-a-chip integrated circuits. Artisan's products include embedded memory, standard cell, input/output, analog and mixed- signal components, which are designed to achieve the best combination of performance, density, power and yield for a given manufacturing process. Artisan has licensed its IP components to over 1,200 companies involved in integrated circuit design. Artisan is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. More information about Artisan Components, including free library access, can be found at access.arm.com.

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