19 October 2004

Artisan Components Sets Fourth Quarter And Fiscal 2004 Earnings Conference Call

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 19, 2004--Artisan Components, Inc., (Nasdaq:ARTI), a leading provider of physical intellectual property (IP), today announced it will release earnings information and hold a conference call on Monday, November 1, 2004 to discuss its results for the quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2004. The conference call will begin at 2:00 p.m. PST (5:00 p.m. EST) 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 800-322-2803 (domestic) and 617-614-4925 (international) and the passcode is 28010240. There will also be a live webcast available within the investor relations section of Artisan's website at http://access.arm.com. A replay will be available through November 15, 2004 at 888-286-8010 (domestic) and 617-801-6888 (international) and within the investor relations section of Artisan's website. The passcode for the replay is 93474825.

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 2,000 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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