Mentor Graphics Participates in Panels at DVCon

WILSONVILLE, Ore., February 20, 2007 – Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq: MENT) today announced its participation in the Design and Verification conference (DVCon) in San Jose, California February 21 - 23, 2007. More information about DVCon is available online at http://www.dvcon.org/.

On Thursday, February 22 from 12:00-1:30 p.m. Mentor will host “The Lowdown on Low Power – Views from the Experts,” moderated by Richard Goering, EE Times Editor. Panelists include:

  • Cadence Design Systems - Pankaj Mayor
  • ChipVision - Thomas Blaesi
  • LSI Logic - Gary Delp
  • Mentor Graphics - Dennis Brophy
  • Synopsys - Michael Keating

On Friday, February 23 at 9:00 a.m., Harry Foster, principal engineer for Mentor Graphics’ Design Verification and Test division will moderate the panel "Blended Coverage - A Recipe for Success.” Mr. Foster recently won Accellera’s 3rd annual Technical Excellence Award for his contributions to Accellera’s Open Verification Library (OVL) standard.

Panelists include:

  • Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) - Jerry Vauk
  • Mentor Graphics - Peter Lafauci
  • Hewlett-Packard - David Lacey
  • Rambus - Prakash Rashinkar
  • Oski Technology – Vignyan Singhal

Mentor Graphics will also present a number of papers, tutorials and demonstrations at the conference. A full listing is available online at http://www.mentor.com/products/fv/events/design_verification.cfm.

About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq: MENT) is a world leader in electronic hardware and software design solutions, providing products, consulting services and award-winning support for the world’s most successful electronics and semiconductor companies. Established in 1981, the company reported revenues over the last 12 months of about $800 million and employs approximately 4,250 people worldwide. Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777. World Wide Web site: http://www.mentor.com/

Mentor Graphics is a registered trademark of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All other company or product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.

For more information:
Sarah Bartash
Mentor Graphics
503.685.0443
sarah_bartash@mentor.com