Mentor Graphics PADS® UK Reseller to Host Free Educational Rallies in Eleven Cities

WILSONVILLE, Ore., September 22, 2004 – Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq: MENT), the market leader in printed circuit board (PCB) design software, has announced an eleven-city educational rally by its PADS{reg} UK reseller, millennium technology ltd. (mtl).

Beginning in late September through October, mtl will be hosting a series of free seminars throughout England, Scotland and Ireland on challenges in system design.

Seminar dates and cities include:

• Tuesday, September 28 - Leeds, England
• Wednesday, September 29 - Manchester, England
• Thursday, September 30 - Birmingham, England
• Thursday, October 7 - Newbury, England
• Wednesday, October 13 - Bristol, England
• Thursday, October 14 - Southampton, England
• Tuesday, September 19 - Dublin, Ireland
• Wednesday, October 7 - Livingston, Scotland

Targeted to board designers, engineers and engineering managers, these free seminars will cover topics relevant to anyone involved with integrated board-level design. Instructors will tailor the seminars to audience requests.

Topics will include:

• Techniques for constraint definition and transfer
• High-speed problems and how to solve them (SI, EMC, crosstalk, differential pairs, etc.)
• Concurrent design of FPGAs and PCBs
• The benefits of an integrated engineering design flow (EDF)
• Migration of design data to manufacturing (panelisation)

For more information and to register, please see: http://www.millennium-eda.com.

About Millennium Technology, Ltd.
MTL is a derivative from the Hydra Group of companies namely Panacea, Proteus, Nemesis etc. Since 1989, mtl has built a reputation for providing engineering design automation (EDA) tools throughout the UK that are seen as leading edge high quality products, whilst remaining cost effective. Headquarters are located at The Pixmore Centre, Pixmore Avenue, Letchworth, Herts, SG6 1JG. World Wide Web Site: http://www.millennium-eda.com.

About PADS
The PADS products are the market standard for Windows-based PCB design solutions.  Its ease-of-use, broad technology and affordable pricing provide customers with a high return on investment in their creation of PCB designs ranging from basic to complex.  For more information on the PADS solutions, visit www.mentor.com/pads.

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 $675 million and employs approximately 3,700 people worldwide. Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777; Silicon Valley headquarters are located at 1001 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, California 95131-2314. World Wide Web site: http://www.mentor.com/.

Mentor Graphics and PADS are registered trademarks of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All other company or product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.

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