Conference Advisory Board
The Conference Advisory Board is a technical committee of Mentor Graphics users who collaborate with Mentor Graphics representatives on the technical content and agenda for U2U. Their expertise spans all Mentor products and technology areas including IC, Design & Synthesis, Expedition, Board Station, PADS, High-Speed, Simulation, Verification, Analog Mixed Signal, and more.
Read a special message from CAB Chair, Ben Davis of Scientific Atlanta, A Cisco Company.
CAB Chair: Ben Davis, Scientific Atlanta, A Cisco Company
Board Station CAB Members
James Bergeron – Motorola (Track Chair)
Mike Valle - Shure
Steve Shively – Mentor Graphics
Keith Christensen – Mentor Graphics
DxDesigner CAB Members
Gary Lameris – Mentor Graphics
Tony John – Rockwell Collins (Track Chair)
Sarmad Khemmora - Mentor Graphics
Roger McNeil – Mentor Graphics
Rob Davies - Mentor Graphics
Marty Fouch - Mentor Graphics
Expedition CAB Members
Ben Davis – Scientific Atlanta, A Cisco Company (Track Chair)
Jayson Harames – L-3 Communications
Jeff Heidel – LSI Logic
Bruce Mayer – Northrop Grumman
Tammie Warner – Mentor Graphics
High-Speed CAB Members
Syed Huq – Cisco
Jeff Johnson – NanYa Technologies
Ralph Wilson – Lucent Technologies (Track Chair)
Ayuekanble Atagabe – Mentor Graphics
Pat Carrier – Mentor Graphics
PADS CAB Members
Greg Bordash – Advanced Bord Designs (Track Chair)
Denis Lefebvre – Finisar
Ed Turngen – Andrew Corp.
Dave White – Mentor Graphics
Yan Killy - Mentor Graphics
Calibre CAB Members
Andrew Bartczak - Boston Scientific
Jarrod Brooks – Cypress Semiconductor
Chung Lee - Mentor Graphics
Janet Petersen – Mentor Graphics
Roger Rolbiecki - Seagate
Gordon Russell - Mentor Graphics
Custom IC Layout; AMS CAB Members
Jerry Happ - Boston Scientific
Ronnie Hunt – Advanced Bionics
Henry Peterson - Pixelworks
Brent Bebee – Mentor Graphics
Tom Daspit - Mentor Graphics
Ron Tinnell - Mentor Graphics
Sam Wasche - Mentor Graphics
Design-For-Test CAB Members
Jackie Cooper - Intel (Track Chair)
Henry Kang - Netxen
Jan-Gudmund Ness - AMD
Alon Sa’ado – VIA Telecom
Troy Cox – Mentor Graphics
Becki Watt – Mentor Graphics
Design Environment CAB Members
Rachel Stanley – Honeywell
Joy Miller - Mentor Graphics
Guy Wettstein - Mentor Graphics
Angela Anastasakis - Mentor Graphics
Design & Synthesis CAB Members
Jerry Mattson – Rockwell Collins
Bob Shaw – Lucent Technologies (Track Chair)
Botao Lee - Qualcomm
Roger Do – Mentor Graphics
Deidre Brown – Mentor Graphics
Guy Wallin – Mentor Graphics
Dan Gardner - Mentor Graphics
Lisa Talebi - Mentor Graphics
Functional Verification CAB Members
Itai Yarom - Intel
Leenah Singh - Qualcomm
Stacey Secatch - Xilinx
Steven Bailey – Mentor Graphics
Tom Fitzpatrick – Mentor Graphics
Alex Gran – Mentor Graphics
Rebecca Granquist – Mentor Graphics
Special U2U 2008 Speaker: Steve Wozniak
A Silicon Valley icon and philanthropist for the past three decades, Steve Wozniak helped shape the computing industry with his design of Apple’s first line of products, the Apple I and II, and influenced the popular Macintosh.
Register Today
Come join us, November 4 - 6 for Hands-on Product Training, Customer Presentations and Networking.
Save $150! Early Bird pricing ends October 3,. 2008. Register early and save!
Technical Workshops
Product training workshops are designed to give you hands-on experience with Mentor's EDA design tools.
This year, we are offering 26 Product Training Workshops and holding them before, during and after the conference.
View our complete workshop schedule
Solutions Expo
Come visit us at the Mentor Solutions Expo! Explore the latest Mentor advancements, product releases and demonstrations.
Our technical staff will be on hand to meet with you and answer any questions you questions.
Learn more about the Solutions Expo
Usability Lab
Get the most out of your U2U experience by engaging with Mentor Graphics technical writers, engineers and support representatives at the Usability Lab.
The 2008 usability lab will showcase Calibre, ModelSim & Questa, PADS, Expedition and more.

