MENT Mentor Graphics Corp.

Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq: MENT) and EVE announced today that they have settled the parties๏ฟฝ ongoing patent litigation, captioned Mentor Graphics Corp. v. EVE-USA, Inc. and Emulation and Verification Engineering, SA, Case No. 6:06-CV-00341 and pending in the United States District Court of Oregon. About EVE EVE offers the broadest hardware-assisted verification solutions of the market, from acceleration, to fast emulation, to friendly prototyping with the most cycles per dollar. EVE products lead to a significant shortening of the overall verification cycle of complex integrated circuits and electronic systems design. EVE products also work in conjunction with popular Verilog and VHDL-based software simulators from Synopsys, Cadence Design Systems and Mentor Graphics. Its headquarters in the United States is San Jose, Calif. Telephone: (408) 881-0440. Fax: (408) 904-5800. Its corporate headquarters is located in Palaiseau, France. Telephone: (33) 1 64.53.27.30. Fax: (33) 1 64.53.27.40. Email: info@eve-usa.com. Website: http://www.eve-usa.com. 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๏ฟฝs most successful electronics and semiconductor companies. Established in 1981, the company reported revenues over the last 12 months of over $750 million and employs approximately 4,100 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 and EVE acknowledge trademarks or registered trademarks of other organizations for their respective products and services.