MENT Mentor Graphics Corp.

Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq: MENT) today announced that Henry Potts, vice president and general manager, Systems Design Division, will present the keynote address at the Printed Circuit Board Design Conference West (PCB West) in Santa Clara, California. Potts will present "Cross Currents: Where PCB Design Meets ICs and Hardware," on Tuesday, March 27 at 8:00 a.m. Register for the conference online at: http://www.pcbwest.com/. Who: Henry Potts, vice president and general manager, Systems Design Division What: Keynote address "Cross Currents: Where PCB Design Meets ICs and Hardware," presented at PCB West When: Tuesday, March 27 at 8:00 a.m. Where: Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California About PCB West PCB West is one of two annual conferences for the printed circuit board design and manufacture industries produced by UP Media Group Inc. (UPMG: www.upmediagroup.com) PCB Design Conference West is held in the Silicon Valley area each spring; and PCB Design Conference East takes place on the east coast in the fall. UPMG currently publishes two high-tech magazines �Printed Circuit Design & Manufacture� and �Circuits Assembly� and one weekly high-tech e-mail newsletter �PCB Update�. UPMG also produces live and on-demand technical Webinars for electronics industry professionals. 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.)