MENT Mentor Graphics Corp.

Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq:MENT) today announced that Joseph Sawicki, vice president and general manager, Design-to-Silicon Division, will present a keynote address at the International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED) in San Jose, California. Who: Joseph Sawicki, vice president and general manager, Mentor Graphics Design-to-Silicon Division What: Keynote address "Forging Tighter Connections Between Design and Manufacturing in the Nanometer Age" presented at ISQED When: Wednesday, March 28, at 9:45 a.m. Where: Donner Room, DoubleTree Hotel, San Jose, California About ISQED The International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED) is a premier design and design automation conference, aimed at bridging the gap between electronic design tools, integrated circuit technologies, and processes and manufacturing, to achieve design quality. ISQED is the pioneer and leading conference dealing with design for manufacturability and quality issues, front to back. The conference provides a forum to present and exchange ideas and to promote the research, development, and application of design techniques and methods. Register for the conference online at: http://www.isqed.org/. 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.)