Bengaluru, Karnataka, Mentor Graphics Announces New Series of Tuesday Tech Talks focused on Low Power Design.

Bangalore, India, January 20, 2010 - Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced a new series of Tuesday Tech Talks, focused on low-power design challenges, for electronics engineers. The series, which will be broadcasted every other Tuesday, starting 2 February and ending 13 April, 2010 is targeted to designers located in Europe and India. The first of the series begins with the following:

Who: Dr Barry Pangrle, Solutions Architect, Low Power Design, Mentor Graphics Corporation

What: Presenting "Power Efficient Design Challenges and Trends"

When: Tuesday, 2 February, 2010 15:00 and 18:30 IST

Where: http://www.mentor.com/events/tech-talk

In this first session, Dr. Pangrle will cover the key forces in the market that are driving the demand for more power efficient products and how engineers can deal with the added complexity that this demand adds to their designs. Tuesday Tech Talks are interactive, web-based technology sessions that offer audience participation in real-time. The 30-minute webinars additionally provide a forum for electronics designers to ask questions of an industry expert.

Future Tuesday Tech Talks include:

• 16 Feb - "How to Optimize System Power through Transaction Level Analysis and High Level Synthesis," presented by Jon McDonald
• 2 March - "Power Aware Verification," presented by Gabriel Chidolue
• 16 March - "Power-aware Silicon Test: Understanding Testing and Power-sensitive Designs," presented by Kan Thapar
• 30 March - "How Physical Implementation Realizes Power Intent," presented by Tony Newbold

• 13 April - "Solving System Level Power Integrity Issues," presented by Steve McKinney

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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 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 4,425 people worldwide. Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777. World Wide Web site: http://www.mentor.com/.