Mentor Graphics Becomes Corporate Member of IEEE-SA, Appointed to Standards Review Committee.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WILSONVILLE, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 14, 2004 Mentor Graphics Mentor Graphics, Inc (NASDAQ: MENT) is a US-based multinational corporation dealing in electronic design automation (EDA) for electrical engineering and electronics, as of 2004, ranked third in the EDA industry it helped create. Corporation (Nasdaq:MENT) today announced a two-fold expansion of its role in the IEEE Standards Association The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Standards Association (IEEE-SA) is a leading developer of global industry standards in a broad-range of industries, including:
The IEEE-SA is a leading developer of industry standards in a broad range of global industries. The corporate membership program offers companies the ability to anticipate market requirements and ensure that business interests are represented, as standards shape the direction of technology and their marketplace applications. "Standards strategy has become an essential component of overall business strategy, as standards underpin commerce," said Edward Rashba, manager, New Technical Programs, IEEE Standards Association. "Participation at the corporate level gives companies more say in shaping those standards." Dennis Brophy's new appointment to RevCom by the Standards Association Board reflects Mentor's expanded support of the IEEE-SA. RevCom reviews all standards that will be sent to the board for final ratification. "Mentor has long recognized the pivotal role that standards can play in product research and development. We have always been supportive of and active in the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. standards process," said Brophy. "Mentor's corporate membership in IEEE-SA is a natural extension of that commitment, and we anticipate the corporate program will benefit the entire industry by accelerating standards availability. I look forward to contributing to the standards process through my work with RevCom." At the Mentor Graphics User2User Conference, Brophy, who is also current chair of Accellera, will join EDN Magazine technical editor Gabe Moretti, who serves on IEEE-SA's New Standards Committee (NesCom), in co-hosting a session on the evolution of the standards process and its implications. The session takes place at the Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. Marriott at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, April 19, 2004. To register for the conference go to http://www.mentor.com/user2user. Several other Mentor representatives play leading roles in standards development. Stephen Bailey, technical marketing engineer for Mentor's ModelSim product, chairs the IEEE 1076 (VHDL (VHSIC Hardware Description Language) A hardware description language (HDL) used to design electronic systems at the component, board and system level. VHDL allows models to be developed at a very high level of abstraction. ) language working group. Mike Kaskowitz, general manager of Mentor's Intellectual Property division, is current chair of VSIA VSIA Virtual Socket Interface Alliance . 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 $675 million and employs approximately 3,700 people worldwide. Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon Wilsonville is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. The population was 13,991 at the 2000 census, and as of 2005 was estimated to be 16,510.[1] Geography Wilsonville is located at (45.306805, -122. 97070-7777; Silicon Valley headquarters are located at 1001 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. 95131-2314. 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. |
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