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Mentor Graphics Rewards Innovation With 2001-2002 Student Design Contest
WILSONVILLE, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 2001--Mentor Graphics
Corporation (NASDAQ:MENT) today announced the details of its 2001 --
2002 Higher Education Program student design contest.
Through its Higher Education Program, Mentor Graphics offers more
than 550 colleges and universities worldwide a way to acquire
commercial EDA software for classroom instruction and academic
research, to help ensure that engineering graduates are proficient
with state-of-the-art tools and techniques. The student design
contest, co-sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc. and the Mentor
Graphics Higher Education Program, is designed to promote innovation
and excellence in education for engineering students at both
undergraduate and graduate levels.
``Mentor Graphics founded the Higher Education Program in 1985 on
the belief that the continued success of the electronics industry is
dependent upon highly skilled engineers,'' said Julie Schroeder,
Manager, Marketing Programs, World Trade Organization, Mentor
Graphics. ``For our customers to succeed in the highly competitive
global marketplace, they not only need the most advanced design
technologies but the engineers who have the necessary training to lead
them into the next generation of innovation.''
``We are pleased to be sponsoring the Mentor Graphics® Design
Contest that promotes excellence in innovation to engineering students
at colleges and universities all over the world,'' says Joerg Schwarz,
group manager, Global Education and Research, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
``We wish all of the contestants a great and rewarding experience.''
This year's contest will reward the most innovative design project in
each of four technology categories; printed circuit board design,
IC/analog mixed signal design, HDL design and system-on-chip design.
All categories will be judged for the most complete and innovative
design project created by a student or team of students who are
enrolled in VLSI classes during the 2001-2002 school year at a
university participating in any of the Mentor Graphics Worldwide
Higher Education Programs. Cash prizes will be awarded in the amount
of U.S. $2000 per category and U.S. $5000 for the grand prize winner.
The contest is open to any full-time undergraduate or graduate student
who attends a college or university participating in Mentor Graphics
Worldwide Higher Education Programs. Entries are due May 31, 2002 and
winners will be announced in August 2002.
More information on the Mentor Graphics Higher Education Program
and the 2001-2002 Student Design contest is available at
www.mentor.com/partners/hep/designcontest.html.
About Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems is a leading provider of open network computing
solutions to colleges and universities around the world, powering
academic research and high performance computing systems, campus
administration, digital libraries and student instruction systems.
With its roots in academia, Sun Microsystems has been working with
academic communities to provide the tools and technology for continued
innovation and excellence in education and research.
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 more
than $600 million and employs approximately 2,975 people worldwide.
Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road,
Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777; Silicon Valley headquarters are
located at 1001 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, California 95131-2314.
World Wide Web site: 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.
Contact:
Mentor Graphics
Melissa Moran, 503/685-1729
melissa_moran@mentor.com
or
Benjamin Group
Liese Piggott, 408/559-6090
liese_piggott@mentor.com
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