Get2Chip, Mentor Graphics Team Up On Emerging Technology Seminar November 14 in Santa Clara, Calif.

SAN JOSE, Calif. & WILSONVILLE, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 2002--Electronic Design Automation vendors Get2Chip(TM)Inc. and Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq: MENT) and will host an emerging technology seminar Thursday, November 14, at the Westin Hotel in Santa Clara, Calif.

This seminar titled, "Crossing the 90 nm Frontier -- Overcoming Design, Verification and Test Challenges," will feature a keynote address from Michael Raam, vice president of VLSI development at Procket Networks. Guest speaker Andrew Moore, design services marketing director at TSMC, will discuss TSMC's 90nm Technology. Hands-on demonstrations of the latest in synthesis, design for test, formal verification and emulation from Get2Chip and Mentor Graphics will also be available.

The seminar, which runs from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m, is offered free-of-charge to any qualifying design engineer. Complimentary breakfast and lunch will be served.

For more details and to register, visit: http//www.mentor.com/dft/seminars/g2c

About Mentor Graphics Corporation

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 $600 million and employs approximately 3,700 people worldwide. Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Ore. 97070-7777; Silicon Valley headquarters are located at 1001 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, Calif. 95131-2314. World Wide Web site: www.mentor.com.

About Get2Chip

Get2Chip, Inc., is a leading supplier of software products that enable the design of the world's most complex integrated circuits (ICs), primarily found in the communications, wireless, computer, and consumer product markets. It was launched in 2000 by semiconductor veterans and chip design tool experts from Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CDN), LSI Logic Corporation (NYSE: LSI), Mentor Graphics, Synopsys (Nasdaq: SNPS) and VLSI Technology -- now part of Philips Semiconductors (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI). Its breakthrough front-end tool suite provides fully integrated, multi-level synthesis that offers the flexibility to do chip design at the architectural, register transfer (RTL) or gate level. Get2Chip's products run on Sun and Hewlett Packard, and PC under Linux. Get2Chip is privately held and has development centers in San Jose, Calif., and Munich, Germany. Corporate headquarters: 2107 North First Street, Suite 350, San Jose, Calif. 95131. Telephone: (408) 501-9600. Facsimile: (408) 501-9610. Email: info@get2chip.com. Web Site: http://www.get2chip.com.

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