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Supplemental Investor Presentation Materials April 2011 Mentor Graphics Leadership in Selected Top-10 EDA Market Segments: Printed Circuit Board Design Rule Checking Reticle Enhancement Technology Design-For-Test |
Mentor Graphics Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Market Share 2 Source: Gartner/Dataquest, (1998-2007) Gary Smith EDA (2007-2009) NA EDA License Only License & Maintenance The PCB design tools market, a major market for Mentor, has $400MM+ of annual revenues Mentor has grown its PCB market share to #1, approximately double that of our nearest competitor In March 2010, Mentor strengthened its PCB position by acquiring Valor, a leader in PCB design-for- manufacturing tools © 2011 Mentor Graphics Corp. www.mentor.com |
© 2011 Mentor Graphics Corp. www.mentor.com Mentor Graphics Design Rule Checking (DRC) Market Share 3 NA EDA License Only License & Maintenance Source: Gartner/Dataquest, (1998-2007) Gary Smith EDA (2007-2009) Mentor has a #1 position in the approximately $200MM DRC market, maintaining a 60%+ market share since 2006 The DRC application is a core capability within the Calibre nm platform — Mentor’s #1 DRC market position is strong and is the foundation upon which the 2011 Calibre nm platform is built |
© 2011 Mentor Graphics Corp. www.mentor.com Mentor Graphics Reticle Enhancement Technology (RET) Market Share 4 NA -- Source: Gartner/Dataquest, (1998-2007) Gary Smith EDA (2007-2009) EDA License Only License & Maintenance RET is a new requirement that has emerged in the last decade as the line-width critical dimension has become smaller than the light source wavelength – this has increased reticle design challenges considerably and has rapidly driven RET from a nascent market to $170MM in the past decade Mentor has captured a #1 market share in RET and has maintained 40%+ share since 2003 — RET year-to-year results can fluctuate significantly as tools are purchased by a limited number of advanced IC companies in large volumes driven by node shifts and fab expansions |
© 2011 Mentor Graphics Corp. www.mentor.com Mentor Graphics Design-For-Test (DFT) Market Share 5 NA Source: Gartner/Dataquest, (1998-2007) Gary Smith EDA (2007-2009) EDA License Only License & Maintenance Mentor has advanced to a #1 position in the $100MM+ DFT market in the past decade Mentor further solidified its position in DFT through the acquisition of LogicVision in August 2009, which is only partially reflected in the latest 2009 data |
© 2011 Mentor Graphics Corp. www.mentor.com Important Information On March 31, 2011, the Company filed a definitive proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with the Company’s upcoming 2011 annual meeting of shareholders. Shareholders are advised to read the Company’s definitive proxy statement, and any other relevant documents filed by the Company with the SEC, before making any voting or investment decision because they contain important information. The definitive proxy statement is, and any other relevant documents and other material filed with the SEC concerning the Company will be, when filed, available free of charge at http://www.sec.gov and http://www.mentor.com/company/investor_relations. In addition, copies of the proxy materials may be requested from the company’s proxy solicitor, MacKenzie Partners, Inc., by telephone at 1-800-322- 2885 or by email at proxy@mackenziepartners.com. 6 Mentor Graphics Investor Presentation, April 2011 |