1. Your product area at Mentor Graphics includes design verification tools, addressing a task that seems to consume an ever-increasing proportion of the design process. Do you see this trend leveling off at some natural balance between design and verification tasks?
  2. The PC has long been a primary driver of the semiconductor industry, consuming much of the industry's output. Now it appears that the cell phone has taken over this role. Do you see cell phones driving the industry for years to come? What's next?
  3. Globalization is a fact of life for this industry. How has Mentor adapted to thrive in a global market? What impact has this had on the way products are designed and developed?
  4. China looms as both a huge market opportunity and as a source of competition. How does China's emergence figure in your view of the future of the industry?
  5. Do you have anything you'd like to share about Mentor Graphic's future goals and plans?
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