AWR, the innovation leader in high-frequency EDA, and Mentor Graphics® Corporation, (NASDAQ: MENT), the market and technology leader in printed circuit board (PCB) design solutions, today announced AWR Connected™ for Mentor Graphics. This new synergy of design flow between AWR and Mentor Graphics obsoletes file translation between Mentor Graphics' industry-leading Expedition Enterprise design environment and AWR's Microwave Office® microwave and RF design environment.