Cadence Appoints Sangiovanni- Vincentelli to Chief Technology Advisor; Cadence Co-founder and Member of the Board of Directors to Expand His Role.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 11, 1999-- Cadence Design Systems (company) Cadence Design Systems - A company that sells electronic design automation software and services. http://cadence.com/. See also Verilog. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CDN (Content Delivery Network) A system of distributed content on a large intranet or the public Internet in which copies of content are replicated and cached throughout the network. ), today announced it has selected Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli Professor Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli is a co-founder of the two largest EDA companies: Cadence Design Systems and Synopsys, Inc., a recipient of Phil Kaufman Award, 2001. -- a professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences at the University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. Commonly referred to as UC Berkeley, Berkeley and Cal -- to the position of chief technology advisor (CTA An abbreviation for cum testamento annexo, Latin for "with the will annexed." ). In this role, Sangiovanni-Vincentelli will advise Cadence on technology strategy across the company's software product and methodology services businesses, as well as its design realization and electronics infusion service offerings. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli will report directly to Ray Bingham, president and chief executive officer for Cadence. "Alberto's credentials are unrivaled in the EDA (1) (Electronic Design Automation) Using the computer to design, lay out, verify and simulate the performance of electronic circuits on a chip or printed circuit board. industry," said Bingham. "His vision has been a driving force behind key IC design technology as he has helped guide the industry from its very infancy. His perspective will give Cadence and our customers tremendous advantages." In 1993 Sangiovanni-Vincentelli was instrumental in developing Cadence Berkeley Labs, the first EDA industry's advanced technology research group. Several key pieces of technology integrated into the Cadence EDA product line were developed at Cadence Berkeley Labs. In 1996 Sangiovanni-Vincentelli set up the Cadence European Lab facility in Rome. He also assisted Cadence in a groundbreaking project co-sponsored by Scottish Enterprise, called Project Alba, in Scotland. Project Alba was created to combine the efforts of economic development agencies, industry and academia on addressing the challenges of system-on-a-chip (SOC) design. Aside from his role as CTA, Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, a Cadence co-founder, will continue to be a member of the Cadence Board of Directors. "Alberto plays a key role by providing direction and leadership for worldwide research activities," said Shane Robison, president of the Design Productivity Group at Cadence. "He will continue to work closely with customers and will work as part of our senior management team to provide valuable technical leadership throughout the company." "I am truly excited about my new role in Cadence," said Sangiovanni-Vincentelli. "Cadence has been leading in business and technology innovation since its inception. Cadence has been supporting research in ways and means WAYS AND MEANS. In legislative assemblies there is usually appointed a committee whose duties are to inquire into, and propose to the house, the ways and means to be adopted to raise funds for the use of the government. This body is called the committee of ways and means. that have not been matched by other companies in the EDA industry: from direct support of university research to the participation to collaborative industry and university research programs, from the endowment of Chairs at prestigious universities to the foundation of the Cadence research Laboratories. I am honored to participate in a new phase of technology leadership by Cadence." About Professor Sangiovanni-Vincentelli Sangiovanni-Vincentelli received his engineering doctorate from the Politechnico di Milano in 1971 and joined the faculty at U.C. Berkeley five years later. In 1981, he received the Distinguished Teaching Award, the highest honor for teaching awarded by the Berkeley campus. In 1983 he was named IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. Fellow for contributions to CAD of Integrated Circuits. He received the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' Graduate Teaching Award, an international honor given for the "inspirational teaching" of graduate students, in 1995. In April of 1998, he attained the highest professional honor for an American engineer when he was appointed into the National Academy of Engineering (NAE nae adv. Scots 1. No. 2. Not. ). He is the author of more than 450 papers and 10 books in the areas of design methodologies and tools. About Cadence Cadence Design Systems, Inc. is the largest supplier of software products, methodology services, and design services used to accelerate and manage the design of semiconductors, computer systems, networking and telecommunications equipment, consumer electronics, and a variety of other electronics-based products. With more than 4,000 employees and 1998 annual sales of $1.2 billion, Cadence is headquartered in San Jose, Calif. and has sales offices, design centers, and research facilities located around the world. More information about the company, its products and services may be obtained from the World Wide Web at http://www.cadence.com. Cadence and the Cadence logo are registered trademarks of Cadence Designs Systems, Inc. All others are properties of their respective holders. |
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