Cadence Names Robison To Lead Engineering Efforts; EDA leader chooses former Apple executive to drive technology strategy.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)--July 13, 1995--Cadence Design Systems, Inc., today announced that it has appointed Shane V. Robison, 41, to the position of senior vice president of engineering for the company. Robison, a former executive at Apple Computer, will be responsible for Cadence's worldwide product development and technology strategy, reporting to Cadence cadence, in music, the ending of a phrase or composition. In singing the voice may be raised or lowered, or the singer may execute elaborate variations within the key. President and Chief Executive Officer Joseph B. Costello. Robison comes to Cadence with more than seven years experience at Apple, where he served as vice president and general manager of Apple's Personal Interactive Electronics Division. Most recently he was responsible for all aspects of that company's Newton personal digital assistant product line, helping turn that business into a successful venture for Apple. "As Cadence reaches a new level of size and diversity in our product development efforts, it is clear we need a seasoned executive who can manage and direct a talented, global team," said Costello. "Shane brings both a management style and technology vision that will be essential to take our engineering initiatives to new heights. Having been at the forefront of driving technology innovation and breaking into new markets, he will be a valuable part of our executive team." In his new role, Robison will be responsible for Cadence's development teams working on product lines for IC, ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. and systems designers. He will manage a team of more than 800 software developers working in the US, Europe, Taiwan and India. Robison will also manage Cadence's advanced research efforts being undertaken at Cadence Labs in Berkeley, Calif. "Cadence is first and foremost a technology company and we are committed to maintaining our position as leader in critical areas such as deep submicron design, logical and physical verification Physical verification A procedure auditors use to ensure that inventory recorded in the book is correct by actually checking out the physical inventory. , high-speed board design, IC layout, and mixed-signal design," said Costello. "The comprehensiveness of our search and the resulting talent that we have been able to bring on board in Shane is a testament to Cadence's dedication to an investment in technology leadership." Robison's appointment rounds out Cadence's senior management team within a newly formed corporate organization. He will direct the combined product development teams of Cadence's previously independent HDL (Hardware Description Language) A language used to describe the functions of an electronic circuit for documentation, simulation or logic synthesis (or all three). Although many proprietary HDLs have been developed, Verilog and VHDL are the major standards. , IC and systems business units. Robison served in a variety of engineering and development positions at Apple, including roles in that company's Macintosh, Advanced Technology and System Software groups. Prior to joining Apple, he held engineering positions at Schlumberger Palo Alto Research Center Palo Alto Research Center - XEROX PARC and Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation. He holds a B.S. and M.S. in computer science from the University of Utah The University of Utah (also The U or the U of U or the UU), located in Salt Lake City, is the flagship public research university in the state of Utah, and one of 10 institutions that make up the Utah System of Higher Education. . Cadence Design Systems (company) Cadence Design Systems - A company that sells electronic design automation software and services. http://cadence.com/. See also Verilog. , Inc. is the worldwide leader in the development and marketing of design automation software and services that accelerate and advance the process of designing electronic systems. Cadence combines leading-edge technology with a complementary set of services that enable customers to improve the quality and time-to-market performance of innovative electronic products. Cadence is based in San Jose, Calif., with research, sales and support locations throughout the world. The Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the symbol 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. . CONTACT: Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Mike Sottak, 408/428-5036 or Cunningham Communication, Inc. Meghan O'Leary, 408/764-0765 |
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