Archive for the 'Luminaries' Category

Guests: John Goodenough, Vice President, Design Technology and Automation, ARM; Jim Hogan, Private Investor; Mark Templeton, President, Scientific Ventures, LLC; Michael Keating, Synopsys Fellow (retired), Author of the Low Power Methodology Manual; Shay Gal-On, Director, Software Engineering, EEMBC; Shishpal Rawat, Chair, Accellera.

Hosts: Karen Bartleson, Sr. Director, Community Marketing, Synopsys and Yvette Huygen, Director, Worldwide Public Relations and Corporate Communications, Synopsys and “Man on the Street” interviewer, Yatin Trivedi, Director, Standards, Synopsys.

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Over the years at the EDA Interoperability Forum, we have asked many industry luminaries to come share their thoughts on the challenges and opportunities in the chip design and EDA communities. These luminaries laid out their predictions for the future and discussed how important interoperability is for the ecosystem.

At the 24^thInteroperability Forum, we invited  several of the past keynote speaker “alumni” to come back and revisit what their concerns were when they last spoke at the Forum.  They also discussed where the industry is now and shared their visions on how future challenges can be overcome and how to make the most of the opportunities ahead.

Listen to this episode of Conversation Central to hear the summaries of what these luminaries spoke about.

The full  recordings and the PDFs of the presentations will soon be available on the 24th EDA Interoperability Forum home page.

Links of Interest:

EDA Interoperability Forum

Interoperability Community Page

ARM

Verification Methodology Manual for Low Power

EEMBC

Accellera

Yatin Trivedi & John Goodenough

Jim Hogan

Yatin Trivedi & Mark Templeton

Michael Keating

Yatin Trivedi & Shay Gal-On

Shishpal Rawat

Guest: Carol Hallett, Vice President Worldwide Sales, Real Intent

Hosts: Karen Bartleson, Sr. Director, Community Marketing, Synopsys Inc., Yvette Huygen, Director, Worldwide Public Relations and Corporate Communications, Synopsys Inc.

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The March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan were devastating. Carol Hallett was in Tokyo’s Narita airport when the magnitude 9.0 earthquake (and subsequent 8.8 aftershock) struck. Hear her tell the incredible story of how she was determined to survive, led a group to join her survival community, and directed operations to ensure the safety and safe travels home for countless victims of the disaster. This is an inspiring tale of a true leader in action.

Links of interest:

Real Intent

Guest: Leon Stok, IBM, General Chair 48^th DAC

Hosts: Rich Goldman, Vice President, Corporate Marketing and Strategic Alliances, Synopsys Inc., Yvette Huygen, Director, Worldwide Public Relations and Corporate Communications, Synopsys Inc.

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Who could be a more perfect guest in our Voices of DAC series than Leon Stok, the General Chair of this years Design Automation Conference? In this show, Leon talks about how DAC has evolved since its beginning and what he believes is the most exciting aspect of DAC today. Get a sneak peak into what is in store for DAC in the future and hear first hand what it’s like to chair a conference like DAC. Listen now!

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48th DAC

Guests: Holly Stump, Chair, Women in Electronic Design and Carol Hallett, Vice President Worldwide Sales, Real Intent
Hosts: Karen Bartleson, Sr. Director, Community Marketing, Synopsys Inc., Yvette Huygen, Director, Worldwide Public Relations and Corporate Communications, Synopsys Inc.

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We had a very lively discussion on Conversation Central this morning! Karen and Yvette were excited to welcome Holly Stump and Carol Hallett into the studio to discuss some of the challenges that women today face in the tech industry. Having spent much of their careers in the semiconductor industry, Holly and Carol both had interesting thoughts and advice to share with women of all ages about working in high tech. From talking about Lisa Johnson Mandell’s Six Subtle Moves That Hold Women Back From Success to discussing how to mentor and encourage young women to enter the technology industry, this show was full of valuable information that women and men alike won’t want to miss!

Links of Interest:

WWED Group Blog

Real Intent

Six Subtle Moves That Hold Women Back From Success

“Talking 9 to 5: Women and Men at Work” by Deborah Tannen

A Letter to Women in Tech, I Let You Down

“Women in Engineering: 2010 Literature Review” from Magazine of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE)

Carol Hallett and Holly Stump

Guest: Jennifer Cullenbine, CEO and Founder of Family Giving Tree

Hosts: Karen Bartleson, Sr. Director, Community Marketing, Synopsys Inc. and Yvette Huygen, Director, Worldwide Public Relations and Corporate Communications, Synopsys, Inc.

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Conversation Central took on a more festive feel on this broadcast with guest Jennifer Cullenbine, CEO and Queen Elf of The Family Giving Tree. Jennifer was kind enough to take time out of her hectic schedule this time of year to come and discuss the fantastic organization she founded twenty years ago.

Jennifer shares how the idea for The Family Giving Tree came about and how her team, with the help of corporations, schools, small businesses and individuals is able to fulfill the wishes of over 60,000 children every holiday season as well as prepare and donate 18,000 backpacks for needy children going back to school. But the goodwill doesn’t stop there; The Family Giving Tree in addition helps the elderly as well as children with special needs.

The idea of teaching philanthropy was also discussed. Jennifer strongly believes in the practice of getting youth involved and educating them on the importance of giving to those less fortunate than themselves.

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer at The Family Giving Tree or would like to make a donation online please click here.

Karen Bartleson, Yvette Huygen and Jennifer Cullenbine live on Conversation Central

Jennifer sporting the latest fashions from the North Pole

A section of the Family Giving Tree’s warehouse

Family Giving Tree

Family Giving Tree’s Virtual Giving Tree

Dr.  Alex Shubat, CEO of Virage Logic, chats with Conversation Central hosts Karen Bartleson and Rick Jamison about trusted partnerships: what they are, how to create them, and how to sustain them. He shares his insights on the evolution of the semiconductor IP industry and the challenges we’ll face in the future.

Listen as Alex describes his formula for becoming one of the most successful IP companies in an era when the cottage IP industry suffered many casualties.

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A special thanks goes to the producers of Conversation Central, Ibna Faruque, Richard Paw (pictured in the background), and Roy Stahl. Also pictured in the background are (from left) Yvette Huygen and Sabina Burns, both of Synopsys.



Jack Harding, co-founder of eSilicon, chats with Conversation Central hosts Karen Bartleson and Rick Jamison about one of the biggest EDA acquisitions in history that you might not have heard of: Cadence’s acquisition of Cooper & Chyan Technology in 1997. Hear the story of how this family- and employee-owned business took a 24-month journey from startup to public company to acquisition.

Jack shares the inside scoop on some significant pieces of EDA history, including the emergence of shape-based routing, the cultural side of a merger, and how he succeeded Joe Costello as CEO of Cadence prior to co-founding eSilicon in 2000.

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Links to topics referenced in the show:

Global Semicoductor Alliance (GSA)
Cooper & Chyan Technology (CCT)
eSilicon
Joe Costello

Guest: Holly Stump, Vice President, Marketing, Jasper Design Automation

Host: Karen Bartleson, Sr. Director, Community Marketing, Synopsys

Karen Bartleson interviews Holly Stump to discuss the issues that women face today in the corporate world, specifically within the EDA industry.  As the female enrollment in computer science and engineering programs in universities are no longer on the rise, Stump give suggestions as to what can be done to change this trend.

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Jasper Design Automation

This radio show was originally recorded at the Synopsys exhibition booth at the Design Automation Conference (DAC) in Anaheim, California on June 16, 2010.

Guest: Naveed Sherwani, CEO Open Silicon

Host: Rich Goldman, Vice President, Corporate Marketing and Strategic Alliances, Synopsys

Naveed Sherwani openly discusses topics such as verification IP and what to look for in IP.  Learn about the idea behind Open Silicon and how IP plays into its business model.

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Open Silicon

This radio show was originally recorded at the Synopsys exhibition booth at the Design Automation Conference (DAC) in Anaheim, California on June 16, 2010.

Guest: Gary Smith, Founder and Chief Analyst for Gary Smith EDA

Host: Rich Goldman, Vice President, Corporate Marketing and Strategic Alliances, Synopsys

Gary Smith gives his perspective on the industry over the years.

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Gary Smith EDA

This radio show was originally recorded at the Synopsys exhibition booth at the Design Automation Conference (DAC) in Anaheim, California on June 16, 2010.