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Karen Bartleson, Director, Interoperability and Quality, Synopsys, Inc.
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Karen Bartleson joined Synopsys in 1995 and is currently director, Interoperability and Quality. Ms. Bartleson is responsible for initiatives and programs that further EDA interoperability and customer satisfaction through quality. Prior to joining Synopsys, Ms. Bartleson was CAD manager at UTMC (United Technologies Microelectronics Center) and Logic Analysis manager at Texas Instruments. Ms. Bartleson is a board member of Accellera and an active member of the EDAC interoperability and quality committee. She is the 2003 recipient of the Marie R. Pistilli Women in EDA Achievement Award. She holds a BSEE from California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, California.
Topic: Cooperating in a Competitive EDA Industry
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Chi-Foon Chan, President and Chief Operating Officer
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Dr. Chi-Foon Chan shares responsibility for running the company with Synopsys Chairman and CEO Dr. Aart de Geus. Dr. Chan is focused on driving the company's internal operations and worldwide field organization. He joined Synopsys in 1990 as Vice President of Applications and Services. Previously at NEC Corporation, Dr. Chan was General Manager of the microprocessor group, responsible for marketing all NEC chip devices in North America. Prior to NEC, Dr. Chan was an engineering manager at Intel Corporation. He holds an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Case Western Reserve University.
Dr. Chi-Foon Chan will talk about "EDA Nano Design Trends."
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Simon Bloch, General Manager, FPGA Design, Mentor Graphics
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Simon Bloch serves as the Mentor Graphics General Manager of the Design Creation division with responsibility for FPGA and ASIC design implementation solutions. Prior to Mentor, he founded and served as president and CEO of Aristo Technology, delivering silicon virtual prototyping products to address the productivity of implementing large SOC ICs. In the last 20 years, he has held various marketing, sales, and engineering positions at EDA, IC and system companies, including Compass Design/VLSI Technology, Daisy Systems, and Tadiran Electronics. Simon graduated from Tel Aviv University with a degree in Electronic Engineering with focus on microelectronics, computers, and medical engineering.
Simon's talk will focus on complex FPGA design, and new design flows required to meet customer needs.
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