Anirudh Devgan
Anirudh Devgan (born September 15, 1969[1]) is an Indian-American computer scientist and CEO, known for his contributions to electronic design automation, specifically circuit simulation, physical design and signoff, statistical design and optimization, and verification and hardware platforms.[2] He was elected a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers with the class of 2007.[3][4]
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Born | |
Nationality | Indian, American |
Education | Indian Institute of Technology (B.Tech) Carnegie Mellon University (M.S., Ph.D.) |
Occupation(s) | Computer scientist, entrepreneur |
As of 2023, Devgan serves as President and CEO of Cadence Design Systems.[5][6][7][8] He also serves on the boards of the Global Semiconductor Alliance[9] and the ESD Alliance.[10]
Education
- IIT Delhi, Bachelor of Technology degree in Electrical Engineering (1986-1990)[1][11]
- Carnegie Mellon University, Master's (1990-1991) and PhD (1991-1993) in Electrical and Computer Engineering[12][11]
- Stanford University, Graduate School of Business (since 2018)[11]
Career
Devgan began his career at International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)[13] where he spent 12 years in management and research at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, IBM Server Division, IBM Microelectronics Division, and IBM Austin Research Lab. He later went to Magma Design Automation[14] where he served as Corporate Vice President and General Manager, Custom Design Business Unit.[5]
In 2012, Devgan joined Cadence Design Systems serving in a number of senior leadership roles before being named President in 2017. In 2021, Devgan joined the board of directors, and later assumed the role of CEO, taking over from Lip-Bu Tan.
Awards and honors
Award-winning scholarly work
Devgan's scholarly work on statistical analysis and optimization of integrated circuits was published in peer-reviewed proceedings of international conferences. Two such publications were recognized with awards from the top conferences in the field of electronic design automation, sponsored by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and Association for Computing Machinery.
- In 2003, Devgan shared the IEEE William J. Macalla Best Paper Award at the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD)[15] for his work on block-based statistical timing analysis.[16]
- In 2005, Devgan shared a best-paper award[17] at ACM/IEEE Design Automation Conference(DAC) for his work on statistical minimization of total power under timing yield constraints.[18]
Elected society memberships
- 2007: Elected an IEEE Fellow for "contributions to electrical analysis, and simulation of integrated circuits."[3][4] Announced November 2006[19]
- 2021: Phil Kaufman Award for his contributions to Electronic Design Automation.[2][20]
- 2023: Elected member of the National Academy of Engineering "for technical and business leadership in the electronic design automation industry"[21]
References
- Anirudh Devgan, profile at globalindian.com
- "2021 Phil Kaufman Award: Anirudh Devgan". SEMI. 2021.
- "IEEE Circuits and Systems Society class of Fellows 2007". IEEE Circuits and Systems Magazine. 2007.
- "Awards" (PDF). Design Automation Conference. 2007. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- "Anirudh Devgan profile". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- Nellis, Stephen; Jain, Tanya (July 24, 2023). "Cadence lifts full-year forecast, shares dip on short-term outlook". Reuters.
- "National Academy of Engineering Elects 106 Members and 18 International Members". National Academy of Engineering. February 7, 2023.
- "Interview with Anirudh Devgan". CNBC Television. February 2023.
- "GSA Board of Directors". Global Semiconductor Alliance. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- "About the ESD Alliance". SEMI. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- "Dr. Anirudh Devgan (with downloadable Curriculum Vitae)". National Academy of Engineering.
- Ritesh K Srivastava, Who Is Anirudh Devgan? The IIT Delhi Graduate And Cadence CEO Who Earns Rs 72.6 Lakh Per Day, His Annual Package Will Blow Your Mind, msn.com; story provided by Zee News
- "Computational Software is Transforming System Design & Hardware Design". BestTech Views. Retrieved August 2020.
- "Cadence moves to new CEO". eeNews Europe. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
- "ICCAD-2003 Awards". IEEE Computer Society. 2003. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- Devgan, Anirudh; Kashyap, Chandramouli V. (2003). "Block-based Static Timing Analysis with Uncertainty". ICCAD. 2003: 607–614.
- "The 42nd Design Automation Conference Best Paper Awards" (PDF). 2005. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- Mani, Murari; Devgan, Anirudh; Orshansky, Michael (2005). "An Efficient Algorithm for Statistical Minimization of Total Power under Timing Yield Constraints". DAC. 2005: 309–314.
- "Magma's Anirudh Devgan Named IEEE Fellow" (Press release). Magama Design Automation. November 30, 2006. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- "2021 Phil Kaufman Award Dinner". IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- "National Academy of Engineering Elects 106 Members and 18 International Members" (Press release). National Academy of Engineering.
External links
- Anirudh Devgan at DBLP Bibliography Server
- Anirudh Devgan publications indexed by Google Scholar