Bob Smith

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Robert (Bob) Smith is executive director of the Electronic System Design Alliance. Previously, he was senior vice president of marketing and business development at Uniquify. He began his career in high tech as an analog design engineer working at Hewlett-Packard and has spent more than 30 years in various roles working with startup and early stage companies, including IKOS Systems, Synopsys, LogicVision, and Magma Design Automation. He was a member of the IPO teams that took Synopsys public in 1992 and Magma public in 2001. He received a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from U.C. Davis and a master of science degree in electrical engineering from Stanford.

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The CEO Outlook Returns

By Bob Smith - 23 Mar, 2017 - Comments: 0

One of the more popular events hosted by the EDA Consortium (EDAC, to those in the know) was the CEO Forecast held at the start of each year. It was phased out several years ago for a number of reasons, including logistics and scheduling. Attendance was never one of them. As I took the reins of EDAC two years ago, I repeatedly heard how much that evening was missed. Members and non-members h... » read more

China’s Impact On The Semiconductor Market

By Bob Smith - 08 Feb, 2016 - Comments: 2

China’s impact on the semiconductor market is unmistakable. The question so many industry watchers wonder: Is it the new center of the semiconductor universe? Some statistics may help determine the answer. China topped the list of five worldwide exporters in 2014, with the European Union coming in second. The U.S. finished third, followed by Germany and, in fifth place, Japan. (See Fig. 1... » read more

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