Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli
Encyclopedia
Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli is an academic researcher, teacher, entrepreneur, technical advisor and business man. He is a co-founder of the two largest EDA
companies: Cadence Design Systems
and Synopsys, Inc.
Born in Milan
, Italy, he attended liceo classico
, studying ancient Greek and Latin. He received his engineering degree (a "laurea") summa cum laude from the Politecnico di Milano in 1971. The youngest person to become an associate professor there, in 1976 he quit for a position at the University of California at Berkeley, where he currently is a full Professor in the Electrical Engineering department.
He received the 1995 IEEE Graduate Teaching Award, the 2001 Phil Kaufman Award
and the 2009 IEEE/RSE Wolfson James Clerk Maxwell Award.
In 1983, Sangiovanni-Vincentelli became IEEE Fellow
and in 1998 he was elected to member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering
Electronic design automation
Electronic design automation is a category of software tools for designing electronic systems such as printed circuit boards and integrated circuits...
companies: Cadence Design Systems
Cadence Design Systems
Cadence Design Systems, Inc is an electronic design automation software and engineering services company, founded in 1988 by the merger of SDA Systems and ECAD, Inc...
and Synopsys, Inc.
Born in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, Italy, he attended liceo classico
Liceo classico
Liceo classico is a secondary school type in Italy. The educational curriculum lasts five years, and students are generally about 14 to 19 years of age....
, studying ancient Greek and Latin. He received his engineering degree (a "laurea") summa cum laude from the Politecnico di Milano in 1971. The youngest person to become an associate professor there, in 1976 he quit for a position at the University of California at Berkeley, where he currently is a full Professor in the Electrical Engineering department.
He received the 1995 IEEE Graduate Teaching Award, the 2001 Phil Kaufman Award
Phil Kaufman Award
Phil Kaufman Award is established by the EDA Consortium to recognize individuals for their impact on electronic design by their contributions to electronic design automation...
and the 2009 IEEE/RSE Wolfson James Clerk Maxwell Award.
In 1983, Sangiovanni-Vincentelli became IEEE Fellow
IEEE Fellow
An IEEE member is elevated to the grade of IEEE Fellow for "unusual distinction in the profession and shall be conferred by the Board of Directors upon a person with an extraordinary record of accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest"...
and in 1998 he was elected to member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering
External links
- A. Richard Newton Global Technology Leaders Conference - Session 3 Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli speaking at UC Berkeley