“Dr. Zorian is a world-recognized scientist in the area of computer engineering and microelectronics. Over the past 20 years, he has made essential contributions in the support and growth of research in this field in Armenia. Dr. Zorian has also been instrumental in attracting several foreign technology companies to Armenia,” said Yuri Shoukourian, vice president, NAS RA.
“We are very proud of the many contributions Dr. Zorian has made to support the growth of research in Armenia, and the field of embedded memory test and repair in particular,” said Dr. Alex Shubat, president and chief executive officer (CEO), Virage Logic. “We have a large, talented employee base in Armenia and his leadership has provided inspiration to them as well as the country’s technologists. We thank him for his contributions and congratulate him on receiving this prestigious award.”
At its annual assembly in 2008, the NAS RA made the decision to strengthen Armenia-Diaspora scientific collaboration. As a result, foreign members were elected to the NAS, several of whom are world-renowned scientists.
This year’s annual assembly, held on April 21-23, 2009, was primarily devoted to the newly elected foreign members who attended the assembly, received their diplomas, and delivered invited presentations. After receiving his diploma, Dr. Zorian delivered a presentation on the “Design and Test Challenges and Solutions in the Nanometer Era.”
The annual assembly was attended by the highest authorities of the Republic of Armenia, including: Serzh Sargsyan, president of the Republic of Armenia, Tigran Sargsyan, prime minister of the Republic of Armenia, Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II, as well as numerous scientists and Armenian government representatives.
“We must create an atmosphere of cooperation among all subjects of science. In my opinion, one of the most important achievements of last year was the creation of the Diaspora department of the NAS,” said Tigran Sargsyan, prime minister, Republic of Armenia.
Dr. Zorian has served as Virage Logic’s vice president and chief scientist since joining the company in 2000. Prior to that, Dr. Zorian served as a distinguished member of the technical staff at AT&T, Bell Laboratories and chief technical advisor to LogicVision, Inc. Dr. Zorian also serves as the president of the board of IEEE Test Technology Technical Council and is the editor-in-chief emeritus of IEEE Design & Test of Computers. He founded and presently chairs the IEEE 1500 Standardization Working Group for embedded core test, and has authored more than 250 papers and four books. He holds over twenty US patents. Dr. Zorian has received a number of best paper awards, is an honorary doctor of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, is a fellow of the IEEE, and is the recipient of the 2005 IEEE Industrial Pioneer Award. Dr. Zorian received an MSc degree from the University of Southern California, and a Ph.D. from McGill University.
About NAS RA
Armenian Academy of Sciences (since 1993 - the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia (NAS RA)) was founded on November 25, 1943 on the basis of the USSR Academy of Sciences' Armenian Branch, organized in 1935. One of the founders and the first president of NAS RA was full member of the USSR and Armenian Academy of Sciences Prof. Hovsep Orbeli. During 1947-1993, the president of NAS RA was Prof. Victor Ambartsumian, full member of the USSR and Armenian Academies of Sciences. During 1993-2006 the president of NAS was academician Fadey Sargsian. Since 2006, the president of NAS RA is academician Radik Martirosyan. NAS RA is a highest state scientific self-governing organization, which unites NAS Members and scientific staff of affiliated scientific and research institutions. For further information, visit www.sci.am.
About Virage Logic
Virage Logic is a leading provider of semiconductor intellectual property (IP) for the design of complex integrated circuits. The company’s highly differentiated product portfolio includes embedded SRAMs, embedded NVMs, embedded memory test and repair, logic libraries, memory development software, and interface IP solutions. As the industry’s trusted semiconductor IP partner, foundries, IDMs and fabless customers rely on Virage Logic to achieve higher performance, lower power, higher density and optimal yield, as well as shorten time-to-market and time-to-volume. For further information, visit http://www.viragelogic.com.
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