September 13 Event: Jim Hogan and Solido Founder Amit Gupta on Startup to Successful Exit

Our next event welcomes back Jim Hogan with his popular “Crossing the Chasm: Building a Startup to a Successful Exit” series. This time, Jim will interview Amit Gupta, a successful serial entrepreneur and a former ESD Alliance board member.

Jim Hogan

Amit Gupta

The evening event, open to the semiconductor and electronic system design ecosystem community, will be held Thursday, September 13, starting at 6 p.m. at SEMI’s corporate headquarters, 673 S. Milpitas Blvd. in Milpitas, Calif. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. and the conversation will start at 7 p.m.

Amit is a well-known member of the electronic system design ecosystem who was a co-founder of Solido Design Automation Inc. and served as its president and CEO until it was acquired by Mentor, a Siemens Business, in 2017. Many of us may not remember Analog Design Automation, another company founded by Amit acquired by Synopsys in 2004. Between the two Canadian-based companies, he raised more than $30 million in investment from venture capital, strategic, private and government sources.

Jim, a long-time member of Solido’s board of directors, will interview Amit, who is now general manager, IC Verification Solutions Solido at Mentor, about his experience growing the two companies from startup to a successful acquisition.

Managing partner of Vista Ventures, LLC, Jim has worked in the semiconductor design and manufacturing industry for more than 40 years. His experience as a senior executive and board director in electronic design automation, intellectual property, semiconductor equipment, material science and IT companies gives him unmatched insights into what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur.

We hope you can join us September 13 for an evening that promises to unlock a few mysteries of the startup culture. We will leave plenty of time for questions and networking.

The evening is open free of charge to all ESD Alliance member companies and is included in attendee registration for the Electronic Design Process Symposium (EDPS) held this year at SEMI’s corporate headquarters. Non-members and guests can attend for a fee of $50. Registration information can be found at: http://bit.ly/2KOxQU0

The recipient for this year’s Phil Kaufman Award has been selected by the ESD Alliance and IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation (CEDA). While I can’t say more now, expect to see a news release and a blog post with more details soon, including the date for the ceremony and dinner.

One final note: SEMI issued a news release announcing August 14 announcing that all legal requirements have been met for the ESD Alliance to become a SEMI Strategic Association Partner. Full integration is expected to be complete by the end of 2018. We retain our own governance and continue our mission to represent companies in the semiconductor design ecosystem, while extending our global reach in the electronics manufacturing supply chain, strengthening collaboration between the semiconductor design and manufacturing communities.

I welcome your comments, feedback and questions. I can be reached at bob@esd-alliance.org

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