Bridging the Frontier 
Bob Smith, Executive Director
Bob Smith is Executive Director of the ESD Alliance responsible for its management and operations. Previously, Bob was senior vice president of Marketing and Business Development at Uniquify, responsible for brand development, positioning, strategy and business development activities. Bob began his … More » ESD Alliance September News: Kaufman Recipient, SEMI Server Certification ProtocolSeptember 14th, 2023 by Bob Smith, Executive Director
Early September has been a time of announcements from the ESD Alliance, a SEMI Technology Community. First, we congratulate Dr. Lawrence Pileggi, Coraluppi Head and Tanoto Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, as the 2023 Phil Kaufman Award for distinguished contributions to Electronic System Design (ESD). The annual award, given by the ESD Alliance and IEEE’s Council on Electronic Design Automation (CEDA), will be presented at the Phil Kaufman Award ceremony and dinner in Q1 2024. Details to follow.
With piracy costing the software industry an estimated billions of dollars annually, the protocol will help prevent unauthorized access to licensed software products by assigning a unique identifier to each customer license server to assure software access can only be granted by authorized servers. To learn more, join us for a webinar about the SEMI License Server Certification Protocol and how it can be deployed It will be held Wednesday, September 27, from 10-11:30am PDT and registration is free of charge. About Dr. Lawrence Pileggi  Dr. Lawrence Pileggi, the 2023 Phil Kaufman Award recipient. Dr. Pileggi is this year’s Phil Kaufman Award recipient for his pioneering contributions to circuit simulation and optimization that enable the industry to address the challenge of interconnect delay dominated designs. He is also recognized for his innovations in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) education. Prior to his current role at Carnegie Mellon University, Dr. Pileggi held positions at Westinghouse Research and Development and the University of Texas at Austin. He has consulted for various semiconductor and EDA companies and co-founded Fabbrix Inc., Extreme DA, and Pearl Street Technologies. His research interests include various aspects of digital and analog integrated circuit design and simulation, optimization, and modeling of electric power systems. Dr. Pileggi has received numerous awards, including the ACM/IEEE A. Richard Newton Technical Impact Award in Electronic Design Automation in 2011 and the 2015 Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) University Researcher Award. He co-authored Electronic Circuit and System Simulation Methods, McGraw-Hill, 1995 and IC Interconnect Analysis, Kluwer, 2002, has published over 400 conference and journal papers, and holds 40 U.S. patents. He is a fellow of the IEEE. Dr. Pileggi received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and his Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University. About the Phil Kaufman Award The Phil Kaufman Award honors individuals who have had a demonstrable impact on the field of electronic system design through technology innovations, education/mentoring, or business or industry leadership. The award was established as a tribute to Phil Kaufman, the late industry pioneer who turned innovative technologies into commercial businesses that have benefited electronic designers. The 2022 recipient was Dr. Giovanni de Micheli, Professor and Director of the Institute of Electrical Engineering and of the Integrated Systems Centre at EPF Lausanne, Switzerland. About The ESD Alliance The ESD Alliance, a SEMI Technology Community, represents members in the electronic system and semiconductor design ecosystem as the marketing advocate and address economic issues affecting the entire industry. We act as the central voice to communicate and promote the value of the semiconductor design ecosystem as a vital component of the global electronics industry. Companies that are already SEMI members, can become members of the ESD Alliance by submitting a short application with no extra fee. Companies not SEMI members can apply at the same time to join the ESD Alliance. Again, no extra fee is associated with being a part of the ESD Alliance. Contact me at Bob Smith at bsmith@semi.org with questions. Follow SEMI ESD Alliance ESD Alliance Bridging the Frontier blog Twitter: @ESDAlliance |
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