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Author:
Dr. Rich Goldman As vice president of Strategic Alliances for Synopsys, Rich is responsible for overseeing all interoperability programs and partnering programs with semiconductor vendors, IP providers, and platform vendors as well as the Synopsys worldwide university program. Rich also serves as CEO of Synopsys Armenia and is responsible for all aspects of the operation of Synopsys Armenia. Rich is a guest Professor at the Chinese Academy of Science, and is a Commissioner of the Advanced SOC Design Joint Lab Academic Committee there. He is also the Chairman of the Board of the Synopsys Outreach Foundation, a trustee of the State Engineering University of Armenia and a member of the Board of Directors of Silicon Valley Technical Institute. Prior to joining Synopsys fifteen years ago, Rich managed the ASIC library and design support software group while at Texas Instruments for 10 years. Rich started up TI ASIC’s Bangalore, India operation. Prior to TI, Rich worked at IBM, developing the digital simulator, AUSSIM. Rich has been active in standards organizations such as Accellera, EDIF, IEEE, Si2 and OVI for more than 20 years, including chairing the EDIF technical committee, and serving on the Board of Directors of Si2. Currently, Rich chairs the EDAC Interoperability and Quality Committee. Rich served as co-chair of the RAPID Board of Directors and was a member of the EIA/EDIF Steering Committee. Rich has a BSCS from Syracuse University and an MBA and MS Engineering Management from The University of Dallas. In 2007, Rich was conferred with an honorary doctorate degree from the State Engineering University of Armenia.
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