The Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Consortium has elected a nine-member Board of Directors and officers to serve the organization through spring 2010. Walden Rhines, chairman and CEO of Mentor Graphics Corporation, was elected chairman by the new board. Aart de Geus, chairman and CEO of Synopsys and Kathryn Kranen, president and CEO of Jasper Design Automation, were elected vice-chairmen.
In addition to the officers, the elected EDA Consortium Board members include: John Bourgoin, president and CEO, MIPS Technologies David Burow, president and CEO, Agility Design Solutions John Kibarian, CEO, president and co-founder, PDF Solutions Rajeev Madhavan, chairman and CEO, Magma Design Automation Chris Rowen, president and CEO, Tensilica Sanjay Srivastava, president and CEO, Denali Software
The new board was elected by the EDA Consortium’s general membership at their biannual election meeting on Wednesday, April 2. The board chairman was re-elected at a special board meeting held following the election meeting. The EDA Consortium is the international association of companies that provide tools and services that enable engineers to create electronic products.