Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli
Italian engineer
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Alberto Luigi Sangiovanni-Vincentelli (born June 23, 1947)[1] is an Italian-American computer scientist.[2] Since 1976, he has been a professor affiliated with the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley.[3] While working at UC Berkeley in the 1980s,[4] he co-founded Cadence Design Systems and Synopsys,[5] two EDA companies. He currently sits on the board of Cadence Design.[2]
Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 23, 1947 |
| Other names | Alberto Luigi Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, Alberto L. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli |
| Alma mater | Polytechnic University of Milan (MS) |
| Occupations | Computer scientist, academic |
| Years active | 1970s-present |
| Employer | University of California, Berkeley |
Board member of | Cadence Design Systems |
| Website | Profile at UC Berkeley |
Early life and education
Alberto Luigi Sangiovanni-Vincentelli was born on June 23, 1947[1] in Milan, Italy.[3][4] He received his Master of Science degree in engineering at the Polytechnic University of Milan in 1971,[3] with a specialty in electrical engineering and computer science (EECS).[4]
Career
After graduating in 1971 from the Polytechnic University of Milan, Sangiovanni Vincentelli stayed on at the university in a research post.[4] In 1976, he moved to University of California at Berkeley, where he joined the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences.[3] At Berkeley, he "quickly turned his attention to the more theoretical end of electronics," designing numerical analysis algorithms for circuit design.[4] In 1983,[4] he co-founded Solomon Design Automation (SDA), an electronic design automation (EDA) company.[2] Solomon Design Automation merged with ECAD in 1987 and created the company Cadence Design Systems. Also in 1987, Sangiovanni-Vincentelli co-founded the EDA company Optimal Solutions Inc, which was renamed Synopsys.[6] By 1991, Cadence and Synopsys had increasingly started competing.[4]
He holds the position of Edgar L. and Harold H. Buttner Chair in Berkeley's electrical engineering and computer sciences department,[3][4] and since July 2019, he has served as special advisor on entrepreneurship to the Dean of Engineering at Berkeley. He has also held a number of visiting teaching positions at Italian universities.[4]
Awards
The following is a selected list of recognitions given to Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli as of 2024:
Bibliography
Sangiovani-Vecentelli wrote or co-wrote a variety of chapters for books on VLSI (very-large-scale-integration) and related topics. He also created a presentation before a congressional subcommittee on the impact of CAD (computer-aided design) in relation to competitiveness for the U.S. economy.[12]
| Chapter to Book or Presentations | Book/Presentations | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Synthesis of LSI Circuits | Synthesis System for VLSI Circuits | 1987 |
| Automatic Layout of Integrated Circuits | Synthesis System for VLSI Circuits | 1987 |
| The Impact of CAD on Competitiveness throughout the Economy | Testimony presented to the Hearings of the Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization of the Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs of the U.S. House of Representatives | 1983 |
