Synopsys CEO Aart de Geus Elected to IEEE Fellow Status

Business Wire, Feb 19, 1999

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 19, 1999--Synopsys (Nasdaq:SNPS) CEO and Chairman of the Board Aart de Geus was recently named as an IEEE Fellow by the board of directors and Fellow committee of the organization.

The official presentation of the honor, which recognizes de Geus "for leadership in developing and commercializing logic synthesis technology," will take place in New Orleans at this year's Design Automation Conference.

"I'm honored to be elected to this position and to be in the company of so many accomplished members of the IEEE," said de Geus. "I'd also like to share this honor with the many Synopsys employees over the years who have helped develop and expand synthesis technology to encompass all facets of system-on-a-chip design."

Election to the grade of IEEE Fellow is an important element of the IEEE's objective to recognize excellence among its members in the advancement of the theory and practice of electrical and electronics engineering. The IEEE's annual Fellow elections single out Senior Members who may come from any field, including academia, government and industry. Whatever their careers, candidates must have made an outstanding contribution to the electrical and electronics engineering profession.

Dr. Aart J. de Geus is Chairman and CEO of Synopsys, Inc. Since co-founding Synopsys in 1986, Dr. de Geus has grown the company from a start-up focused on breakthrough logic synthesis technology to an international EDA market leader with nearly 3,000 employees worldwide. Today, Synopsys is focused on delivering a complete line of best-in-class EDA software, technologies, intellectual property reuse and consulting services necessary to succeed in the era of deep submicron and system-on-a-chip design.

Dr. de Geus is considered one of the leading experts worldwide in electronic design automation (EDA) and frequently speaks on the direction of the EDA industry and its technology. In April 1998, Dr. de Geus was elected Chairman of the Board of the EDA Consortium. Dr. de Geus has also served on the Board of Governors of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Group and as Chairman of the Computer and Network Design (CANDE) group. He holds an M.S.E.E. from the Swiss Federal Polytechnical Institute and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Southern Methodist University.

About Synopsys

Synopsys Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS), is a leading supplier of electronic design automation solutions to the global electronics market. The company provides comprehensive design technologies to creators of advanced integrated circuits, electronic systems and systems-on-a-chip. Synopsys also provides consulting services and support to its customers to streamline the overall design process and accelerate time-to-market. Additional information about Synopsys is available at http://www.synopsys.com.

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