Mentor Blogs

United States Plays Host in Seattle, WA The IEC’s 47th General Assembly meeting opened on October 11th in Seattle, WA USA.  Plans had been put in place for about 2,500 delegates but that number was exceeded by nearly 25% with more than 3,100 people registered.  Three days before the start of the meeting the Technical Committee 93, which addresses all the design automation standards held seven working … Read More

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… To Advance Technology for Humanity It is a humbling honor to have been elected chair of the IEEE Standards Association’s (SA) Corporate Advisory Group (CAG).  While Corporate Membership in the IEEE SA has been an element of the organization from its inception, it has only been in recent years that it has started to bring the voice of global industry into the IEEE’s standards making process.  As … Read More

VHDL, Accellera, 1076, CAG

Congratulation Peter! At the December 5, 2009 IEEE SA Awards Ceremony, the “Ron Waxman Design Automation Standards Committee (DASC) Meritorious Service” award was presented to Dr. Peter Ashenden.  He was recognized for “leadership in keeping the Design Automation standards Committee on the path to technical and organizational excellence during its formative years.” While many who may use VHDL might … Read More

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