Phil Kaufman Award

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The Phil Kaufman Award for Distinguished Contributions to EDA honors individuals for their impact on electronic design by their contributions to electronic design automation (EDA). [1] [2] It was established in 1994 by the EDA Consortium (now the Electronic System Design Alliance, a SEMI Technology Community). The IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation (CEDA) became a co-sponsor of the award. [2] The first Phil Kaufman Award was presented in 1994. [3]

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The IEEE has a policy not to issue awards to deceased persons. [3] To honor individuals who made a significant impact on EDA, but passed away before the award was established the Phil Kaufman Hall of Fame was created by the ESDA in 2020. The first Hall of Fame honor was presented in June 2021. [1] [3] Phil Kaufman awardees are included in the Phil Kaufman Hall of Fame. [2]

Contributions to qualify for the Phil Kaufman Award are evaluated in any of the following categories: [1] [2]

The award was established to honor Phil Kaufman, the deceased former president of Quickturn Systems. [1] [2]

The award is described as the "Nobel Prize of EDA". [4] [5] [6]

Recipients

All recipients are listed at the ESDA Phil Kaufman Award webpage. [7]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Phil Kaufman Award
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Phil Kaufman Award for Distinguished Contributions to EDA
  3. 1 2 3 Phil Kaufman Hall of Fame
  4. ↑ EDA puts out call for design award nominees, Silicon Valley Business Journal , June 20, 2007
  5. ↑ Rutenbar wins ‘Nobel Prize’ of Electronic Design Automation, November 15, 2017
  6. ↑ Quaffing a beer with The Father of EDA, Electronic Design News, May 11, 2011
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Phil Kaufman Award – ESD Alliance". esd-alliance.org. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  8. ↑ "1999 Phil Kaufman Award – ESD Alliance". esd-alliance.org. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  9. ↑ "2002 Phil Kaufman Award – ESD Alliance". esd-alliance.org. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  10. ↑ "2017 Phil Kaufman Award Dinner – ESD Alliance". esd-alliance.org. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  11. ↑ "2018 Phil Kaufman Award – ESD Alliance". esd-alliance.org. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  12. ↑ "2019 Phil Kaufman Award – ESD Alliance". esd-alliance.org. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  13. ↑ Notice regarding the 2020 Phil Kaufman Award
  14. ↑ "Dr. Anirudh Devgan Honored With 2021 Phil Kaufman Award | SEMI". Archived from the original on 2021-12-16.
  15. ↑ "Phil Kaufman Award for Distinguished Contributions to EDA". IEEE CEDA. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
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