RenSong Tsay

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Ren-Song Tsay

• NTUEE
• UC Berkeley, Ph.D.
• IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
• ArcSys world first successful commercial
  performance optimization physical design system
  (now part of Synopsys)
• Axis Systems - a breakthrough logic verification
  system using reconfigurable computer technology
  (now part of Cadence)
• Tsing-Hua visiting professor

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EDA High Challenge, High Reward

• Need to know almost everything
• Hardware design
• Software design
• Algorithm design
• High entry barrier
• Very secure, stable, growth industry
• Hardware designs evolve every six months
• No one can design any hardware without EDA tools
• Fundamental design issues remain the same
• High profit margin
• Stable stock price

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Good EDA Opportunity in Taiwan

• Very strong, mature design industry
• But need to move up innovation
• Strategically critical to control design tools
• High quality academia research
• But need to focus on right direction
• Need to tackle real, critical problems.
• Highly intelligent people
• But need to build up good foundation
• Be an innovator, not just followers
• Nanometer technology introduces new challenges
  and also new opportunities

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Myth 2nd Class Citizen?

• If you dont know the design principle, you only
  know how to use the tool, yes, you will be a 2nd
  or even 3rd class citizen, because you are no
  good.
• If you understand the issues and can provide
  tools to solve their problems, you are not only a
  1st class citizen - you are king.

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Prepare Yourself

• Technical
• Solve problem
• Formulate problem
• Identify problem
• People
• EQ
• Communication skill
• Teamwork
• Vision
• Global view
• Imagination