VSD educational tapeout programs with Sky130 has helped 1000's of students around globe to understand challenges related to tapeouts, pre- and post-silicon. Thanks to industry veterans for helping us to make these programs successful. These programs created talent pools which benefited design companies first-hand. While opensource EDA tools escalated
out-of-the-box thinking among VSD community, VSD feels a sense of responsibility to bring its community closer to commercial platforms, which are used daily for tapeouts globally.
So please join me in welcoming Dr. Patrick Haspel, Director - Academic Partnerships and University Programs at Synopsys Inc to VSDOpen2021 Industry talk on Importance of Academic & Industry Partnerships: Accelerating Innovation and Workforce Development
Register to VSDOpen2021 for FREE using below link-
https://www.vlsisystemdesign.com/vsdopen21/
Dr. Patrick Haspel is passionate about connecting universities and academics with industry and creating mutually beneficial opportunities for one another. As the global director of the Academic Partnerships and University Programs at Synopsys, Dr. Patrick and his team foster enduring university partnerships and create
programs that support students, educators, and researchers. APUP’s portfolio of projects ranges from enabling access to latest and greatest products through technology deployment, to targeted research engagements that address the ever-evolving challenges of the semiconductor industry.
Dr. Patrick started his career at the University of Mannheim where he gave lectures on computer architecture, digital design and verification and the front-to-back synthesis, place & route flow and researched low-latency communication networks for high performance compute clusters. He joined Cadence in
2005 to develop and build the Cadence Academic Network, and eventually managed the global expansion from Cadence’s headquarters in San Jose, California. In 2020, Dr. Patrick joined Synopsys in his current role.
Dr. Patrick received his diploma in Computer Engineering and his Ph.D. from the University of Mannheim, Germany.
All the best and happy learning
