You've heard about a host of IC standards and standards-making groups and sometimes it can all be a bit confusing. In this session we will cover the range of activities including status, adoption forecasts, and Mentor Graphics' plans. Also included is a review of format licensing programs offered by EDA companies and how these relate to open standards efforts.

Bio

Kent Moffat is Strategic Technology Director for Mentor Graphics responsible for driving industry standards and other research and development partnerships. Kent was a founding member of the VHDL analysis and standardization group that developed the 1st release of the IEEE VHDL standard and is currently a VSIA board member and Chair of the IEEE study group responsible for standardization of the OLA library interface. Kent is a 15 year EDA veteran in various engineering, consulting, marketing, and management roles. He holds a BSEE from Stanford University and a B.A. Physics from Willamette University.