Company expands next generation physical verification solutions

August 17, 2015, Santa Clara, California –  Sage Design Automation Inc., the company that is redefining physical verification, announced today the appointment of Dr. Raul Camposano as its Chief Executive Officer. 

Dr. Camposano has had a distinguished career both in industry and academia. He was CTO, senior vice president and general manager at Synopsys for over 10 years. He also served as CEO of two startups, Xoomsys and Nimbic (acquired by Mentor Graphics). Dr. Camposano is active in the EDA and semiconductor professional community, serving on various boards and technical committees. He is a fellow of the IEEE and holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Karlsruhe.

"The physical verification demands created by the escalating complexity of advanced process technologies cannot be efficiently met by today's outdated methodologies and tools" said Dr. Camposano.  "Sage's  iDRM design rule compiler is a game changing technology that addresses the issue at the source and provides a comprehensive solution both for the foundry and for the design community.  This is a unique and exciting opportunity and I am delighted to join the Sage team”.

"Sage-DA created a revolution in how foundries define new technology rules and enable them for designers" said Coby Zelnik. President and co-founder of Sage. "Following successful product adoption at leading foundries and IDMs, we are now growing and expanding the team. Raul brings with him a wealth of experience in senior executive roles in EDA and a deep understanding of this industry and market. We are thrilled to have him join the team and lead us through this new and exciting phase." 

About Sage Design Automation 

Sage-DA addresses the challenges associated with increasing design rule complexity in advanced semiconductor technologies. Its revolutionary iDRM platform handles and automates capture, verification, documentation and application of design rules, ensuring consistency and closure between process data, their respective DRM representation and their DRC runset implementation. iDRM shortens the loop between technology developers, rule integrators, design enablement teams and fabless customers, and speeds up new technology adoption while eliminating errors and improving yield.  For additional information, please visit   http://www.sage-da.com .

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Sage Design Automation:
Coby Zelnik
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