SAN JOSE, USA: The Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Consortium has appointed Cadence president and CEO Lip-Bu Tan to its board of directors to serve the organization through the spring of 2010.

"We are delighted to have Lip-Bu join our board of directors at this pivotal point in the organization's history," said EDA Consortium executive director, Robert Gardner. "With our connections to the semiconductor industry and the greater electronics design community becoming more vital than ever, it is critical that member companies of the EDA Consortium continue to come together to ensure that the collective needs of the industry are effectively represented."

Serving with Lip-Bu Tan are:

Walden C. Rhines, EDA Consortium chairman, and chairman and CEO of Mentor Graphics
Aart de Geus, EDA Consortium vice-chairman, and chairman and CEO of Synopsys
Kathryn Kranen, EDA Consortium vice-chairman, and president and CEO of Jasper Design Automation
John Bourgoin, EDA Consortium director, and president and CEO of MIPS Technologies
John Kibarian, EDA Consortium director, and president, CEO and co-founder of PDF Solutions
Rajeev Madhavan, EDA Consortium director, and chairman & CEO of Magma Design Automation
Chris Rowen, EDA Consortium director, and founder & CTO of Tensilica
Sanjay Srivastava, EDA Consortium director, and president and CEO of Denali Software

Cadence has been an active member of the EDA Consortium since 1988 and its employees have led important EDA Consortium initiatives on topics such as export controls and software piracy. The appointment of Lip-Bu Tan marks the return of Cadence to the EDA Consortium board.

"I am very pleased to be named to the board of directors of the EDA Consortium," said Tan. "I look forward to adding my experience and perspectives to those of the other board members, as we address the interests of the EDA Consortium member companies and also the needs of our customers throughout the electronics ecosystem."