Startup specialist aims to increase Gradient

Gradient Design Automation has named industry veteran Dr Edmund K Cheng as President and Chief Executive Officer.

Gradient Design Automation has named industry veteran Dr Edmund K Cheng as President and Chief Executive Officer.

"I am proud that in the last three years, we have successfully launched a thermal analysis solution that recently won the 2005 EDN Innovation Award for verification and analysis", said Rajit Chandra, Gradient's founding CEO, who now will assume the role of CTO.

"We are pleased to have someone of Ed's stature join the team".

"The combination of his executive and engineering experience, especially his startup experience, will help take us to the next phase of growth and success".

"I am excited to be joining a young technology company that has very quickly and efficiently developed important new technology and become the leader in IC thermal verification", said Cheng.

"The complexity and density of microelectronics are driving the requirements for low power and thermal management".

"We have a 3D thermal analysis technology that is detailed, accurate and scalable for the latest integrated circuits, and I am looking forward to working with the Gradient team as we prepare to meet emerging requirements".

Cheng comes to Gradient after eight years at Synopsys, most recently as Vice President of Marketing for the Silicon Engineering Group, where his responsibilities included software products for custom design and DFM.

Prior to joining Synopsys, Cheng was President and CEO of Anagram.

In 1981, he cofounded Silicon Compilers, where he was Vice President of Engineering.

He started his career at Intel where he held various design and management positions in the microprocessors group.

Cheng received his BSEE from Ohio University, and his MS and PhD in electrical engineering from California Institute of Technology.

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