ep21 - Alberto Sangiovanni Vincentelli, Part I: Classics, EDA, Logic Synthesis, SPICE, Intel x386, Cadence, Synopsis, Platform-based design

Outline00:00 - Intro02:40 - Classic Studies06:51 - Early Steps in Berkeley between Optimization and Circuits Theory16:04 - Back to Italy... and back to Berkeley26:29 - The SPICE program and the interaction with IBM33:30 - Logic Synthesis, Simulated Annealing, Timberwolf40:57 - The Intel x386, YACR, and ESPRESSO47:01 - The birth of Cadence and Synopsis1:06:01 - Corsi e Ricorsi in EDA1:30:45 - The Shift to Automotive and Platform-Based Design1:39:06 - OutroLinksAlberto’s website: https://tinyur...