Patrick Groeneveld
Patrick Groeneveld is a Dutch-American electrical engineer and educator known for his work in Electronic Design Automation (EDA). He has held senior technical leadership roles at several major EDA companies and currently serves as a Senior Fellow at AMD and as adjunct lecturer at Stanford University.[1][2]
Education
[edit]Groeneveld received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Delft University of Technology. His academic work focused on digital circuit design and computer-aided design tools.
Career
[edit]After his Ph.D., Groeneveld was awarded a research fellowship at the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences from 1991 to 1995.
Magma design automation
[edit]In 1997, Groeneveld joined Magma Design Automation as Chief Technologist, where he was a key architect of the company's flagship "Blast Fusion" product.[3] This platform was recognized for unifying timing and physical design, which helped establish Magma as a major force in the EDA industry.[1][2]
Synopsys and Cadence
[edit]After Magma was acquired by Synopsys in 2012, Groeneveld joined the company as a Scientist. He worked on design optimization technologies, architected infrastructure for tools like the Fusion Compiler, and contributed to the data model for the IC Compiler II (ICC2). He also served as Chairman of the Synopsys Technical Roadmap Team, advising leadership on technology and acquisitions. He later worked for a year as a Distinguished Engineer at Cadence Design Systems.
Cerebras and AMD
[edit]From 2019 to 2023, Groeneveld worked at Cerebras Systems, where he focused on the design software to map and route neural networks onto the company's Wafer-Scale Engine (WSE), a massive chip designed to accelerate AI training.[3] In March 2024, he became a Senior Fellow at AMD.
Professional service and academia
[edit]Academic roles
[edit]Groeneveld was a full professor of Electrical Engineering at the Eindhoven University of Technology from 2002 to 2005.[4] He currently teaches at Stanford University as an adjunct lecturer in the Electrical Engineering department, where he covers topics in VLSI design and EDA.[5]
Community involvement and recognition
[edit]Groeneveld is closely involved with the Design Automation Conference (DAC), where he has been a member of the Executive Committee since 2008, serving as finance chair, and was the General Chair for the 49th DAC in 2012.[6] He has also held leadership positions at the IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation (CEDA), serving as Vice President of Publicity from 2014 to 2015.[7] In 2013, he received an Outstanding Service Recognition from IEEE CEDA for his contributions.[7]
Contributions
[edit]Groeneveld has been active in the academic and professional EDA community, organizing workshops, serving on program committees, and mentoring early-career researchers. He is closely involved with the Design Automation Conference (DAC), including the DAC Young Fellows program.
Research and patents
[edit]Groeneveld has authored numerous technical papers on topics including routing, congestion prediction, and physical design. His 2004 paper, "Probabilistic congestion prediction," is among his most cited works.[8] He is an inventor on several patents, including:
- Method of designing a constraint-driven integrated circuit layout (US Patent 6,230,304)[9]
- Method for storing multiple levels of design data in a common database (US Patent 6,505,328)[10]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Dahad, Nitin (13 March 2008). "So, what is Magma's secret sauce?". EE Times. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Magma Design Automation Inc. History". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Einladung zum 238. Institutskolloquium: The Battle for Machine Learning Hardware" (pdf). Technische Universität Dresden. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ van der Veen, A.M. (2009). "Scan-based test applications for mixed-signal circuits" (pdf). Eindhoven University of Technology. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "EE 292A: Electronic Design Automation (EDA) and Machine Learning Hardware". Stanford University. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "Patrick Groeneveld's Moment". Design Automation Conference. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Patrick Groeneveld". IEEE CEDA. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "Probabilistic congestion prediction". ACM Digital Library. 18 April 2004. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "US6230304B1 - Method of designing a constraint-driven integrated circuit layout". Google Patents. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "US6505328B1 - Method for storing multiple levels of design data in a common database". Google Patents. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
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