Rob Rutenbar has been honored for distinguished contributions to electronic system design

Senior Vice Chancellor for Research Rob A. Rutenbar has been selected as the recipient of the 2017 Phil Kaufman Award for Distinguished Contributions to Electronic System Design. Rutenbar is being honored for his academic and entrepreneurial contributions to algorithms and tools for analog and mixed-signal designs.

As an academic, he developed a range of fundamental models, algorithms and tools for analog integrated circuit designs. As an entrepreneur, he co-founded Neolinear, an analog tool company, to bring his research efforts to the larger design community.

The Kaufman award is presented annually by the Electronic System Design Alliance and the IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation and honors individuals who have had a demonstrable impact on the field of electronic system design through technology innovations, education/mentoring or business or industry leadership. The award is a tribute to the late Phil Kaufman, an industry pioneer who turned innovative technologies into commercial businesses that have benefited electronic designers.

Rutenbar will be honored at an award ceremony on Feb. 8, 2018, in Silicon Valley, California.