Joseph Costello
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Joseph Costello is a prominent person in electronic design automation
(EDA) industry.
He was president and COO of SDA Systems from 1987–1988 and CEO of Cadence Design Systems
, which became the largest EDA company under his tenure, from 1988–1997.
In 2004, he was awarded the Phil Kaufman Award
in recognition of his business contributions that helped grow the EDA industry.
Joseph received his B.S. in Physics in 1974 from Harvey Mudd College
. He also has a master's degree in Physics from both Yale
and U. C. Berkeley. He started his career at National Semiconductor
, which he soon left to found "Electronic Speech Systems".
He entered the EDA industry when James Solomon
invited him to SDA Systems, where he rapidly rose to senior management. While Joseph was President of SDA, it merged with ECAD to become Cadence Design Systems.
In 2001, Joseph gave the commencement address at Harvey Mudd, two days after the sudden death of Douglas Adams
, who had been scheduled to speak.
He was formerly the CEO of think3, a product lifecycle management
software and consulting company, and is currently CEO of Orb Networks.
He also served as chairman of Barcelona Design, BravoBrava!, Soliloquy Learning, Zamba and on the board of directors of Santa Cruz Networks and Oasys Design Systems.
Electronic design automation
Electronic design automation is a category of software tools for designing electronic systems such as printed circuit boards and integrated circuits...
(EDA) industry.
He was president and COO of SDA Systems from 1987–1988 and CEO of Cadence Design Systems
Cadence Design Systems
Cadence Design Systems, Inc is an electronic design automation software and engineering services company, founded in 1988 by the merger of SDA Systems and ECAD, Inc...
, which became the largest EDA company under his tenure, from 1988–1997.
In 2004, he was awarded the Phil Kaufman Award
Phil Kaufman Award
Phil Kaufman Award is established by the EDA Consortium to recognize individuals for their impact on electronic design by their contributions to electronic design automation...
in recognition of his business contributions that helped grow the EDA industry.
Joseph received his B.S. in Physics in 1974 from Harvey Mudd College
Harvey Mudd College
Harvey Mudd College is a private residential liberal arts college of science, engineering, and mathematics, located in Claremont, California. It is one of the institutions of the contiguous Claremont Colleges, which share adjoining campus grounds....
. He also has a master's degree in Physics from both Yale
YALE
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and U. C. Berkeley. He started his career at National Semiconductor
National Semiconductor
National Semiconductor was an American semiconductor manufacturer, that specialized in analog devices and subsystems,formerly headquartered in Santa Clara, California, USA. The products of National Semiconductor included power management circuits, display drivers, audio and operational amplifiers,...
, which he soon left to found "Electronic Speech Systems".
He entered the EDA industry when James Solomon
James Solomon
James E. Solomon is an American engineer and entrepreneur. In his lifetime, he has founded four companies, including one of the companies that merged to form the leading chip manufacturing toolmaker Cadence Design Systems. He is an IEEE Fellow and received the industry's Phil Kaufman Award in 1997...
invited him to SDA Systems, where he rapidly rose to senior management. While Joseph was President of SDA, it merged with ECAD to become Cadence Design Systems.
In 2001, Joseph gave the commencement address at Harvey Mudd, two days after the sudden death of Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams
Douglas Noel Adams was an English writer and dramatist. He is best known as the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which started life in 1978 as a BBC radio comedy before developing into a "trilogy" of five books that sold over 15 million copies in his lifetime, a television...
, who had been scheduled to speak.
He was formerly the CEO of think3, a product lifecycle management
Product lifecycle management
In industry, product lifecycle management is the process of managing the entire lifecycle of a product from its conception, through design and manufacture, to service and disposal...
software and consulting company, and is currently CEO of Orb Networks.
He also served as chairman of Barcelona Design, BravoBrava!, Soliloquy Learning, Zamba and on the board of directors of Santa Cruz Networks and Oasys Design Systems.