Gary Smith (EDA analyst)
Gary Smith | |
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Born |
Stockton, California | March 9, 1941
Died |
July 3, 2015 74) Flagstaff, Arizona | (aged
Alma mater | United States Naval Academy |
Occupation | Electronic engineer, business analyst |
Website |
www |
Gary Smith (March 9, 1941 – July 3, 2015[1][2][3]) was a veteran electronic design automation (EDA) business analyst. He was chief analyst of Gary Smith EDA firm.[4][5]
Biography
Smith was born in Stockton, California, and grew up in the San Joaquin Valley. He graduated with a bachelor of science degree in engineering from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.[4] After six years of active duty in Vietnam, he returned to civilian life as a salesperson for semiconductor companies including National Electronics, International Rectifier, TRW Inc., Signetics, Telmos, and Plessey. At Plessey, he transitioned to engineering management for ASICs.[2]
Joining LSI Logic, he became a CAD methodologist implementing the then novel register-transfer level (RTL) design methodology.[2]
From 1994 to 2006 he worked for the market research firm Dataquest (later known as Gartner Dataquest) as managing vice-president and chief analyst for EDA market analysis.[4][6] From 2006 up to his death, he led his own market research firm, Gary Smith EDA.
He was known for his pre-Design Automation Conference Dataquest briefings with his "What to see at DAC" list.[6][7] He continued this tradition as an independent analyst.[8][9]
Annually Smith also updated his so-called wallcharts where he visually listed out vendors organized by tool category.[10]
In 2007 he received an ACM SIGDA Distinguished Service award "in recognition for his contributions as Chief EDA Analyst at Gartner Dataquest for the past two decades".[11]
He died on July 3, 2015, in Flagstaff, Arizona, after a short bout of pneumonia.[1] Gary was married to Lori Kate Smith and they had son Casey.[12]
The Gary Smith Memorial Scholarship was set up at the San Jose State University.[2]
References
- 1 2 "In Loving Memory of Gary Smith" (retrieved July 6, 2015 )
- 1 2 3 4 "Gary Smith Memorial Scholarship" (retrieved July 9, 2015)
- ↑ "Person Details for Gary Smith,". California Birth Index, 1905-1995, FamilySearch citing San Joaquin, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- 1 2 3 'Gary Smith EDA' website
- ↑ "Gary Smith hails multi-platform design methodology", by Dylan McGrath, eeTimes
- 1 2 "SystemVerilog for Design Second Edition: A Guide to Using SystemVerilog for Hardware Design and Modeling", 2006, Springer, ISBN 0387333991, p. 412
- ↑ "The "What to see at DAC" List", Gabe Moretti, 6/5/2008, eeTimes
- ↑ "Gary Smith kicks off DAC with his industry commentary", Brian Bailey, eeTimes, 6/5/2012
- ↑ DAC 2013: The Gary Smith EDA ‘what to see’ list is live by Paul Dempsy Tech Design Forum, May 21, 2013
- ↑ Wallcharts
- ↑ Gary Smith to receive ACM Award
- ↑ "EDA industry analyst Gary Smith dies", By: Rick Nelson, technology journalist, July 6, 2015 (retrieved December 1, 2016)