IIT Kharagpur awarded the Outstanding Contribution to VLSI/ Embedded Design Industry

SiliconIndia, a leading portal in the IT News and Media category and Mentor Graphics, a leader in electronic hardware and software design solutions, announced the '2010 Leadership Awards for the Embedded/VLSI Industry'. These awards recognize the contribution of various companies/individuals in driving the Semiconductor industry. The best in the embedded software industry were honored.

IIT Kharagpur was awarded for its Outstanding Contribution to VLSI/ Embedded Design Industry. The SiliconIndia Mentor Graphics Leadership Awards for the Embedded/VLSI Industry is the first annual awards and one of its kind for the VLSI/Embedded industry.

Speaking about the awards, Walden C. Rhines, CEO & Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mentor Graphics said, "This award will inspire future leaders to tread a path of success and triumph. It will celebrate the success stories and honor companies/ individuals who have transformed stumbling blocks into stepping stones driven by their passion, determination and undying spirit of entrepreneurship. The award will salute the business leaders of tomorrow within the Embedded/ VLSI industry."

The winners of these prestigious awards were chosen by a panel of jury consisting of eminent leaders; Guru Ganeshan, Managing Director, ARM-India Operations; Vivek Sharma, Vice-President Asia Pacific & India Operation, Director India Research Centers, STMicroelectronics; Srini Rajam, Chairman and CEO, Ittiam Systems; Dr. Satyanarayan Gupta, CEO, Concept2Silicon Systems; Pravin Desale, Vice President, Milpitas CA (Storage Components Division), LSI; Santhanakrishnan Raman, Managing Director, LSI India R&D and Rajiv Kapur, Managing Director, Broadcom India.