[November 16, 2006] Bluespec Names Charlie Hauck VP of Engineering Tweet WALTHAM, Mass. --(Business Wire)-- Charlie Hauck today joined Bluespec Inc., developer of the only ESL synthesis for control logic and complex datapaths in chip design, as Vice President of Engineering. He reports to Bluespec's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Shiv Tasker and is responsible for product development and engineering operations. "Tapping Charlie to head engineering underscores our commitment to supporting the semiconductor market," remarks Tasker. "His experience as a seasoned senior executive is a welcome addition to our team." Hauck has more than 25 years experience in research and development, engineering, marketing and management from within the semiconductor industry. Most recently, he was USA general manager for Faraday Technology, a fabless application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) vendor and silicon intellectual property (SIP) provider. From 1998-2003, he served as vice president of Engineering at Lexra Inc., a microprocessor SIP company. From 1994 to 1998, Hauck was director of ASIC development at LSI Logic, responsible for advanced ASIC technology and library development. From 1987 to 1994, he was director of IC Development at Kendall Square Research, managing the very large scale integration (VLSI) design team responsible for delivering working silicon for its custom chips. Hauck began his career at Commodore, where he completed several VLSI chips and boards for consumer electronics and digital signal processing (DSP) systems. Hauck holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. About Bluespec Bluespec Inc. manufactures industry standards-based Electronic Design Automation (EDA) toolsets that significantly raise the level of abstraction for hardware design while retaining the ability to automatically synthesize high-quality RTL, without compromising speed, power or area. The toolsets, including the only ESL synthesis tools focused on control and complex datapaths, allow ASIC and FPGA designers to reduce design time, bugs and re-spins that contribute to product delays and escalating costs. More information can be found on www.bluespec.com or by calling (781) 250-2200. Note to Local Editors: Charlie Hauck resides in Framingham, Mass., with his wife and four children. A digital photo of Hauck is available on request. Requests should be made to: Nanette Collins (617) 437-1822 [email protected] Copyright 2006 Bluespec Inc. Bluespec is a trademark of Bluespec Inc. All other brands, products, or service names may be trademarks or service marks of the companies with which they are associated. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]