ZORIAN WINS IEEE’S HANS KARLSSON AWARD

Test & Measurement World Online webzine, MA
Nov 4 2006

Dr. Yervant Zorian, VP and chief scientist at Virage Logic, has
received the Hans Karlsson Award for Technical Leadership and
Achievement Through Collaboration from the IEEE Computer Society.

The award was presented on November 1, 2006. Deborah Cooper,
president of the IEEE Computer Society, presented Zorian with the
award and noted, "I am pleased to present this award to Dr. Yervant
Zorian, whose seminal work in shaping the semiconductor industry
honors Hans Karlsson’s memory. At the core of the Hans Karlsson
Award is recognition of technical leadership, diplomacy, and joint
achievement. Dr. Zorian’s work as a founder, leader, and advocate of
IEEE Standard 1500 put to the test his honed diplomatic skills. His
outstanding achievement working with a highly diverse team is testament
to his exemplary leadership skills. We are fortunate to have Yervant
as a leader, a colleague and friend of the IEEE Computer Society."

The IEEE Computer Society’s selection committee, comprising
distinguished professionals in the computer industry, selected Zorian
based on nominations and recommendations from his peers. The Hans
Karlsson Award recognizes teamwork in areas of the computer industry
where individual aspirations, corporate, and organizational rivalry
can hinder collaboration. Since its inception in 1992, the award has
only been given six times.

"Yervant is a recognized visionary in the industry and a key member
of the Virage Logic executive team. His contributions in the area
of embedded memory test and repair helped Virage Logic define a new
class of IP that we call ‘Silicon Aware IP’," said Adam Kablanian,
president and CEO at Virage Logic.

"I am honored to receive this prestigious award," said Zorian,
in his acceptance speech. "I feel fortunate to work closely
with so many talented and forward-thinking individuals in the
semiconductor industry. Our teamwork has fostered system-on-chip test
interoperability throughout the industry, and allowed us at Virage
Logic to leverage it and extend it further to achieve self-repair
in our Silicon Aware IP, and thus create innovative and exceptional
results that I am extremely proud of."

Zorian joined Virage Logic in 2000 as chief scientist. Prior to joining
Virage Logic, he served as chief technology advisor at LogicVision and
as a distinguished member of technical staff at AT&T Bell Labs. His
responsibilities included developing and disseminating embedded test
and repair solutions for IP cores, chips, boards and systems. Zorian
also serves on the board of directors of several public and privately
own companies.

Zorian served as the IEEE Computer Society VP for Conferences and
Tutorials as well as the editor-in-chief emeritus of the IEEE Design &
Test of Computers. He also participates in editorial advisory boards
of IEEE Spectrum and JETTA. He has chaired numerous conferences,
symposia, workshops, and the IEEE Test Technology Technical Council. He
founded and chairs the IEEE 1500 Standard Working Group, and the
IEEE Infrastructure IP Workshop and Design-for-Manufacturability &
Yield Workshop.

Zorian has authored over 300 papers and four books, received
several best paper awards, and holds fourteen US patents. He is a
Golden Core Member of IEEE Computer Society, Honorary Doctor of the
National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, and a Fellow of IEEE. He
was the 2005 recipient of the prestigious IEEE Industrial Pioneer
Award. He was also selected by EE Times among the top 13 influencers
on the semiconductor industry. Zorian received his master’s degree
in computer engineering from the University of Southern California,
a doctorate in electrical engineering from McGill University, and
an executive master’s degree in business administration from Wharton
School of Business, University of Pennsylvania.

The Hans Karlsson award, given by the IEEE Computer Society,
was established in 1992 in memory of Hans Karlsson, chairman and
father of the IEEE 1301 family of standards. The award is presented
in recognition of outstanding technical skills and dedication to
diplomacy, team facilitation, and joint achievement, in areas of
the computer industry where individual aspirations and corporate and
organizational rivalry could otherwise be counter to the common good.

The IEEE Computer Society,
Virage Logic,
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