Bangalore: Mentor Graphics Corporation, a leader in electronic hardware and software design solutions, and SiliconIndia today announced the “2012 Leadership Awards for the Embedded/VLSI Industry.” Started in 2010, this Leadership Awards for the Embedded/VLSI Industry is a one-of-a-kind annual awards program, facilitating the best in the VLSI/Embedded industry. In its third year, these awards recognize the contribution of various companies/individuals in driving the semiconductor industry. The best in the embedded software industry were honored.

The winners of these prestigious awards were chosen by a panel consisting of eminent leaders: Dr. M.J. Zarabi Co-founder, Masamb Electronics Systems; Dr. Madhusudan Atre, Country Head, AMD India; Vinay Shenoy, MD, Infineon Technologies India; Sankara Narayan, VP & Country Manager, NXP India; Sunil Thamaran, MD, Cypress Semiconductor India; Nambi Ganesh. G, Director, Delphi; Krishna Moorthy. K, MD, India Design Center- Rambus Chip Technologies India; Srinivas Gande, Senior Director - Engineering, Marvell Semiconductor.

The winners for this year, by category, are:

1. Best VLSI/ Embedded Design – Automotive

Mahindra & Mahindra Electrical, R&D Center, Nashik

2. Best VLSI/ Embedded Design – Consumer Electronics

Ittiam Systems

3. Best VLSI/ Embedded Design - Defence/Aerospace

RCI (Research Centre Imarat)

4. Best VLSI/ Embedded Design - Telecom/Networking

Broadcom & VMC Systems

5. Best Electronic Design System Company – MNC

ARM

6. Best Electronic System Design Company - Established Indian Company

Wipro

7. Best Electronic System Design Company – Startup

SmartPlay & Mobiveil Technologies 

8. Award for Youngest Entrepreneur in Semiconductor Space

Kartik Sridharan, Founder and VP Engineering, Orca Systems

9. Outstanding Contribution to VLSI/ Embedded Design Industry – Corporate

HCL Technologies

10. Outstanding Contribution to VLSI/ Embedded Design Industry - Academic Institution

IIT Powai

11. Outstanding Contribution to VLSI/ Embedded Design Industry – Individual

Vivek Sharma, VP-Greater China & South Asia-India Operations and Director-India Design Centers, STMicroelectronics 

“India’s rich base of electronic design talent is driving the country to a strong position of leadership in electronic innovation. Combining this with an entrepreneurial spirit to form and grow successful enterprises is making India an exciting place for the electronic information future,” said Walden C. Rhines, CEO and Chairman, Mentor Graphics. “The achievements of these award-winners help illustrate why India is poised for impressive high-tech growth.”

Pradeep Shankar, CEO, SiliconIndia added, “The awards that we have instituted along with Mentor Graphics are one more step in our endeavor to strengthen the ecosystem. We have expanded and acknowledged contribution of individuals and companies in 11 different categories.”