Cadence announced the appointment of Dr. Luc Van den hove to its board of directors, effective January 1, 2026. Dr. Van den hove currently serves as chief executive officer of imec. Dr. Luc Van den hove has been with imec since its founding in 1984 and has served as its president and chief executive officer since 2009.
Dr. Van den hove will continue to serve as president and chief executive officer of imec through March 31, 2026. On April 1, 2026, Dr. Van den hove will transition to the role of chair of imec?s board of directors. Prior to becoming president and chief executive officer, he held several roles at imec, including executive vice president and chief operating officer, vice president of the silicon process and device technology division, department director of unit process step R&D, and manager of imec?s micro-patterning group.
Dr. Van den hove holds a PhD in electrical engineering from the KU Leuven, Belgium. Dr. Van den hove also serves as a director of Proximus.
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. is No. 1 worldwide in developing and marketing design software for integrated circuits and electronic systems. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- sale of licenses (90.8%): design software, integrated circuit verification, simulation, and performance control systems, etc. In addition, the group offers maintenance services;
- services (9.2%): consulting, training, system design and development, technical assistance, etc.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United States (46.5%), Americas (2%), China (12.4%), Japan (5.6%), Asia (18.4%) and Europe/Middle East/Africa (15.1%).
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