Michael Munsey, formerly of Cadence, Silicon Dimensions and Sequence, to oversee international sales

MONROVIA, California – April 13, 2012 – Tanner EDA, the catalyst for innovation for the design, layout and verification of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs), has appointed electronic design automation (EDA) sales professional Michael Munsey as International Sales Director. 

“Michael’s experience across the EDA supply chain encompasses sales, marketing, and engineering – a very useful mix as we continue to grow internationally,” said Greg Lebsack, president of Tanner EDA. “He is familiar with selling and marketing innovative products and managing strategic partnerships as well as having direct experience with some of the key players in EDA. It is a pleasure to welcome Michael to the Tanner EDA sales team.”

Michael Munsey has been working in the semiconductor, EDA and electronics industries since obtaining his BSEE from Tufts University in 1989. Starting directly from university as a senior associate engineer at IBM, he then worked in senior positions in applications engineering, sales, or product marketing at Viewlogic Systems, Sente, Sequence Design, and Cadence. Most recently, Munsey was vice president marketing at Silicon Dimensions and senior director for enterprise solutions at Cadence.

“Tanner EDA’s full-flow analog suite has broad appeal for analog and mixed-signal design populations around globe,” said Michael Munsey. “I’ve run into Tanner EDA customers throughout my time in EDA and have always been impressed by their focus, innovation and stellar reputation among customers. I look forward to helping the company expand that loyal customer base.”  

About Tanner EDA

Tanner EDA provides a complete line of software solutions that catalyze innovation for the design, layout and verification of analog and mixed-signal (A/MS) integrated circuits (ICs) and MEMS. Customers are creating breakthrough applications in areas such as power management, displays and imaging, automotive, consumer electronics, life sciences, and RF devices. A low learning curve, high interoperability, and a powerful user interface improve design team productivity and enable a low total cost of ownership (TCO). Capability and performance are matched by low support requirements and high support capability as well as an ecosystem of partners that bring advanced capabilities to A/MS designs.

Founded in 1988, Tanner EDA solutions deliver just the right mixture of features, functionality and usability. The company has shipped over 33,000 licenses of its software to more than 5,000 customers in 67 countries.

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