Kevin Walsh joined Palma Ceia SemiDesign in 2016 and has more than 25 years of experience in the Semiconductor, IP, and EDA industries. He has an extensive background in product marketing, including strategic and tactical marketing, both planning and operations, mergers and acquisitions, establishing distribution channels, and joint marketing partnerships. Most recently he worked for Faraday Technology as Vice President of Strategic Marketing. Other previous roles include serving as Vice President of Marketing and Director of Marketing at Gennum's Snowbush group, Semtech, and inSilicon, later acquired by Synopsys. His startup experience includes as a founder and Executive Vice President at Sapphire Design Automation, as well as Vice President of Marketing at Simplex Solutions. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MBA from Pepperdine University.