Technology >> CEO Interviews >> June 12, 2002

Yagyensh Pati – Numerical Technologies Inc (nmtc)

DR. YAGYENSH C. (BUNO) PATI is the co-founder, President and CEO of Numerical Technologies, Inc. Since starting the company in 1995, he has led it from the initial development phases, through its successful initial public offering last year, and completed three successful acquisitions. He has led product development, marketing and sales for products that span the design-to-silicon spectrum, covering the semiconductor manufacturing, photomask and IC design markets. Before co- founding Numerical, Dr. Pati served an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Harvard University. Prior to Harvard, he led a research group at Stanford University that developed the original technology for Numerical. Dr. Pati received a BS, an MS and a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland at College Park Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a brief historical sketch of Numerical

Technologies, and then an overview of the things you're doing at the

present time?

Dr. Pati: The company actually started out