EDA Achievement Award

With the EDA Achievement Award, the edacentrum honors and rewards significant, excellent research and development contributions in the area of Electronic Design Automation that have been achieved by projects funded by the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), under the “IKT 2020” research programs for information and communication technology or by comparable also international research programs.

Eligible contributions include those of an individual person or team which significantly contributed to the goals of the IKT 2020 research program.

Of particular consideration are those contributions that demonstrated substantial, quantifiable improvements in the design process and that achieved significant benefits in industrial applications.

EDA Achievement Award 2025: Awarding started

The edacentrum has announced the EDA Achievement Award 2025. Applications must be sent to the edacentrum e.V. by email (info@edacentrum.de) by 14 February 2025. The edacentrum's advisory board will review and assess the entries received and select the award winner. The award ceremony will take place during the edaWorkshop25. to the announcement (in German only).

EDA Achievement Award 2024: Jens Benndorf

Presentation of the EDA Achievement Award 2024 to Dr.-Ing. Jens Benndorf from Dream Chip Technologies GmbH. mehr (in German only)

EDA Achievement Award 2023: Jürgen Scheible

Presentation of the EDA Achievement Award 2023 to Prof. Dr. Jürgen Scheible from Reutlingen University. mehr (in German only)

EDA Achievement Award 2022: Holger Eisenreich

Conferment of the EDA Achievement Award 2022 to Holger Eisenreich from Raisycs GmBH by Prof. Dr. Ulf Schlichtmann (Board edacentrum. l.) and laudator Dr. Ulrich Hensel (GLOBALFOUNDRIES Dresden, r.). more (in German only).

EDA Achievement Award 2021: Raik Brinkmann

The virtual conferment of the EDA Achievement Award 2021 to Raik Brinkmann from Onespin Solutions (b.li.) by laudator Thomas Heurung from Siemens EDA (b.r.) and the edacentrum board, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Nebel (up.l), Prof. Dr. Ulf Schlichtmann (up.m.) and Dr-Ing. Jürgen Haase (up.r.). more (in German only).

EDA Achievement Award 2020: Andreas Aal

The virtual conferment of the EDA Achievement Award 2020 to Andreas Aal from Volkswagen (u.r.) by laudator Christoph Heer from Intel (u.r) and the edacentrum Board, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Nebel (below, left), Prof. Dr. Ulf Schlichtmann (below, right) and Dr. Jürgen Haase (below, mi.) more (in German only).

EDA Achievement Award 2019: Alexander Viehl

Honoured Dr. Alexander Viehl from FZI together with mit Laudator Dr-Ing. Jan-Hendrik Oetjens Jürgen from Robert Bosch. more (in German only).

EDA Achievement Award 2018: Axel Hand und Georg Gläser

f.l.t.r.: Dr. Jürgen Haase and Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Nebel, members of the edacentrum board, honoured Axel Hald and honoured Georg Gläser, Laudator Prof. Dr-Ing. Jürgen Scheible and Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Rosenstiel, member of the edacentrum board. more (in German only).

EDA Achievement Award 2017: Ulrich Abelein

Award winner Ulrich Abelein from Infineon (2nd from right) with the board members at the edacentrum (from left to right): Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Nebel Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Rosenstiel and Dr. Jürgen Haase. more (in German only)

EDA Achievement Award 2016: Wolfgang Ecker

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Ecker from Infineon (2nd f.l.) besides laudator Dr. Jan-Hendrik Oetjens (Bosch, Midth) and the edacentrum board members (f.l.t.r.): Dr. Jürgen Haase, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Nebel and Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Rosenstiel. more (in German only)

EDA Achievement Award 2015: MEMS2015-Team

Dr. Jürgen Haase and Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Nebel, board members of the edacentrum, winner Prof. Dr. Ralf Sommer of IMMS, laudator Günter Kornmann, Intel. more (in German only)

EDA Achievement Award 2014: Georg Georgakos

Georg Georgakos from Infineon Technologies together with the presenter of the award Dr. Frank Schenkel. more (in German only)

EDA Achievement Award 2013: Andy Heinig and Uwe Knöchel

The winner of the EDA Achievement Award in 2013, Uwe Knöchel und Andy Heinig from the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft IIS/EAS (middle) between the edacentrum board members, Dr. Jürgen Haase (far right) Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Rosenstiel (left), and the presenter of the award Günter Kornmann of Infineon AG (right). more (in German only)

EDA Achievement Award 2012: MunEDA GmbH and their WiCKeD-Team

The winner of the EDA Achievement Award in 2012, Frank Schenkel (middle), Vice President of MunEDA, together with edacentrum board member, Dr. Jürgen Haase, (left), and the presenter of the award Dr. Manfred Dietrich of Fraunhofer Institut IIS/EAS (right).more (in German only)

EDA Achievement Award 2011: Fabian Wagner and the Dionysys project team

The winner of the EDA Achievement Award in 2011, Fabian Wagner (middle) of the University of Technology of Hamburg-Harburg, together with edacentrum board member, Dr. Jürgen Haase, (right), and the presenter of the award Dr. Klaus Eckl of Synopsys GmbH (left). more (in German only)

EDA Achievement Award 2010: Peter Jores and the VeronA Project Team

The winner of the EDA Achievement Award in 2010, Peter Jores (holding the award) of Robert Bosch GmbH, together with edacentrum board members, Dr. Jürgen Haase, (right), Prof. Dr. Erich Barke (behind) and Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Rosenstiel (left). more (in German only)

In 2009, the EDA Achievement Award was neither offered nor presented.

EDA Achievement Award 2008: Karsten Einwich

The winner of the EDA Achievement Award in 2008, Karsten Einwich (holding the award), scientist at the Graunhofer Society IIS/EAS, together with edacentrum board members, Dr. Jürgen Haase, (right), Prof. Dr. Erich Barke (far left) and Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Rosenstiel (second left). more (in German only)

EDA Achievement Award 2007: Gerhard Angst

The winner of the EDA Achievement Award in 2007, Gerhard Angst (2nd from right), founder and manager of Concept Engineering GmbH, together with edacentrum board members, Dr. Jürgen Haase, (far left), Prof. Dr. Erich Barke (2nd from left) and Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Rosenstiel (far right).

EDA Achievement Award 2006: Reimund Wittmann

Mr. Reimund Wittmann (2nd from left) receives the award from chairman of the edacentrum board, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Rosenstiel (far right) during the edaForum06 in Berlin, with edacentrum’s Prof. Dr. Erich Barke and Dr. Jürgen Haase looking on. more (in German only)

EDA Achievement Award 2005: Dr. Sebastian Sattler

Dr. Sebastian Sattler (2nd from right) is presented with the award by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Rosenstiel (far left), chairman of edacentrum’s board, at the edaForum05 in Hannover. more (in German only)

EDA Achievement Award 2004: Dr. Ralf Sommer und Dipl.-Ing. Göran Jerke

For his contributions to the development and proliferation of symbolic circuit analysis, Dr. Ralf Sommer and his team at Infineon Technologies AG (represented by Mrs. Irmtraud Rugen-Herzig) received the EDA Achievement Award in 2004.

For his papers on the analysis and verification of current density in conducting paths, Mr. Göran Jerke of Robert Bosch GmbH received the EDA Achievement Award in 2004. more (in German only)

EDA Achievement Award 2003: Prof. Dr. Wolfram Büttner

Prof. Dr. Wolfram Büttner and the CVE team of Infineon Technologies AG received the EDA Achievement Award in 2003 for their contributions to increasing the efficiency and application breadth of formal verification methodology and technology. more (in German only)