Eugene Chen
CAD Director Principle Engineer at Altera
United States
Summary
👤
Senior🎓
Top SchoolEugene Chen is a seasoned CAD director and principal engineer with over three decades of experience in design automation and semiconductor flow optimization, currently leading CAD/EDA initiatives at Altera. He specializes in bridging TSMC process interfaces with EDA vendors to improve design and technology co-development and overall toolchain efficiency. Holding a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Michigan State University, he combines deep academic training with practical leadership in both engineering and management. Eugene is known for pragmatic solutions that streamline design/technology handoffs and for fostering vendor collaboration to solve complex integration challenges. Despite a low public open-source footprint, his impact is evident in institutional improvements to CAD/EDA workflows and long-tenured influence at a major FPGA company. He brings a rare blend of technical depth, cross-organizational coordination, and sustained operational ownership.
12 years of coding experience
Ph.D, Computer Engineering, Ph.D, Computer Engineering at Michigan State University
Github Skills (20)
caf6
beagleboard4
linux-kernel2
perf2
kernel2
audio2
linux1
chromium1
seccomp1
lustre1
nfs1
performance-tuning1
arm1
chrome1
music1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
dhendrix/mosys
Oct 2013 - Apr 2014
Contributions:2 commits in 5 months
crevanthsvt/kernel_xiaomi_sakura
Jun 2014 - Feb 2016
Contributions:2 commits in 1 year 8 months
Find and Hire Top DevelopersWe’ve analyzed the programming source code of over 60 million software developers on GitHub and scored them by 50,000 skills. Sign-up on Prog,AI to search for software developers.