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Simon Butler

Simon Butler

Simon Butler is the founder of Methodics Inc., acquired by Perforce in 2020. He is currently the General Manager of the Helix IPLM (formerly Methodics IPLM) business unit at Perforce. Methodics created IP lifecycle management as a new business segment in the enterprise semiconductor space to serve the needs of IP and component-based design. Simon has 30 years of IC design and EDA tool development and specializes in product strategy and design.

Latest Content from Simon Butler

Illustration of semiconductor chip on top of a piece of paper with a signature to symbolize CHIPS Act of 2022

October 13, 2023

The CHIPS and Science Act's Ongoing Impact

IP Lifecycle Management

Illustration of IP core in a question mark.

April 5, 2023

What Is Intellectual Property Core (IP Core)? Managing Semiconductor IP

IP Lifecycle Management

Abstract illustration of four circles signifying data management infrastructure connected by a centralized blue dot.

November 4, 2022

Comparing Data Management Infrastructure Security

Security & Compliance

Version Control

Causal Clustering illustration.

February 15, 2022

What You Need to Know: Causal Clustering

IP Lifecycle Management

semiconductor design

April 22, 2021

Perforce and Methodics: Looking Ahead at the Semiconductor Industry and Semiconductor Design

IP Lifecycle Management

Design

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