Larry Pileggi
Department Head and Tanoto Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Larry Pileggi is the Tanoto Professor and Head of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and has previously held positions at Westinghouse Research and Development and the University of Texas at Austin. He received his Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from Carnegie Mellon in 1989. He has consulted for various semiconductor and EDA companies, and was co-founder of Fabbrix Inc. (acquired by PDF Solutions) and Extreme DA (acquired by Synopsys).
His research interests include various aspects of digital and analog integrated circuit design, and design methodologies. He has received various awards, including Westinghouse corporation’s highest engineering achievement award; a Presidential Young Investigator award from the National Science Foundation; Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) Technical Excellence Awards in 1991 and 1999; the FCRP inaugural Richard A. Newton GSRC Industrial Impact Award; the SRC Aristotle award in 2008; the 2010 IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Mac Van Valkenburg Award; the ACM/IEEE A. Richard Newton Technical Impact Award in Electronic Design Automation in 2011; the Carnegie Institute of Technology B.R. Teare Teaching Award for 2013; and the 2015 Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) University Researcher Award.
He is a co-author of Electronic Circuit and System Simulation Methods (McGraw-Hill, 1995), and IC Interconnect Analysis (Kluwer, 2002). He has published more than 300 conference and journal and holds 39 U.S. patents. He is a Fellow of IEEE.
Making Integrated Circuits Smaller and More Powerful
Education
1989 Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
1984 MS, Electrical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
1983 BS, Electrical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
Media mentions
Electrical and Computer Engineering
CMU startup tapped to help plan the electric grid of the future
ECE Head Larry Pileggi’s startup, Pearl Street Technologies, was recently named Startup of the Year by MerCom Capital Group at RE+.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pileggi discusses new interdisciplinary AI-opera course
ECE Head Larry Pileggi talks to Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about a new interdisciplinary AI-opera course. “Our students love when there’s any kind of real world application. And for many of them, the crazier the better,” he says.
CMU Engineering
Parry receives Goldwater Scholarship
Katherine Parry, a junior in electrical and computer engineering, has received the 2024 Barry Goldwater Scholarship to support her pursuit of a research career.
Electronic System Design Alliance and the IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation
Pileggi honored with 2023 Phil Kaufman Award
ECE Head Larry Pileggi will be honored with the Phil Kaufman Award for his pioneering contributions to circuit simulation and optimization that have enabled the industry to address the challenge of interconnect delay dominated designs, and for his innovations in electrical and computer engineering education.
CNET
Pileggi quoted on solar batteries
ECE’s Larry Pileggi spoke to CNET about the two different types of electricity, AC-coupled and DC-coupled, that are used to power solar panels.
CMU Engineering
CMU partners to reimagine energy in the region
Faculty from Carnegie Mellon University will collaborate with West Virginia University and University of Pittsburgh on a National Science Foundation Regional Innovation Engines program.
The New York Times
Pileggi shares his opinion on U.S. computer chip manufacturing
ECE Head Larry Pileggi shares his opinion on U.S. computer chip manufacturing in The New York Times. “Our U.S. work force is of insufficient size, but also, large populations of our technical work force are focused on learning A.I. and software development, which makes immigration of semiconductor technologists even more imperative,” he says.
Carnegie Mellon University Africa
A passion for power systems
Electrical and computer engineering master’s student Marshal Ruzvidzo is in Pittsburgh this semester as part of CMU-Africa’s student exchange program.
Electronic Engineering Journal
Pileggi honored with 2023 Phil Kaufman Award
ECE Head Larry Pileggi will be honored with the 2023 Phil Kaufman Award for his pioneering contributions to circuit simulation and optimization that have enabled the industry to address the challenge of interconnect delay dominated designs, and for his innovations in electrical and computer engineering education.
CMU-Africa
Afretec planning grants announced
The African Engineering and Technology Network, led by CMU-Africa, awarded six planning grants to research collaborations that will lead to socio-economic impact and focus on driving inclusive digital growth on the continent.
CMU Engineering
Gift to advance Electrical and Computer Engineering
A lifetime of innovation and leadership in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has inspired a Carnegie Mellon alumnus to make a generous gift to support electrical and computer engineering at the institution.
National Academy of Inventors
Pileggi named to the National Academy of Inventors
The National Academy of Inventors has elected Larry Pileggi from Carnegie Mellon University to its 2021 cohort of fellows.