Simon Butler, CEO
Simon Butler is a graduate of the University of Manchester (UMIST) and has 20 years of engineering experience with IC's. His design/EDA background includes DSP/FFT processor core development, 64bit MIPS processor development, x86 methododology consultant, physical floorplanning EDA tools, mixed signal/analog layout EDA tools. He held various technical lead and engineering management positions at High Level Design Systems (acquired by Cadence), Sandcraft, Cadence, Sabio Labs (acquired by Magma), founded IC Methods LLC in 2000 and co-founded Methodics in 2006
Fergus Slorach, CTO
Fergus Slorach has over 20 years experience in Digital IC design and Electronic Design Automation. He started out designing digital ICs for high energy physics experiments and telecoms applications, but gradually made the switch to design and support of the software tools used by IC designers. He then spent several years at Cadence Design Systems in Europe and the USA, providing on-site support to industry-leading companies on a variety of projects, including DRAM and microprocessor development. In 1996, Fergus joined Transmeta, then a small startup company, where he was largely responsible for creating the EDA environment used in the design of a revolutionary microprocessor. Fergus co-founded Methodics in 2006.