Just the other day I was trying to get my oversized weltschmerz unstuck from
my ursprache (they sometimes stick if I don't lubricate them) and it struck
me that it might be fun to hold an EDA spelling contest.  What inspired this
was a comment I had written earlier:

   "... the infamous EDA Peggy (everyone calls her 'EDA Peggy' because
    no one can remember how to spell her last name) published..."

        - from http://www.deepchip.com/wiretap/060523.html

I received over a dozen emails with some sort of snide comment about this.
So on that note and ON YOUR HONOR THAT YOU WON'T CHEAT BY LOOKING UP THESE
EDA NAMES ANYWHERE ON THE INTERNET, IN PRINT, OR BY ASKING ANOTHER PERSON,
I challenge you to *correctly* spell the following EDA people's last names.
They start easy and get gradually harder.  Good luck and no cheating!

  1. She's the CEO of Jasper and her husband, Kevin, is the director of
     something or another at Synopsys.  Her first name is Kathryn.  She's
     one of the regulars at those DAC Women-in-EDA workshops.  Spell her
     last name starting with K.

  2. He's the president (not the CEO Wally, but the president) of Mentor.
     Greg is his first name and his last name is spelled exactly like the
     last name of the guy who shot Reagan in 1981.  (No, they're not
     relatives; I asked.)  Spell his last name starting with H.

  3. This is the outspoken VP of Magma Corporate Marketing who asked
     those 8 edgy questions in ESNUG 442 #3 about the Synopsys IC Compiler
     debut back in 2005.  His first name is Milan.  Spell his last name
     starting with L.

  4. He's the VP/GM of DFM at Mentor.  With his trademark goatee beard, in
     appearance Joe looks like an evil version Richard Goering; but he's
     taller, wider, more talkative and paid more.  He was great fun in the
     DVcon'06 Bigwigs Panel.  Spell Joe's last name starting with S.

  5. His last name sounds very similar to an infamous Seinfeld character who
     was the postman who lived in Jerry's building.  He's the CEO of CoWare
     and just got re-elected to the EDAC board.  His first name is Alan.
     Spell his last name starting with N.

  6. Her nickname is "EDA Peggy".  Spell her last name starting with A.

  7. He's the mellow, California long time ponytail-wearing CTO of Cadence
     who goes by the nickname "Ted V".  Spell his last name starting with V.

  8. Because of his unusual Chilean and German academics (BSEE/MSEE from
     U. Chile plus a Ph.D. in CS from the U. Karlsruhe), as the CTO & GM
     of Synopsys, Raul's secret nickname is "Herr Docktor Senor Raul".
     He's the brainiac sometimes seen on EDA technology panels representing
     the Synopsys side of life.  Spell his last name starting with C.

  9. This is the Indian guy who hangs out with Kevin Silver at those kick
     ass Denali DAC parties.  He's the CEO of Denali, so he actually pays
     for Kevin's party.  He also just got re-elected to the EDAC board.  His
     first name is Sanjay.  Spell his last name starting with S.

 10. He was the CEO of Verisity right before Cadence acquired it in 2005.
     (And I think he's still some sort of VP of something at Cadence now.)
     His first name is Moshe.  Spell his last name starting with G.

 11. He was the "Mike" in the ESNUG 453 "Mike and Atul go to the DFM movies"
     post.  He was the other DFM guy on the recent DVcon'06 Bigwigs Panel,
     but he had the unpronouncable last name.  He's the CEO of Aprio.  Spell
     his last name starting with G.

The prize for this contest is that I'll snail mail you my 12 year old copy
of "DesignWare User Guide, ver 3.1a (March 1994)".  You'll be the envy of
all your co-workers; plus you'll have bragging rights as the All Time Champion
in the "EDA Peggy" Impossible Last Name Spelling Contest (because this isn't
something people will want to do again) -- making this a lifetime achievement
award.  Like in Highlander: "There can be only one."

If I get mutiple all correct entries, the winner will be picked at random.
If there are no completely correct entries, I'll go with the one(s) with
the most out of 11 correct answers.  (And again, I'm trusting on your honor
you won't cheat by googling the correct spellings!)  The deadline is 6/18.

The only people I must restrict from this contest are editors who work either
directly or indirectly with EDA matter.  Along with tormenting writers, an
editor's job is to be anal retentive about spelling and such; so they'd have
an unfair advantage in this contest.  This restriction only applies to
editors.  (I've found that most PR and Marketing people have a really hard
time just doing simple fact checking, much less correct spelling -- so it's
OK for them and all EDA employees to enter.)  And, of course, all EDA users
are always welcome.  "Before I kudn't even spel enginear; now I are one!"

P.S. Does anyone have any weltschmerz lubricant for my ursprache?  :)