Mitch Heins

Mitchell Heins, business develop manager for the Photonics Solutions Group at Synopsys, has worked in the semiconductor and EDA industries for 40 years.  Heins joined Synopsys in 2018 through the acquisition of Phoenix Software, a Photonics Design Automation company selling layout and simulation tools for the photonic IC design market.  Before Synopsys, Heins held management positions at Mentor Graphics, Pyxis Technology, HPL Technologies, Petersen Advanced Lithography, Cadence Design Systems, Ambit Design Systems, Si2, and Texas Instruments.  Heins holds a BS degree in computer science from the University of Nebraska.