John Koeter

Senior Vice President of IP Group, Synopsys

Search every verified John Koeter interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. John Koeter, Senior Vice President of the IP Group at Synopsys, has been discussing the company's role in advancing RISC-V-based system-on-chip (SoC) innovation. In a September 2024 keynote, he announced a new family within Synopsys's ARC product line called "Cleverly ARC5," which includes three product families targeting deeply embedded 32-bit processors, real-time applications with hardware virtualization, and a full 64-bit multicore host processor supporting Linux. Koeter stated that Synopsys is committed to supporting the RISC-V ecosystem with a broad portfolio of IP, including interface IP, security processors, and safety-certified tools. He cited projections from Semico that automotive RISC-V-based processors will be valued at nearly one billion dollars by 2027, and noted that 30% of IoT devices are expected to be based on RISC-V by 2028. In a 2021 presentation, Koeter addressed trends in semiconductor design driven by shifts to public cloud computing and automotive zonal architectures. He said that according to Gartner Dataquest, about 90% of applications are currently run on on-prem clouds, but that is expected to flip to nearly 80% on public cloud within four to five years. Koeter described the current period as a "golden age of semiconductors," with high innovation levels driven by AI accelerators, graphics chips, and server chips. He highlighted Synopsys's investments in die-to-die interfaces, high-speed IP for data centers, and automotive-grade IP certified for standards like ISO 26262, and noted partnerships with Infineon, Qualcomm, and Bay Robotics.