Kent is a Distinguished Architect at Synopsys and an integral part of the company’s Ethernet IP design team. He has been an active contributor and member of the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet PHY standards development leadership team for ~15 years. Prior to Synopsys, Kent worked at Intel for 30+ years, focused on designing Ethernet board products and performing Ethernet interop debug all over the world. Kent is currently the electrical track chair for the IEEE P802.3dj Task Force and Chair of the IEEE 802.3 400 Gb/s/lane Signaling Study Group.