“Our Original 3D Idea Still Has To Happen; And It Will”

Ivo Bolsens is senior vice president (SVP) and chief technology officer (CTO) at Xilinx, a leading supplier of field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). At Xilinx, he is responsible for advanced technology development, as well as the company's research laboratories and university program. Design & Test's Erik Jan Marinissen met with Dr. Bolsens in November 2012 during the IEEE International Test Conference in Anaheim, CA,USA, where Bolsens was the opening keynote speaker at the co-located 3D-TEST Workshop . Shortly prior to his keynote talk, this interview took place during lunch at a Disneyland restaurant, covering Bolsens' career from IMEC to Xilinx, current and future FPGAs, the differences between research and company environments, and Xilinx recent 3D-FPGA product.