Charles Battikha is a Solution Architect for Siemens EDA’s Consulting Group specializing in Functional Verification and Functional Safety. Charles has been in the industry, focused on functional verification for over 30 years, half of them as a consultant providing solutions to such markets as automotive, nuclear, aeronautics, medical, and military. Charles started with Mentor in 2012. Prior to Mentor, Charles ran the consulting organization at LSI Logic.