When I started this blog back in June one of the first questions I got was from Daniel Payne, one of my favorite SemiWiki bloggers: “This year at DAC on Monday morning when the exhibits opened at 9 a.m. I saw for the very first time that attendees were coming down the escalators then making a U-turn and deciding to attend the sessions instead of the exhibits. Usually there is a line waiting to get into the exhibits, but not this year. Also, what happened to Free Monday on the exhibit... Read More
I’m just back from a few days in San Jose, which luckily is only a short flight away from Portland. After so many of these trips I've found that most of the time I'm surrounded by familiar faces and the one or two flustered employees that couldn’t catch their much more convenient corporate commuter flight. I have to admit the idea of bypassing airport security and to just showing my badge, grabbing a boarding pass and being on my way is pretty neat. Let’s not drool too... Read More
A few weeks ago I told you about the best kept secret at DAC: the fact that about 30% of our content at DAC is focused on embedded systems and software. This came as a surprise to a lot people and shortly afterwards we were contacted by Rich Nass who is the executive vice president and brand manager of embedded computing design at Open Systems Media and the former editorial director for ESC – the Embedded Systems Conference. Everybody familiar with embedded knows Rich. He was, after all,... Read More
Not only is the mainstream computing, wireless and consumer industries driving growth in EDA, but new, emerging markets are gaining ground. Embedded software is taking advantage of EDA solutions for ways to speed the development and integration of software and hardware. And the automotive, aerospace and transportation sectors are keenly interested in tools that automate the development of electronics—a crucial differentiator in these highly competitive markets. Which, of... Read More
At least here in the United States, with next week’s Thanksgiving holiday and Christmas decorations already appearing in stores, there’s a sense that vacation season is around the corner. In contrast, on the technical program committee, we’re gearing up for real work, which in many ways is just now beginning. The deadline for invited content to DAC was last week and now we are in full throttle reviewing the submissions for panels, tutorials, workshops, special sessions and... Read More
It was another week of travel though this time I stayed on schedule – no missed flights! I was in San Jose for several days during which I briefly crossed paths with two EDA stars. Their work suggests that the present and future of our industry is in good shape. And I was there to host a meeting for those exhibiting at DAC, which, if you’ll excuse the pun, will be an even better place to shine next year thanks to new exhibit hours.LinkedIn profile of Anika Raghuvanshi, ICCAD... Read More
Have you ever forgotten that you should be at a specific meeting or woken up in the middle of the night sure you’re not remembering something important…? In our age of distraction, surely one of those remembralls from Harry Potter’s world would come in handy and find a huge market. Is anyone in the tech world working on one? (No, reminder apps don’t count.) Then there is pain of missing something that you remembered and know to be important. That happened to me last... Read More
Who would have thought I’d end up sitting outside in the sunshine in downtown Detroit writing the first draft for my next blog. I’m here with a few of my Mentor colleagues to attend SAE Convergence and to have a discussion with GM about a possible DAC keynote. Stay tuned (and keep your fingers crossed) — I hope to tell you more about that at a later time. SAE Convergence is a two-day conference, hosted this year by the Chrysler Group and led by General Chair... Read More
Last week I was on vacation in Pacific City at the Oregon Coast. We usually take our dogs there twice a year. They love the freedom to roam around on McPhillips Beach, less crowded than other beaches in the area, and we usually take them a couple of times up Cape Kiwanda’s Great Dune, more than 200 feet up. We were amazed how warm it still was and not just from the work of climbing the dune. On our last evening we were still in shorts and T-shirts enjoying... Read More
The window for submitting to the IP and designer tracks opens on October 23. It’s time to get ready and check with your management if you can present your work at DAC. You can find the submission details and a link to last year’s content here. You can even browse presentation examples from past designer tracks. If you are an EDA vendor, the designer track is a good opportunity for your users to submit content to DAC. The submissions will go through peer review as we want... Read More
It seems to be one of DAC’s best kept secrets – right up there with what happened to Free Monday – that about 30 percent of the conference content is focused on embedded systems and software (ESS). The call for contributions is still open and I want to remind you that you can submit your research work in ESS to DAC. When Leon Stok of IBM was General Chair for the 48th DAC he started our embedded initiative, challenging us to achieve a 30/70 split between ESS and traditional... Read More
I’m sure you are all eager to hear a report from the DAC Executive Committee meeting last week in Portland. The important things first: the weather was great and the team cooking event – it’s hard to imagine a better team-building exercise – was a ton of fun. Nobody threw food at me and we had no accidents in the kitchen. Well, except for the fact that Ramesh Karri, our security chair, attempted to get me out of the picture by chopping a devilish little red pepper into... Read More
This week we have our in-person Executive Committee meeting in beautiful Portland, Oregon. I know I’m biased but I really believe that Portland is worth a visit. It’s a very walkable city with some hidden gems downtown such as the Lan Su Chinese Garden, an oasis in our small but vibrant Chinatown, and Waterfront Park down by the Willamette River. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that the weather stays nice so I can show my colleagues some of these sights. We... Read More
Most of us have one of more people that had a huge impact on our life. For me one of those is my former husband, Klaus Cirkel. We met when we were still at university, RWTH Aachen, in western Germany. I was slowly making my way through the metallurgy curriculum. Well, Klaus was the total opposite. He was driven and his drive was infectious. He motivated me to expedite my degree then to take the risk and move to Munich with him. A rather big step for a country girl! Our marriage didn’... Read More
Are you a procrastinator? For the record, I am. My creative juices flow much better when I’m under deadline. However my tendency to delay does have downside. Last weekend we had planned to go backpacking in Three Sisters Wilderness. I love that part of Central Oregon, especially when the kids are back in school as it is really serene and quiet up there – well, apart from my younger Schnauzer Diesel, who is rather protective of us, the tent, the food, the lake, the trail, the... Read More
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