May 7, 2020
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – May 6, 2020 – The 57th Design Automation Conference (DAC) executive committee, together with the conference sponsors the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) have decided to move DAC 2020 to a virtual event format scheduled for July 19 – 23, 2020. Concerns about the health and safety of conference participants and attendees as well as Moscone Center being designated as a care site during the COVID-19 pandemic have made it impossible to host the 57th DAC in San Francisco, CA as planned. In collaboration with our authors, sponsors, exhibitors and the entire DAC community, the DAC executive committee teams are committed to make the DAC 2020 virtual experience a successful...
Feb 13, 2020
The new Pavilion invites AI hardware innovators to exhibit at DAC in a turnkey solution package SAN FRANCISCO, CA. – February 13, 2020 –The Design Automation Conference (DAC), the premier conference devoted to the design and automation of electronic circuits and systems, will this year showcase a dedicated Pavilion centered on the artificial intelligence (AI) hardware ecosystem. AI hardware is driving the largest wave of chip-design activity in decades. Understanding and harnessing the enormous computational and application potential of AI is fertile ground for new ideas and startup providers. Converting these ideas into working hardware circuits and systems is the core value of design automation, and the major technical focus of 57th DAC. The 57th DAC will be held...
Feb 11, 2020
Engineers from industry giants to academia to be recognized for contributions to EDA SAN FRANCISCO, CA— February 11, 2020— For 57 years, the future of innovation for the design and automation of electronic systems and circuits has been found at the Design Automation Conference (DAC). This year will be no different. DAC is now accepting nominations for the Under-40 Innovators Award at the 57th DAC. The Under-40 Innovators Award is sponsored by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The award will recognize up to five of the top young innovators (nominees should be 40 years or younger in age as of June 1, 2020) who are movers and shakers in the field of design and automation of electronics....
Jan 21, 2020
The Young Student Fellow Program and the P.O. Pistilli Scholarship now accepting submissions SAN FRANCISCO, CA – January 21, 2020 – The Design Automation Conference (DAC) has been dedicated for 56 years to fostering a vibrant worldwide community of electronic design and systems professionals as well as improve the diversity among attendees. DAC’s student fellow and scholarship programs are designed to give young students their first experience with the electronic design and systems industry. The 57th DAC will be held at Moscone West Center in San Francisco, CA from July 19-23, 2020. DAC will co-locate with SEMICON West 2020, which is being held at the Moscone Center, North and South Halls, July 21-23, 2020. Young Student Fellow Program: The Young Student Fellow Program...
Jan 14, 2020
Nominees are individuals who help advance the profile of women in the electronic design industry SAN FRANCISCO, CA. – January 14, 2020 – For the past 56 years, the Design Automation Conference (DAC) has developed a vibrant worldwide community of electronic design and systems professionals as well as improved the diversity among attendees. For more than two decades, the Marie R. Pistilli Award, named for the former organizer of DAC who passed away in 2015, has been recognizing those individuals who have supported to advance the profile of women in the electronics industry. Nominations are now being accepted for the 2020 Marie R. Pistilli Women in Electronic Design Award. The Marie R. Pistilli Award honors a woman or man in semiconductor-related industry or academia....
Dec 17, 2019
January 22, 2020 is the deadline to submit to the Designer and IP Tracks SAN FRANCISCO, CA. –– December 17, 2019 ––The Design Automation Conference (DAC) is now accepting submissions for the 57th DAC Designer and IP Track. This is an opportunity for engineers and developers around the world to help shape the future by sharing their technical insights at the premier event devoted to the design and design automation of electronic chips to systems.The Designer and IP Tracks bring together designers, users and experts from across the globe to present their design experiences on effective design flows, methods, and tool usage. Each track offers a unique opportunity to network with and learn from other industry experts. The 57th DAC will be held at Moscone West Center in San...
Dec 4, 2019
DAC committee’s charter to focus on enhancing and expanding the exhibitor and attendee experience San Francisco, Calif. –– December 4, 2019 ––Design Automation Conference (DAC), the premier event dedicated to electronic design and design automation of electronic systems, has named the members of the 57th DAC Industry Liaison Committee (ILC). These volunteers serve as intermediaries to ensure the EDA industry and DAC exhibitors have a vehicle to influence all areas of DAC including operations, program, promotions and exhibits. The ILC is made up of a balanced cross-section of industry representatives. The delegates serve as liaisons to their various constituencies at DAC by proactively communicating and soliciting input to help drive a DAC event that benefits all exhibitors....
Oct 1, 2019
Topic areas including Design, EDA, Embedded Systems, Autonomous Systems, Machine Learning, Intellectual Property, Security and Design on Cloud SAN FRANCISCO, CA. –– October 1, 2019 – Starting its 57th year, the Design Automation Conference (DAC) continues to illuminate profound and major shifts in the design of electronics, whether they are in methodology and tools, at the chip or systems level, or in cohesive commercial-government-academic partnerships that establish new roads to innovation. All of the above, over the past few years, have fostered a resurgence in systems design, and at the forefront of research and technology is DAC – the premier event devoted to the design and design automation of electronic chips to systems, where attendees learn today and create...
Sep 23, 2019
Dr. Zhuo Li of Cadence Design Systems to serve as General ChairSan Francisco, Calif. –– September 23, 2018 –– The Design Automation Conference (DAC), the only event devoted to electronic design and design automation of electronic circuits and systems, has named Dr. Zhuo Li, Group Director of Cadence Design Systems as the 57th DAC General Chair. Harry Foster, Chief Scientist at Mentor, a Siemens Business, will join Dr. Li as Vice Chair for the 2020 conference. Under their leadership, the DAC Executive Committee (EC) will oversee the exhibition and trade show, plan the technical program, establish new initiatives, and manage conference operations and publicity. A diverse group volunteers has been selected from across the semiconductor, design, research, embedded systems, intellectual...
Jul 17, 2019
LOUISVILLE, Colo. – July 17, 2019 – Design Automation Conference, the industry’s premier event dedicated to the design of electronic circuits and systems, reported exceptional engagement from its engineering audience at its June 2019 event, with record technical submissions and acceptances and surging full conference attendance.The 56th DAC, held June 2-6 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, saw submissions to its research track–the heart and soul of the event for more than a half century–soar 18% percent over 2018. Attendance was 1888, up nearly 10 percent over Austin 2017, the last time DAC was held outside of San Francisco.“It was clear that our expanded focus in the technical program on hot, emerging design application areas such as artificial intelligence, security, autonomous systems...
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DAC is the premier conference devoted to the design and automation of electronic systems (EDA), embedded systems and software (ESS), and intellectual property (IP).
