Engineers from industry giants to academia recognized for contributions to EDA LOUISVILLE, COLORADO— May 16, 2019— For 56 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 is no different, DAC and its sponsors are pleased to announce the five winners of the Under-40 Innovators Award, sponsored by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The award recognizes five top young innovators, who have made a significant impact in the field of design and automation of electronics. The winners will be honored before the keynote address on Monday, June 3rd at 56th DAC being held June 2-6, 2019...
Quality designer training in two tracks on SystemVerilog, UVM, Python and Deep Learning LOUISVILLE, Colo. – May 2, 2019– The Design Automation Conference (DAC), the premier event devoted to the design and automation of electronic circuits and systems, is fortunate to once again host Thursday is Training Day, a program that allows DAC attendees to attend quality design sessions on popular subjects. The 56th DAC will be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center from June 2- 6, 2019 in Las Vegas, NV. Conference registration is now open, including sign-up for “Thursday is Training Day.” Thursday is Training Day offers DAC attendees the opportunity to learn a variety of popular programming subjects from leading training provider Doulos. All sessions are taught by respected Doulos...
Brown University professor honored for outstanding technical contributions in energy efficient and reliable electronic systems, nanoelectronics, and nanotechnology LOUISVILLE, Colo. – April 24, 2019 –– Iris Bahar, Professor of Engineering and Computer Science at Brown University, has been selected as the 2019 recipient of the Marie R. Pistilli Women in Electronic Design Award, a prestigious annual honor that recognizes individuals who have significantly helped to advance women in electronic design. The award is named for the late Marie R. Pistilli, former co-founder of DAC, who placed a high value on equality, diversity, and acceptance.Iris’ outstanding technical contributions have been in the area of energy efficient and reliable electronic system design, from high-performance...
Annual Event Focused on the Design and Automation of Electronic Circuits and Systems Louisville, CO – April 4, 2019 – The Design Automation Conference (DAC) returns for its 56th year with a stellar line up of visionary Keynotes and SKYtalks. Founded in 1964, DAC is the longest running and largest event focused on research and technology for the design and automation of electronic circuits and systems. With more than 6,000 attendees from academia, research, government, and industry, the conference is recognized as the event that attracts the entire system design and development ecosystem. The majesty of this event comes from the combination of a technically strong research track conference along with an exhibition of over 170 industry providers.The Keynote and SKYtalk (mini-keynotes)...
Free three-day exhibition passes with access to keynotes, exhibits, DAC Pavilion and Design-on-Cloud presentations LOUISVILLE, Colo. – March 11, 2019 – Starting today, free registration is open to attend the exhibits and keynotes at the Design Automation Conference, the premier event for the design and automation of electronic systems. Avatar Integrated SystemsTM, ClioSoftTM and TruechipTM are sponsoring free three-day exhibit floor passes to the 2019 Design Automation Conference (DAC). For more than 55 years, DAC has been recognized as the premier event devoted to the design and automation of electronic systems and circuits. The five-day event offers outstanding training, education, exhibits and networking opportunities for designers, researchers, tool developers and vendors....
Nominating period open through March 1, 2019 LOUISVILLE, Colo. – January 22, 2019 – The Design Automation Conference (DAC), the premier conference devoted to the design and automation of electronic circuits and systems, is now accepting nominations for the Marie R. Pistilli Women in Electronic Design Award. The 56th DAC will be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV June 2–6, 2019. Nominations must be received no later than 5:00 PM MST on Friday, March 1, 2019. Worldwide Women in Electronic Design (WWED) highlights the achievements women have contributed to in the electronics industry. Each year the committee works closely with the DAC Executive Committee to seek out and sponsor an exceptional speaker to present at DAC. They also seek nominations...
The A. Richard Newton Young Student Fellow Program and the P.O. Pistilli Scholarship now accepting submissions LOUISVILLE, Colo. – January 14, 2019 – For more than 55 years, the Design Automation Conference (DAC) has striven to foster 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.Newton Young Student Fellow Program: In honor of the memory of Dr. A. Richard Newton, The Newton Young Student Fellow Program actively supports the next engineering generation by enabling young students at the beginning of a career to enter the dynamic world of design and...
The world’s premier event devoted to the design and design automation of electronic chips to systems returns to the Bay Area starting June 2020 and beyond LOUISVILLE, Colo. – December 13, 2018 – Tapping into a resurgent interest in electronic design automation and the proximity to Silicon Valley, sponsors of the Design Automation Conference (DAC) announced they will hold the annual event, now in its 56th year, in San Francisco for five consecutive years, starting in 2020. DAC’s sponsors – the Association for Computing Machinery’s Special Interest Group on Design Automation (ACM SIGDA), and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineer’s Council on Electronic Design Automation (IEEE CEDA) – secured the following dates at San Francisco’s Moscone Center to hold their annual...
DAC committee’s charter to focus on enhancing and expanding the exhibitor and attendee experienceLouisville, Colo. –– October 29, 2018 ––Design Automation Conference (DAC), the premier event dedicated to electronic design and design automation of electronic systems, has named the members of the 56th DAC Industry Liaison Committee (ILC). These volunteers serve as intermediaries to various constituencies at DAC by communicating and soliciting input to help drive an event that benefits all exhibitors and attendees. The ILC representatives work closely with the DAC Executive Committee to ensure a positive and successful experience for both the exhibitors and attendees. The 56th DAC will be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV from June 2-6, 2019.“DAC has added a number of...
2019 DAC call for contributions opens with topic areas including Design, EDA, Embedded Systems and Software, Autonomous Systems, Machine Learning/AI, Intellectual Property, and Security/PrivacyLOUISVILLE, Colo. –– October 8, 2018 – This year’s Design Automation Conference (DAC) illuminated profound and important shifts in electronics design, whether they were in methodology and tools, at the chip or systems level, or in cohesive commercial-government-academic partnerships that are breaking down old barriers to innovation.All of these, which signaled a new era in systems design, were included in a packed, technically rich program that stretched nearly a week this past June in San Francisco. Building on that hugely successful event, DAC – the premier event devoted to the design and...