Apr 18, 2018
Fortune 100 companies such as Google, AWS, and Alibaba Cloud Services set to showcase their leading-edge innovations for designersLOUISVILLE, CO—April 18, 2018— When the 55th Design Automation Conference opens June 24, a record number of first-time and returning exhibitors will greet design engineers. DAC will host exhibitors such as NEC Corporation, IBM Corporation, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Alibaba Cloud Services, Pvt. Limited and Xilinx, Inc. as well as the presence of Microsoft and perennial companies Cadence Design Systems, Mentor, a Siemens Business, and Synopsys.A total of 175 companies will exhibit at the Moscone West Center, San Francisco, the largest total for a DAC since 2011. Included in that will be 37 first-time exhibitors to the show, the highest number of new...
Mar 21, 2018
Free three-day exhibition passes with access to keynotes, exhibits, DAC Pavilion, IP Speaks and Design-on-Cloud presentationsLOUISVILLE, Colo. – March 21, 2018 – Avatar Integrated SystemsTM, ClioSoftTM and TruechipTM are sponsoring free three-day exhibit floor passes to the 2018 Design Automation Conference (DAC). For 10 years, the “I LOVE DAC” badge has provided free access to exhibition floor which includes over 170 exhibitors, four keynotes and networking events held each day. This year, the free pass gives attendees access to three pavilions on the exhibition floor:DAC Pavilion presenting SKYTalks (mini-keynotes), industry panels, analyst reviews, CEO chats and tear-downs.The Design-on-Cloud Pavilion will feature presentations from the Design Infrastructure Alley exhibitors...
Feb 20, 2018
New System Design Contest attracts more than 110 teams participating for cash prizes
LOUISVILLE, Colo. – February 20, 2018 –The 2018 Design Automation Conference (DAC) will feature a Systems Design Contest targeting machine learning on embedded hardware. The System Design Contest was created and organized by Chris Rowen, Cognite Ventures; Yiyu Shi, Professor, University of Notre Dame; Jingtong Hu, Professor, University of Pittsburgh; and Bei Yu, Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong. Contest sponsors are ACM/Sigma and DAC, along with premier contest sponsors NVIDIA, Xilinx and drone maker, DJI. The call for participating teams started in September 2017 with an overwhelming response of 143 teams applying. After careful review, 114 teams were selected to compete in...
Feb 12, 2018
The A. Richard Newton Young Student Fellow Program and the P.O. Pistilli Scholarship now accepting submissions
LOUISVILLE, Colo. – February 12, 2018 – For more than 54 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...
Jan 25, 2018
Call for art show submissions now open thru April 15, 2018
Louisville, Colo. –– January 25, 2018 -- The Design Automation Conference (DAC) -- the premier conference devoted to the design and automation of electronic circuits and systems – will again host the popular Silicon and Technology art show to celebrate the beauty in the design of leading-edge electronic systems and components. The first Silicon and Technology art show was held in 2016 at the 53rd DAC in Austin, Texas. This first-of-its-kind art show provided DAC attendees with a glimpse of beauty and elegance behind the creativity in designing electronic systems. The grand prize winner of the 2016 art show was Conventor, Inc., who presented a 14nm FinFET Technology SEMulator3D®.
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Jan 24, 2018
Nominating period open through March 2, 2018
LOUISVILLE, Colo. – January 23, 2018 – 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 55th DAC will be held at Moscone West Center in San Francisco, CA from June 24–28, 2018. Nominations must be received no later than 5:00 PM MST on Friday, March 2, 2018.
This annual award, named for the late Marie R. Pistilli, the former organizer of DAC, recognizes individuals who have visibly helped to advance the profile of women in the electronics industry. This year’s honoree (to be announced prior to DAC) will be presented with the award at the 55th DAC...
Jan 19, 2018
The new Design Infrastructure Alley features a dedicated Design-on-Cloud Pavilion;
Call for submitted presentations aimed at educating attendees involved in the Design Infrastructure Ecosystem is now open.
LOUISVILLE, Colo. – January 19, 2018 –The Design Automation Conference (DAC), the premier conference devoted to the design of electronic circuits and systems, will this year showcase exhibits and presentations centered on information technology (IT) infrastructure, which is a crucial element in the creation of electronic systems and components. Behind the scenes of every electronic product design effort is a team of professionals, using sophisticated hardware and software, that ensures that the computing bandwidth, availability, licensing, security and storage needs are...
Oct 16, 2017
DAC recognizes young innovators in the field of design and design automation of electronic systems. Nominations now open
LOUISVILLE, Colo. – October 16, 2017 – The Design Automation Conference (DAC), the premier conference devoted to the design and design automation of electronic systems, is now accepting nominations for the Under 40 Innovators Award at the 55th DAC. The Under 40 Innovators Award is sponsored by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the Electronic Systems Design Alliance (ESDA), 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, 2018) who are movers and shakers in the field of design and automation of electronics....
Sep 25, 2017
Open Call for Contributions, topic areas include: Design, EDA, Embedded Systems and Software, Machine Learning/AI, Intellectual Property, IoT, Automotive and Security
LOUISVILLE, Colo. –– September 25, 2017 – For 55 years, the Design Automation Conference (DAC) has been recognized as the premier conference on leading-edge research and practice in tools and methodologies for the design and automation of electronic circuits and systems. DAC continues to offer the semiconductor and electronic design industry outstanding education, training, exhibits and networking opportunities for a worldwide community of designers, researchers, tool developers and vendors. The Technical Program Committee for DAC 2018 is soliciting high-quality submissions on design research, design practices and...
Sep 20, 2017
Dr. Xiaobo Sharon Hu, Professor at University of Notre Dame to serve as General Chair
Louisville, Colo. –– September 20, 2017 –– The Design Automation Conference (DAC), the premier conference devoted to the design and design automation of electronic systems, has named the members of the 55th DAC Executive Committee. The Executive Committee (EC) oversees the exhibition and trade show, plans the technical program, establishes new initiatives, and manages conference operations and publicity. The 55th DAC will be held at Moscone Center West in San Francisco, CA from June 24 - 28, 2018.
Dr. Xiaobo Sharon Hu (Sharon), will serve as the general chair for the 55th DAC. Dr. Hu is a professor in the department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Notre Dame,...
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