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,...
Aug 14, 2017
Over 30 engineering teams registered to compete for cash prizes in IoT applications, and to boost research and development in electronic design
LOUISVILLE, Colo. – August 15, 2017 – A device that makes 3D printing safer, an audio-enabled IoT security system and an edge node that collects power from multiple sources won top prizes in the first International Hardware Design Contest at the 54th Design Automation Conference (DAC).
The contest, sponsored by Lattice Semiconductor, honored five design teams as finalists from more than 30 engineering teams that registered to compete in the contest. The five finalist teams highlighted their submissions at the World of IoT booth at DAC, the premier event devoted to the design and automation of electronic systems (held in Austin,...
Jul 5, 2017
Thousands of well-qualified attendees take advantage of expanded technical program,
exhibits ecosystem
LOUISVILLE, Colo. – July 5, 2017 –The 54th Design Automation Conference (DAC), the premier event devoted to the design and automation of electronic systems, attracted thousands of attendees from all over the world at the Austin Convention Center in Texas. All leading companies in the EDA, IP and IoT spaces, as well as major foundries, participated on the exhibit floor, in the technical program, and in DAC’s Monday tutorial sessions.
“We are very pleased with the interest the expanded topics brought to the technical program,” said Michael “Mac” McNamara, General Chair of the 54th DAC. “The machine learning tutorial on Monday was standing-room only, as was the AI...
Jun 19, 2017
Engineers from major vendors to academia recognized for contributions to EDA
AUSTIN, Texas—June 19, 2017—Celebrating the present and future of innovation, the Design Automation Conference announced the five winners of the inaugural Under-40 Innovators Award at the 54th DAC here.
The winners, from both innovative companies as well as universities, were announced during the conferences opening keynote session at the 54th gathering of DAC, the premier conference devoted to the design and automation of electronic systems.
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 recognizes the top five young...
Jun 12, 2017
Industry experts conduct Workshops and Tutorials on automotive, design, EDA, embedded systems, IoT, IP and security
LOUISVILLE, Colo. – June 12, 2017 –– Continuing its commitment to education for designers, researchers, academics and tool developers in the design and automation of electronic systems, Design Automation Conference (DAC) is pleased to offer four workshops and nine tutorials for the 2017 program. The 54th DAC will be held in the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas from Sunday, June 18 to Thursday, June 22. DAC is the premier conference devoted to the design and automation of electronic systems, offering attendees outstanding training, education, exhibits and networking opportunities.
“Education is one of DAC’s primary goals, and we are fortunate to have so...
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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).
