Design Automation Conference
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The Design Automation Conference, or DAC, is a combination of a technical conference and a trade show, both specializing in electronic design automation
.
DAC is the oldest and largest conference in electronic design automation
, starting as the SHARE design automation workshop in 1964. It has been held yearly since. Up until the mid-'70s, DAC had sessions on all types of design automation, including mechanical and architectural. After that, for all intents and purposes, only topics concerned with electronic design have been included. Also until the mid-'70s, DAC was strictly a technical conference. Then a few companies started to request space to show their products, and within a few years the trade show portion of DAC became the main focus of the event. The first commercial DAC was held in June 1984. As a rough metric of the importance of the trade show portion, about 5,500 people attended DAC in 2005, whereas ICCAD, at least as strong technically but with no trade show, drew perhaps a tenth as many attendees.
Other similar conferences are the International Conference on Computer-Aided Design
, or ICCAD (technical only, no trade show), Design Automation and Test in Europe
(DATE), Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference
(ASPDAC), and International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED).
Over the past few years the conference location has been alternating among San Diego, Anaheim, and San Francisco. The conference is usually held in June. Upcoming DACs are scheduled in the San Diego Convention Center
(June 5-9, 2011) and Moscone Center
in San Francisco (2012).
DAC is sponsored by several professional societies: ACM-SIGDA (Association of Computing Machinery, Special Interest Group on Design Automation), EDAC (EDA
Consortium), IEEE-CAS/CANDE/CEDA (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
, IEEE Circuits and Systems Society
, Computer-Aided Network DEsign Committee
, and IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation
), in technical cooperation with IEEE-SSCS (IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society
). DAC is organized by hundreds of volunteer committee members from EDA companies and academia.
Electronic design automation
Electronic design automation is a category of software tools for designing electronic systems such as printed circuit boards and integrated circuits...
.
DAC is the oldest and largest conference in electronic design automation
Electronic design automation
Electronic design automation is a category of software tools for designing electronic systems such as printed circuit boards and integrated circuits...
, starting as the SHARE design automation workshop in 1964. It has been held yearly since. Up until the mid-'70s, DAC had sessions on all types of design automation, including mechanical and architectural. After that, for all intents and purposes, only topics concerned with electronic design have been included. Also until the mid-'70s, DAC was strictly a technical conference. Then a few companies started to request space to show their products, and within a few years the trade show portion of DAC became the main focus of the event. The first commercial DAC was held in June 1984. As a rough metric of the importance of the trade show portion, about 5,500 people attended DAC in 2005, whereas ICCAD, at least as strong technically but with no trade show, drew perhaps a tenth as many attendees.
Other similar conferences are the International Conference on Computer-Aided Design
International Conference on Computer-Aided Design
The International Conference on Computer-Aided Design, or ICCAD, is a yearly conference about electronic design automation. It is normally held in early November in San Jose, California...
, or ICCAD (technical only, no trade show), Design Automation and Test in Europe
Design Automation and Test in Europe
Design Automation and Test in Europe, or DATE is a yearly conference on the topic of electronic design automation. It is typically held in March or April of each year, alternating between France and Germany...
(DATE), Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference
Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference
The Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference, or ASP-DAC is a yearly conference on the topic of electronic design automation. It is typically held in late January in the Far East, as the name implies...
(ASPDAC), and International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED).
Over the past few years the conference location has been alternating among San Diego, Anaheim, and San Francisco. The conference is usually held in June. Upcoming DACs are scheduled in the San Diego Convention Center
San Diego Convention Center
The San Diego Convention Center is the primary convention center in San Diego, California. It is located in the Marina district of downtown San Diego near the Gaslamp Quarter, at 111 West Harbor Drive...
(June 5-9, 2011) and Moscone Center
Moscone Center
Moscone Center is the largest convention and exhibition complex in San Francisco, California. It comprises three main halls: Two underground halls underneath Yerba Buena Gardens, known as Moscone North and Moscone South, and a three-level Moscone West exhibition hall across 4th Street...
in San Francisco (2012).
DAC is sponsored by several professional societies: ACM-SIGDA (Association of Computing Machinery, Special Interest Group on Design Automation), EDAC (EDA
Electronic design automation
Electronic design automation is a category of software tools for designing electronic systems such as printed circuit boards and integrated circuits...
Consortium), IEEE-CAS/CANDE/CEDA (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a non-profit professional association headquartered in New York City that is dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence...
, IEEE Circuits and Systems Society
IEEE Circuits and Systems Society
The IEEE Circuits and Systems Society is a society of the IEEE. It is also known by the acronym IEEE CASS. In the hierarchy of IEEE, the Circuits and Systems Society is one of close to 40 technical societies organized under the IEEE's Technical Activities Board.From the , the field of interest of...
, Computer-Aided Network DEsign Committee
Computer-Aided Design Technical Committee
The Computer-Aided Design Technical Committee is a Technical Committee of IEEE Circuits and Systems Society, one of the many societies that comprise the IEEE....
, and IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation
IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation
The IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation, also called IEEE CEDA, or Council on EDA, or just CEDA, is an organizational unit of the IEEE. It was started since many of the member societies have a common interest in electronic design automation, or EDA...
), in technical cooperation with IEEE-SSCS (IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society
IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society
The is a professional society of the .- Field of Interest :The Field of Interest of the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society is the design, implementation and application of solid-state integrated circuits.- History :...
). DAC is organized by hundreds of volunteer committee members from EDA companies and academia.
See also
- electronic design automationElectronic design automationElectronic design automation is a category of software tools for designing electronic systems such as printed circuit boards and integrated circuits...
- EDA Software Category
- International Conference on Computer-Aided DesignInternational Conference on Computer-Aided DesignThe International Conference on Computer-Aided Design, or ICCAD, is a yearly conference about electronic design automation. It is normally held in early November in San Jose, California...
- Asia and South Pacific Design Automation ConferenceAsia and South Pacific Design Automation ConferenceThe Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference, or ASP-DAC is a yearly conference on the topic of electronic design automation. It is typically held in late January in the Far East, as the name implies...
- Design Automation and Test in EuropeDesign Automation and Test in EuropeDesign Automation and Test in Europe, or DATE is a yearly conference on the topic of electronic design automation. It is typically held in March or April of each year, alternating between France and Germany...
- International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design