The technical program at the 44th DAC consists of 161 papers supplemented by eight special sessions, seven full-day tutorials, eight panels, 18 DAC Pavilion panels, and seven hands-on tutorials.
Automotive electronics will be the focus of special presentations and sessions throughout the conference. But for those with a particular interest in
this area of design, you'll want to be sure to attend the all-day automotive
session track on Wednesday, June 6. Included will be a special session,
invited talks, a panel, and regular papers.
The special session, for example, will offer presentations on defining,
designing, and using virtual automotive platforms to implement applications on shared hardware. A DAC Pavilion panel that afternoon will detail
the particular need for correctness and reliability in automotive software,
and how carmakers and researchers are addressing that need.
Keynote speakers are always highly anticipated at DAC, and this year
promises to deliver again. Following through on the automotive theme,
Lawrence D. Burns, PhD, vice president of R&D and strategic planning for
General Motors Corp., will deliver a Monday address titled "Designing A
New Automotive DNA."
Tuesday's keynote by Oh-hyun Kwon, PhD, president of the System LSI
Division of Samsung Semiconductor Business, will address the challenges
facing the semiconductor industry in his talk titled "Perspectives on the
Future of the Semiconductor Industry: Challenges and Solutions."
And a special Thursday keynote by Dr. Jan M. Rabaey of the University of
California at Berkeley will pay tribute to the late A. Richard Newton, an EDA
visionary and mentor to many industry figures.
