The International Conference on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD) is a yearly conference about
electronic design automation
Electronic design automation (EDA), also referred to as electronic computer-aided design (ECAD), is a category of software tools for designing Electronics, electronic systems such as integrated circuits and printed circuit boards. The tools wo ...
. From the start in 1982 until 2014 the conference was held in
San Jose, California
San Jose, officially the City of San José ( ; ), is a cultural, commercial, and political center within Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area. With a city population of 997,368 and a metropolitan area population of 1.95 million, it is ...
. It is sponsored by the
IEEE Circuits and Systems Society
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is an American 501(c)(3) public charity professional organization for electrical engineering, electronics engineering, and other related disciplines.
The IEEE has a corporate office i ...
,
Computer-Aided Design Technical Committee (CANDE), the
IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation (CEDA), and
SIGDA
SIGDA, Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Design Automation, is a professional development organization for the electronic design automation (EDA) community. SIGDA is organized and operated exclusively for educationa ...
, and in cooperation with the IEEE Electron Devices Society and the IEEE Solid State Circuits Society.
Unlike the
Design Automation Conference
The Design Automation Conference (DAC - The chips to systems conference) is an annual event that combines a technical conference with a trade show. It focuses on semiconductor and electronic system design, covering topics such as electronic desig ...
,
Design Automation and Test in Europe
Design, Automation & Test in Europe, or DATE is a yearly conference on the topic of electronic design automation, typically held in March or April, alternating between France and Germany. DATE is a combination of a technical conference and a smal ...
(DATE), and
Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference (ASP-DAC), ICCAD is primarily a technical conference, with only a small trade show component.
ICCAD Student Scholar Program
The ICCAD Scholar Program assists students who lack other support opportunities to attend ICCAD conferences to participate in activities such as:
* Presenting a paper
* CADathlon
* IC/CAD contest
* SRC
* Joining the job fair
ICCAD's CAD Contest
Since 2012, the CAD Contest at ICCAD has been research and development competition, focusing on advanced, real-world problems in the field of Electronic Design Automation (EDA).
See also
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electronic design automation
Electronic design automation (EDA), also referred to as electronic computer-aided design (ECAD), is a category of software tools for designing Electronics, electronic systems such as integrated circuits and printed circuit boards. The tools wo ...
*
EDA Software Category
*
Design Automation Conference
The Design Automation Conference (DAC - The chips to systems conference) is an annual event that combines a technical conference with a trade show. It focuses on semiconductor and electronic system design, covering topics such as electronic desig ...
*
Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference
*
Design Automation and Test in Europe
Design, Automation & Test in Europe, or DATE is a yearly conference on the topic of electronic design automation, typically held in March or April, alternating between France and Germany. DATE is a combination of a technical conference and a smal ...
*
Symposia on VLSI Technology and Circuits
References
External links
Main web pagefor the ICCAD conference
International conferences
IEEE conferences
Electronic design automation conferences
Recurring events established in 1980
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