Si2 is conducting quite a few sessions at DAC this year covering everything from power model standards to agentic AI. There is one session that is a bit different, focusing on LLM benchmarking. Since AI is popping up everywhere, the ability to accurately assess and measure the quality of new models becomes more important. That’s… Read More
See Defacto Technologies at DAC 2026
I have had the pleasure of working with Defacto Technologies for the past 10 years on SemiWiki and I am always impressed with their professionalism and ability to quickly address the challenges of complex SoC design.
From my perspective, Defacto’s technology is designed to improve productivity and design quality by enabling … Read More
Keysight Design Engineering Software at DAC 2026: Going Deep on Chiplets, RF and AI-Driven Design
Keysight Technologies returns to 2026 DAC, The Chips to Systems Conference this year as a Silver Sponsor and an “I LOVE DAC” sponsor, bringing its Design Engineering Software portfolio to Booth #927 at DAC 2026, which runs July 26-29 in Long Beach, Calif. The Keysight team will be on-site Monday through Wednesday … Read More
Tuple Technologies Develops AI-powered Infrastructure at 2026 DAC
Tuple Technologies develops AI-powered infrastructure and operations platforms specifically designed for semiconductor companies. The company’s solutions help engineering organizations simplify CAD infrastructure management, optimize cloud resources, improve security and compliance, and reduce operational… Read More
Agentrys a New Paradigm for Semiconductor Engineering at 2026 DAC
Agentrys is pioneering Agentic Design Automation (ADA), a new paradigm for semiconductor engineering. Electronic Design Automation (EDA) has transformed the industry by automating engineering algorithms. Today, frontier AI can automate many engineering tasks by understanding specifications, generating RTL and … Read More
DAC 2026 See Analog Bits TSMC N2P IP portfolio and meet with its engineering experts!
Analog Bits, Inc. is an established provider of mixed-signal semiconductor IP that integrates into advanced system-on-chip (SoC) designs to enable intelligent energy and power management. Its full portfolio of IP blocks includes precision clocking macros, power and temperature sensors including LDO and regulators, programmable… Read More
Arteris at DAC 2026 Connecting Innovation for Silicon Success
The semiconductor industry has entered a new era as AI workloads, chiplets, heterogeneous computing, software-defined vehicles, and intelligent edge devices are transforming how chips are designed.
Silicon success is no longer determined by transistor counts alone, but by how efficiently data moves across increasingly… Read More
DAC 2026 Mach42: A new generation of physics-driven AI models for analog circuit verification
Mach42 spun out of the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford in 2019 with a mission to establish software tools capable of drastically accelerating expensive physics simulations while supporting complex computational workflows. The prototype tools were successfully applied in the emulation of extreme states … Read More
Synopsys at Design Automation Conference 2026
Synopsys is catalyzing the era of pervasive intelligence with comprehensive engineering solutions spanning silicon design, IP, and simulation and analysis. At this year’s Design Automation Conference (DAC), the company will showcase innovations transforming silicon and systems development for a wide range of applications… Read More
DAC 2026: Join Accellera for a dynamic luncheon exploring how artificial intelligence is reshaping the standards landscape for design and verification.
Accellera Systems Initiative invites the design and verification community to join us at the 2026 Design Automation Conference for a focused technical luncheon, “Embracing AI for Advanced Design and Verification,” on Tuesday, July 28, from 12:30–1:45 p.m. at the Long Beach Convention Center, Meeting Room 104C.
Artificial… Read More


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