Munich, Germany – 15th April 2026 - The Design and Verification Conference & Exhibition Europe (DVCon Europe), hosted by Accellera Systems Initiative, has announced the 13th edition of the show, to take place in Munich from 17th and 18th November. The Call for Papers has been issued and the deadline for abstracts for engineering papers and for tutorials is May 4th. Full engineering and research papers are needed by 27th July, as are draft slides for tutorials. The DVCon Europe exhibition, showcasing EDA and IP solutions and services, continues to expand and the contract deadline for exhibitors is 17th October. Details are available at https://dvcon-europe.org/
Martin Ruhwandl, Senior Principal Engineer at Infineon Technologies, takes over as General Chair of the Steering Committee this year and he notes, “DVCon Europe continues to innovate. We have a strong mix of new and old faces on the Committee and we are fully supported by previous Committee members, which ensures the right balance of leading-edge technical topics and fresh ideas.”
The full DVCon Europe 2026 Steering Committee is composed of technical experts from companies such as ST Microelectronics, Intel, Qualcomm, Verilab and Infineon as well as from academia, ensuring that DVCon Europe continues to be made by users for users.
The main theme of the show is design and verification, covering the methodologies and technologies of tools, languages and standards for integrated and embedded systems and products. Those making submissions are encouraged to highlight industry themes and trends such as digital twin, Internet-of-Things, functional safety and security, ML/AI, ADAS, and digitalization.
ABOUT DVCON EUROPE
The Design and Verification Conference & Exhibition in Europe (DVCon Europe) is the leading European event covering the application of languages, tools and intellectual property for the design and verification of electronic systems and integrated circuits. Hosted by Accellera Systems Initiative, and one of several DVCon events around the globe (see below), DVCon Europe brings chip architects, design & verification engineers, and IP integrators the latest methodologies, techniques, applications and demonstrations for the practical use of EDA solutions for electronic design. For more details, visit www.dvcon-europe.org. Follow #dvconeurope on X.
Forthcoming worldwide DVCon events are:
ABOUT ACCELLERA SYSTEMS INITIATIVE
Accellera Systems Initiative (Accellera) is an independent, not-for profit organization, dedicated to create, support, promote and advance system-level design, modeling and verification standards for use by the worldwide electronics industry. The organization accelerates standards development and, as part of its ongoing partnership with the IEEE, its standards are contributed to the IEEE Standards Association for formal standardization and ongoing change control. For more information, please visitaccellera.org. For membership information, please email membership@accellera.org. Follow @accellera on X or to comment, please use #accellera.
ACCELLERA GLOBAL SPONSORS: Cadence; Siemens; Synopsys
Accellera Systems Initiative and DVCon are trademarks of Accellera Systems Initiative Inc. All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners.
Editorial Contact:
Annette Bley
Annette Bley PR
Phone: +44 (0) 7973 801132
Martin Ruhwandl, Senior Principal Engineer at Infineon Technologies, takes over as General Chair of the Steering Committee this year and he notes, “DVCon Europe continues to innovate. We have a strong mix of new and old faces on the Committee and we are fully supported by previous Committee members, which ensures the right balance of leading-edge technical topics and fresh ideas.”
The full DVCon Europe 2026 Steering Committee is composed of technical experts from companies such as ST Microelectronics, Intel, Qualcomm, Verilab and Infineon as well as from academia, ensuring that DVCon Europe continues to be made by users for users.
The main theme of the show is design and verification, covering the methodologies and technologies of tools, languages and standards for integrated and embedded systems and products. Those making submissions are encouraged to highlight industry themes and trends such as digital twin, Internet-of-Things, functional safety and security, ML/AI, ADAS, and digitalization.
ABOUT DVCON EUROPE
The Design and Verification Conference & Exhibition in Europe (DVCon Europe) is the leading European event covering the application of languages, tools and intellectual property for the design and verification of electronic systems and integrated circuits. Hosted by Accellera Systems Initiative, and one of several DVCon events around the globe (see below), DVCon Europe brings chip architects, design & verification engineers, and IP integrators the latest methodologies, techniques, applications and demonstrations for the practical use of EDA solutions for electronic design. For more details, visit www.dvcon-europe.org. Follow #dvconeurope on X.
Forthcoming worldwide DVCon events are:
- DVCon China – May 13th, 2026
- DVCon India – September 1st to 3rd, 2026
- DVCon Taiwan – September 8th, 2026
- DVCon Japan – September 10th, 2026
- DVCon Europe – November 17th and 18th, 2026
- DVCon US – March 1st to 4th, 2027
ABOUT ACCELLERA SYSTEMS INITIATIVE
Accellera Systems Initiative (Accellera) is an independent, not-for profit organization, dedicated to create, support, promote and advance system-level design, modeling and verification standards for use by the worldwide electronics industry. The organization accelerates standards development and, as part of its ongoing partnership with the IEEE, its standards are contributed to the IEEE Standards Association for formal standardization and ongoing change control. For more information, please visitaccellera.org. For membership information, please email membership@accellera.org. Follow @accellera on X or to comment, please use #accellera.
ACCELLERA GLOBAL SPONSORS: Cadence; Siemens; Synopsys
Accellera Systems Initiative and DVCon are trademarks of Accellera Systems Initiative Inc. All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners.
Editorial Contact:
Annette Bley
Annette Bley PR
Phone: +44 (0) 7973 801132