A Look at the High-Profile Speakers Presenting at #DAC2026

A Look at the High-Profile Speakers Presenting at #DAC2026
by Mike Gianfagna on 06-01-2026 at 10:00 am

A Look at the High Profile Speakers Presenting at #DAC2026

Many of us think of DAC as an important trade show for the Semiconductors and EDA industries. That is certainly part of the history of DAC, but the event is also a highly prestigious technical conference dating back to 1964. In fact, the exhibits at DAC began 20 years after the conference started. That long history as a premier technical… Read More


Griffin Securities’ Jay Vleeschhouwer on EDA Acquisitions and Startups

Griffin Securities’ Jay Vleeschhouwer on EDA Acquisitions and Startups
by Bob Smith on 07-25-2025 at 6:00 am

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Jay Vleeschhouwer, Managing Director of Software Research at Griffin Securities, is a noted financial analyst who does a yearly presentation on the State of EDA during the Design Automation Conference (DAC). This year was no exception. He and I spent a memorable afternoon discussing the Synopsys-Ansys merger and startups. … Read More