DAC 2026: Accellera Luncheon Panel on Embracing AI for Advanced Design and Verification

DAC 2026: Accellera Luncheon Panel on Embracing AI for Advanced Design and Verification
by Mike Gianfagna on 08-04-2026 at 2:00 pm

DAC 2026 Accellera Luncheon Panel on Embracing AI for Advanced Design and Verification

AI was a hot topic at DAC this year. If you attended the event, you’ve already heard about many new tools and systems that aim to improve time to market and quality for advanced semiconductors and systems. I had the pleasure of chairing an Accellera sponsored luncheon panel on Tuesday at DAC that took a different view of AI.

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Interview with Simon Davidmann, AI + EDA Researcher and Former CEO of Imperas

Interview with Simon Davidmann, AI + EDA Researcher and Former CEO of Imperas
by Daniel Nenni on 07-28-2026 at 2:00 pm

Simon Davidmann

Simon Davidmann is a renowned EDA industry pioneer and serial technology entrepreneur with more than 40 years of experience in simulation and verification. After Synopsys acquired Imperas, which he founded in 2005, he was Synopsys Vice President responsible for Processor Modeling and Simulation. He left Synopsys in 2025 and… Read More


DAC 2026: Join Accellera for a dynamic luncheon exploring how artificial intelligence is reshaping the standards landscape for design and verification.

DAC 2026: Join Accellera for a dynamic luncheon exploring how artificial intelligence is reshaping the standards landscape for design and verification.
by Daniel Nenni on 07-13-2026 at 2:00 pm

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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.

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