LOUISVILLE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With a well-earned reputation as the industry’s leading conference for the functional design and verification of electronic systems, organizers of this year's Design and Verification Conference (DVCon) expect the program to be its most pertinent yet. Beginning next week, DVCon 2012 will provide attendees with valuable information applicable to today's market conditions and technical challenges. The 20th annual Design and Verification Conference, sponsored by Accellera Systems Initiative, will be held February 27-March 1 at the DoubleTree Hotel in San Jose, California.
Highlights Discussed on Conversation Central
Conversation Central, the online radio show & podcast, featured DVCon 2012’s Technical Program Chair, Ambar Sarkar and Tutorials and Panels Chair, Stan Krolikoski last week to discuss why this year’s technical program is even better than the last. The two discussed what attendees can expect to learn and take away from the conference, as well as what they view as current and emerging trends. When asked why DVCon continues to grow in this economic climate, Sarkar responded, “In the face of one of the largest recessions, DVCon has gone from a three-day conference to four days. It is extremely relevant, participants are practicing engineers and the quality of papers is outstanding.” To listen to the podcast and get a preview of what you’ll see next week, visit http://blogs.synopsys.com/conversationcentral/2012/02/the-2012-design-and-verification-conference-revealed/.
“If you are a systems, design, or verification engineer working on complex projects and products, you won’t want to miss DVCon 2012,” commented Karen Bartleson, DVCon General Chair. “Last year our survey of attendees indicated half want to learn about company-specific tools and the other half want to learn only pure technical content. We are able to provide both and give attendees options to choose which fit their needs best.”
The Industry Leaders panel, moderated by JL Gray of Verilab and “Cool Verification” will be held Tuesday, February 28th at 2:30 p.m. in the Oak/Fir Ballroom. Titled, “The Resurgence of Chip Design,” Ted Vucurevich, Enconcert, Inc., John Costello, Altera Corp., Gary Smith, Gary Smith EDA, Victoria Coleman, Nokia and Jim Hogan, Vista Ventures LLC will discuss the trends influencing this change.
“Hearing about the challenges these industry influencers have faced and overcome should be of interest to all, whether you’re new to IC design and verification or a pro,” continued Bartleson. “I predict this panel will be ranked as one of the best panels ever assembled at DVCon. We hope to meet, and even surpass, your expectations with our outstanding program this year.”
The DVCon Expo will have a total of 34 exhibitors, including 7 first-timers. Exhibits will be open on Tuesday, February 28 3:30 – 6:30 p.m. and Wednesday, February 29 from 4:30 – 7:00 p.m.
To view the complete 4 day program, including highlights of the Keynote, “Systemic Collaboration: Principles for Success in IC Design,” presented by Aart de Geus, Chairman and CEO of Synopsys, Inc. at 2:00 p.m. on February 29th in the Oak/Fir Ballroom, as well as all of the technical sessions, poster sessions and sponsored tutorials, please visit the conference website www.dvcon.org.
Registration is available online. Complimentary registration is available for the exhibits, keynote and panels.
About DVCon
DVCon is the premier conference for discussion of the functional design and verification of electronic systems. DVCon is sponsored by Accellera Systems Initiative, an industry consortium dedicated to the development and standardization of design and verification languages. For more information about Accellera, please visit www.accellera.org. For more information about DVCon, please visit www.dvcon.org. Follow @dvcon on Twitter or to comment, please use #dvcon.