The major electronic design forum in Europe. DATE 02 was held March 4-8, 2002, at Le Palais des Congrès, Paris, France. http://www.date-conference.com/
An annual conference on product technologies, design methodologies, and EDA software, with a focus on system-on-chip design. The 2002 DesignCon was held January 28-31 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. http://www.designcon.com/
An open forum for Synopsys users to exchange ideas and explore solutions. Europe: March 7-8, Paris. San Jose: March 13-15. Taiwan: May 21-22. Korea: May 24. Beijing: May 28. Bangalore, India: May 30. Singapore: June 4. Tokyo/Osaka: November. http://www.snug-universal.org/
ICCAD tends to have a slightly more academic focus than DAC. ICCAD will be held this year on November 10-14, 2002, at the Doubletree Hotel in San Jose, Calif. http://www.iccad.com/
ISQED is aimed at achieving design quality through design tools, circuit technologies, and processes. The last symposium was held March 18-20, 2002, in San Jose, Calif. http://www.isqed.org/
ISPD provides a forum to exchange ideas and promote research on critical areas related to the physical design of VLSI systems. ISPD 2002 will be held April 7-10, 2002, at the Hilton San Diego/Del Mar, Del Mar, Calif. http://www.ispd.cc/
Tools and technologies for embedded systems designers. This year's conference was held March 12-16, 2002, at the Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, Calif. http://www.esconline.com/sf/