I can hardly believe it. I’ve been in the EDA business since 1980 when I joined TI’s Design Automation Department after graduating from Cal Poly with my BSEE. Since 1995, much of my attention has been focused on EDA standards. I reached a moment of truth this year when I admitted, albeit reluctantly, that I could be called a standards-lifer. So, I decided it’s time to share my perspectives on what’s going on in the standards arena. Welcome to my blog - I can’t wait to hear from you! Standards and other goodies at DAC – July 27-30, 2009
Posted by Karen B on July 2nd, 2009
We have a lot of treats for you at this year’s Design Automation Conference. Synopsys is offering “Hot Technology and Cool Solutions”, and we have a rich menu of events for you to choose from. My blog focuses on standards, so I’ll highlight standards-related events in this post. Plus, I’m spearheading our social media activities at DAC and have the schedule for “Conversation Central” here for you.
First, though, I have to do a blatant vanity thing. VOTE FOR ME! (Please.) I’m a contestant in the game to name “The Next EDA Top Blogger”. It’s all in fun, of course, and the prize is bragging rights for a day or two. So, thanks for voting for me, and I promise to bring you whirled peas.
Here is the schedule for the 30-minute sessions in “Conversation Central” (just show up, no registration):
Monday July 27, Tuesday July 28, and Wednesday July 29 (9:30 to 6pm)
9:30 – 10:00 Karen Bartleson: “Twitter for N00bs”
10:30 – 11:00 Sean Murphy: “Global Teams &Multi-Firm Collaboration”
11:30 – 12:00 Social Media Experts
Monday – Michael Brito (Intel): “10 Twitter Best Practices for Brands”
Tuesday - Ron Ploof (OC New Media): “Objectivity is Overrated: Corporate Bloggers Aren’t Journalists, & Why They Shouldn’t Even Try”
Wednesday -Tom Diederich (Lithium): “Overcoming Challenges of Launching & Managing a Corporate Blog Program”
12:30 Tweet up! / Meet the Industry Bloggers
1:30 – 2:00 Harry the ASIC Guy: “Job Search: How Social Media Can Help Job Seekers & Employers”
2:30 – 3:00 “The Changing Media Landscape”
Monday – Ron Wilson
Tuesday – John Blyler
Wednesday – Brian Fuller
3:30 – 4:00 John Cooley: “The Evolution of ESNUG & DeepChip”
4:30 – 5:00 JL Gray: “So You Want To Be a Blogger?”
5:30 – 6:00 Rick Jamison: “Competitors in Cyberspace: Why Be Friends?”
As for standards at DAC, here are at least 3 things you won’t want to miss:
Peace, Love and Interoperability, a breakfast event with the Tenzing Norgay Award, VMM, and iPDKs
Synopsys’ Standards Booth, featuring IPL (Interoperable Pcell Libraries), 1801 (UPF), and 1666 (SystemC)
IPL Lunch Workshop, The EDA Earthquake: Interoperable PDKs Shakin’ Up the Analog Design World
We will also have expert speakers and demos of solutions in support of a variety of standards including VMM, 1800 (SystemVerilog), 1801 (UPF), 1666 (SystemC), and IPL (Interoperable Pcell Libraries).
Be sure to follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook for additional updates and information.
I’m looking forward to seeing all of you at DAC!
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