February 7, 2006
David Malinak's DesignCon Blog: Day 1
The 2006 edition of DesignCon kicked off Monday at the Santa Clara Convention Center with something less than a bang. It's indicative of where technical conferences find themselves in these times when a full day of technical forums and panels can find itself so lightly attended...

February 8, 2006
David Maliniak's DesignCon Blog: Day 2
It's amazing what the opening of exhibitions can do for the attendance at an industry event. Whereas yesterday DesignCon was deadly quiet, today was quite a different story. A good crowd of attendees flowed in and out of the technical sessions and onto the small exhibition floor...

February 8, 2006
David Maliniak's DesignCon Blog: Day 3
DesignCon 2006, or at least the exhibition portion of it, wound down today with what appeared to be the best-attended day of the conference. The exhibitors I spoke to seemed pleased with their booth traffic, both in terms of quantity and quality...

Panelists seek ROI in IC verification
You can never design a 100 percent bug-free IC, but you can invest in strategies that will help ensure verification success, according to panelists at the DesignCon 2006 conference here Tuesday (Feb. 7).

'Disruptive events' could change EDA landscape, panelists say
EDA may be on the verge of "disruptive events" that could change the landscape and result in a changing of the guard among the top companies in the space, according to a panel of EDA insiders.

New Apollo program needed to boost engineering education
The U.S. needs a new Apollo project to inspire young people to enter engineering and technology fields.