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The 62nd Design Automation Conference (DAC 62) took place in San Francisco, California, USA, from June 22 to 25, 2025. It was the first time in three years that I attended the DAC (this blog is a little bit late, sorry for that). For those that do not know, the DAC is the biggest show in EDA, combining a major research conference with an industry exhibition and engineering track. This year the theme was AI (Artificial Intelligence), and not much else.
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I just fixed the strangest problem with my home office setup. The solution was as simple as the problem was weird to begin with. Conclusion: the IT checklists makes sense.
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In late May, the VLAB Works part of ASTC was acquired by Cadence, and as a result I am finally working in EDA for real. What a change! When I started working with the Simics simulator at Virtutech in 2002, we were at pains to distance ourselves from EDA. Now, almost 25 years later, I am working in one of the big three EDA companies.
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