11th EDA&T-Hsinchu to highlight design chain issues, market opportunities

The 11th Electronic Design Automation & Test Expo - Hsinchu (EDA&T-Hsinchu), scheduled from September 30 to October 1, 2003 at the Lakeshore Hotel in Hsinchu, Taiwan, will showcase forums organized in cooperation with the TSIA, the ITRI SoC Technology Center, and the Taiwan SOC Consortium. This event is co-located with the 3rd Embedded Systems Conferences-Asia (ESC-Asia).

The forums will highlight the impact of shrinking process geometries on the design chain, as well as the opportunities and competitiveness of Taiwan's IC design industry. Panelists include industry executives, educators, government leaders and experts on the IC industry.

September 30

Design to Silicon: The impact of shrinking process geometries on the design chain

• ?The challenges posed by shrinking process geometries to the designer (e.g changes in the power and voltage environment, the higher overall circuit complexities as a result of greater integration, etc.)
  

• ?The challenges faced by the foundries (e.g. current status of the reticle enhancement technologies)
  

• ?The emerging solutions from EDA vendors
  

• ?The new technologies being developed/employed by foundries
  

• ?The impact on the design chain and the trend toward "design for manufacturability" (DFM)

October 1

The Competitiveness and Opportunities of Taiwan's IC Design Industry

• ?Taiwan's Government Policy on the IC industry
  

• ?Analysis of Taiwan's IC Design Industry - Present Status and Needs
  

• ?Competitiveness of other Countries' IC Design Industries and their Strategies
  

• ?Future Opportunities and Strategies for Taiwan's IC Design Industry
  

Meanwhile, the EDA&T-Hsinchu Technology Vendor Seminars will include topics such as IP in SoC designs. These seminars offer a comprehensive look at the latest EDA and test tools and software from leading players in the industry.

ESC-Asia is an eeEvent organized by eMedia Asia Ltd, a Global Sources and CMP Media joint venture.