Everyone's Blog Posts - The DAC Fan Club2024-03-28T22:49:36Zhttp://ilovedac.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?xn_auth=noEDA Consortium CEO Forecast & Industry Vision Eventtag:ilovedac.ning.com,2010-12-09:3615811:BlogPost:29442010-12-09T20:11:25.000ZEDA Consortiumhttp://ilovedac.ning.com/profile/EDAConsortium
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi"><font color="#000000">Help us kick off the New Year, January 5, 2011, with food and networking followed by this popular annual event moderated, this year, by industry blogger Daniel Nenni of Silicon Valley Blog. During this major industry event four corporate level executives will…</font></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi"><font color="#000000">Help us kick off the New Year, January 5, 2011, with food and networking followed by this popular annual event moderated, this year, by industry blogger Daniel Nenni of Silicon Valley Blog. During this major industry event four corporate level executives will discuss trends affecting the EDA industry and offer insights on growth for the upcoming year. This distinguished panel will include the following executives: </font></span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi"><font color="#000000">• Aart de Geus, Chairman and CEO of Synopsys, Inc.</font></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi"><font color="#000000">• Charlie Huang, Senior Vice President & CSO of Cadence Design Systems</font></span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi"><font color="#000000">• Ravi Subramanian, CEO & President of Berkeley Design Automation</font></span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi"><font color="#000000">To register go to: <a href="http://www.edac.org/events11/ceoForecast/index.jsp">http://www.edac.org/events11/ceoForecast/index.jsp</a></font></span></p>Pipers Mark the End of DAC 47tag:ilovedac.ning.com,2010-06-17:3615811:BlogPost:28532010-06-17T23:00:00.000ZSean Murphyhttp://ilovedac.ning.com/profile/SeanMurphy
Paul Lindemann posted the video at "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X8raZBOzvM">47th DAC Closing -<br />
Bagpipes Play Amazing Grace</a>"
Paul Lindemann posted the video at "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X8raZBOzvM">47th DAC Closing -<br />
Bagpipes Play Amazing Grace</a>"group triptag:ilovedac.ning.com,2010-01-09:3615811:BlogPost:25522010-01-09T03:30:17.000ZCindy Fallsenhttp://ilovedac.ning.com/profile/CindyFallsen
We are trying to get a group together for the next conference. We have priced out hotel, airfare, food, <a href="http://www.mnui.com" style="text-decoration:none;color:#333333;">Medical Travel Insurance</a> (do you guys think it is a good idea, even if some of the group members have <a href="http://www.goldenrule.com" style="text-decoration:none;color:#333333;">Health Insurance</a>?). There is much to consider with a group, but we are looking forward to the trip. Any other tips for bringing a…
We are trying to get a group together for the next conference. We have priced out hotel, airfare, food, <a href="http://www.mnui.com" style="text-decoration:none;color:#333333;">Medical Travel Insurance</a> (do you guys think it is a good idea, even if some of the group members have <a href="http://www.goldenrule.com" style="text-decoration:none;color:#333333;">Health Insurance</a>?). There is much to consider with a group, but we are looking forward to the trip. Any other tips for bringing a group? Anything we are not thinking of? Thanks for your feedback.Everything Else has a Fan Club -- Why not DAC?tag:ilovedac.ning.com,2009-09-17:3615811:BlogPost:17562009-09-17T17:00:00.000ZDavid Linhttp://ilovedac.ning.com/profile/DavidLin
Excerpted from my article at the <a href="http://www.dac.com/newsletter/shownewsletter.aspx?newsid=204" target="_blank">DAC eZine</a><br />
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Big. Massive. Fan. Massive! Love it! Love DAC. The excitement. The conversation. The community.<br />
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Not always and not every day, but for the most part, I think it’s awesome! Like many others, I’ve thought about, planned, prepped, developed, worried about, practiced, demoed, spoken, networked and partied at the Design Automation Conference (DAC) for the last 14…
Excerpted from my article at the <a href="http://www.dac.com/newsletter/shownewsletter.aspx?newsid=204" target="_blank">DAC eZine</a><br />
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Big. Massive. Fan. Massive! Love it! Love DAC. The excitement. The conversation. The community.<br />
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Not always and not every day, but for the most part, I think it’s awesome! Like many others, I’ve thought about, planned, prepped, developed, worried about, practiced, demoed, spoken, networked and partied at the Design Automation Conference (DAC) for the last 14 years. EDA has become a strong, close-knit community and DAC is easily the focal point … we should embrace and support it.<br />
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To do our part, over the last several months a grassroots network of people and companies came together as the ad-hoc “DAC Fan Club” to celebrate the EDA and semiconductor spirit, savor the stories of conquest and adventure, and give back to the industry. Originally conceived by Atrenta, Denali and Springsoft to help sponsor DAC exhibit hall passes for design engineers and EDA veterans, our mission evolved to using social engagement to help our members have fun, make a difference in EDA, and meet people who share their passion for EDA through a combination of online and offline presence.<br />
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(<a href="http://www.dac.com/newsletter/shownewsletter.aspx?newsid=204" target="_blank">Read more ...</a>)The Pipers Mark the End of DAC09tag:ilovedac.ning.com,2009-08-01:3615811:BlogPost:13012009-08-01T02:12:11.000ZSean Murphyhttp://ilovedac.ning.com/profile/SeanMurphy
<a href="http://twitter.com/plindemann" target="_blank">Paul Lindemann</a> posted a video of the Forte bagpipers closing <a href="http://twitter.com/#search?q=%2346dac" target="_blank">#46DAC</a> with "Amazing Grace" See "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vPNL6brpXM" target="_blank">Closing of the 46th DAC Exhibits</a>"
<a href="http://twitter.com/plindemann" target="_blank">Paul Lindemann</a> posted a video of the Forte bagpipers closing <a href="http://twitter.com/#search?q=%2346dac" target="_blank">#46DAC</a> with "Amazing Grace" See "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vPNL6brpXM" target="_blank">Closing of the 46th DAC Exhibits</a>"Can we afford for startups to wind down?tag:ilovedac.ning.com,2009-07-24:3615811:BlogPost:9042009-07-24T03:30:00.000ZSanjay Srivastavahttp://ilovedac.ning.com/profile/SanjaySrivastava
<p>Next week, I am on a DAC financial panel "Can We Afford for Startups to Wind Down?" Here’s a preview of my position.</p>
<p>We can only afford for startups to wind down if -</p>
<ul>
<li>The need for innovation in electronic design has gone away because semiconductor companies are humming along just fine, OR</li>
<li>An alternative model/source of innovation has been discovered</li>
</ul>
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<p>Now, looking at the exponential increase in the design cost of semiconductors, it is foolish to…</p>
<p>Next week, I am on a DAC financial panel "Can We Afford for Startups to Wind Down?" Here’s a preview of my position.</p>
<p>We can only afford for startups to wind down if -</p>
<ul>
<li>The need for innovation in electronic design has gone away because semiconductor companies are humming along just fine, OR</li>
<li>An alternative model/source of innovation has been discovered</li>
</ul>
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<p>Now, looking at the exponential increase in the design cost of semiconductors, it is foolish to believe that there is no longer a need for innovation. At the same time, the funding model for this innovation is under huge stress. IMO there is a mismatch between the money available and the investment opportunities, creating what might be perceived as a funding crisis if Sandhill VC is your sole benchmark.
Following is one simplified view of the EDA innovation and the kind of investment that should pursue it -<br />
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</p>
<ul>
<li><b>New platform creation</b>. Typically, this happens at the edges of an existing platform (at least in EDA). One of the mistakes we can make is in under-funding the creation of platforms because you are asking the customers to move to a whole new methodology, but they are only going to do it if the platform is complete. Leaving big gaps like "availability of models/libraries" can often render a promising platform useless. You could make the case that adoption of ESL has been slower partially because the IP models are the missing ingredients to truly move to the next abstraction level or to be effective for architectural exploration. "New" platforms typically need a lot of investment and there can be huge value in "owning" the platform. VCs have provided source of financing and IPO can be a probable exit.</li>
<li><b>Provide components to a significantly growing platform</b>. This is where lots of EDA startups have flourished since the last big disruption of synthesis. They provided point tools. The platform owners were growing and could afford to pay big premiums to improve parts of the flow or add to them. M&A was the typical exit and, as long as the startups stayed very focused on providing these point tools and kept their finances under control, there was a reasonable return possible for 5-10M in investments even for the venture asset class.</li>
<li><b>Improve components for mature platforms</b>. This is the trap startups have been in for the last few years. Big companies can’t afford to pay 10x revenue multiples since the ROI could not be justified in this environment when they themselves were only getting a 2-3x revenue multiple. If you also consider that most of the funds got too big during the bubble, a natural funding vacuum was created while the need for innovation hasn't gone away.</li>
</ul>
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<p>So, what are the options for startups in this environment -</p>
<ul>
<li>Invest in "new" platforms. In post financial collapse, hopefully, there would be small to mid-size funds again interested in these high return opportunities.</li>
<li>A new funding model and new operating model needs to emerge for companies which can provide room for innovation such that entrepreneurs can still get decent upside in 10-15M exits rather than 50M+. I personal believe addressing the cost of channel is key to creating opportunities in this segment.</li>
<li>Bootstrapping is something Denali is familiar with. Of course, improving pieces of existing platform means you don’t need to invest in evangelizing a new platform. I believe there are lots of opportunities, at least in IP, where completely bootstrapped companies can and do succeed.</li>
</ul>
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<p>I hope to get your feedback in preparation for the next week’s panel! PANEL: Town Hall Meeting: Can We Afford for Start-Ups to Wind Down?
TUESDAY July 28, 2:15pm - 3:15pm, DAC Pavilion (Booth #1928)<br />
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Chair: Lucio Lanza - Lanza Tech Ventures, Palo Alto, CA<br />
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Speakers:<br />
• Shishpal Rawat - Intel Capital, Santa Clara, CA<br />
• Gunjeet Baweja - Needham & Company, LLC, Menlo Park, CA<br />
• Sanjay Srivastava - Denali Software, Inc., Sunnyvale , CA</p>Blogging from SFO: Escape from Alcatraz!tag:ilovedac.ning.com,2009-07-24:3615811:BlogPost:9022009-07-24T03:30:00.000ZDan Nennihttp://ilovedac.ning.com/profile/DanNenni
This blog is about the Design Automation Conference (DAC) being held in San Francisco and my famed attempts to escape from Alcatraz!<br />
<a href="http://danielnenni.com/2009/07/23/blogging-from-sfo-escape-from-alcatraz/" target="_blank"><br />
Blogging from SFO: Escape from Alcatraz!</a><br />
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This blog is about the Design Automation Conference (DAC) being held in San Francisco and my famed attempts to escape from Alcatraz!<br />
<a href="http://danielnenni.com/2009/07/23/blogging-from-sfo-escape-from-alcatraz/" target="_blank"><br />
Blogging from SFO: Escape from Alcatraz!</a><br />
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<p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1561294409?profile=original" alt="" width="283" height="189"/></p>Synopsys' Conversation Central at DACtag:ilovedac.ning.com,2009-07-23:3615811:BlogPost:8832009-07-23T22:34:45.000ZJason Vuong Dohttp://ilovedac.ning.com/profile/JasonVuongDo
Whether you are a novice or a veteran in the world of social media, please join us in what is bound to be an exciting discussion at Conversation Central during this year’s DAC!<br />
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It will be the place to talk, listen, and exchange ideas about how social media is influencing the EDA industry. It will feature a new 30-minute discussion topic every hour beginning at 9:30am throughout the first three days of the event. Each session will be hosted by well-known EDA bloggers, including JL Gray, Harry…
Whether you are a novice or a veteran in the world of social media, please join us in what is bound to be an exciting discussion at Conversation Central during this year’s DAC!<br />
<br />
It will be the place to talk, listen, and exchange ideas about how social media is influencing the EDA industry. It will feature a new 30-minute discussion topic every hour beginning at 9:30am throughout the first three days of the event. Each session will be hosted by well-known EDA bloggers, including JL Gray, Harry the ASIC Guy, Sean Murphy, Ron Wilson, John Blyler, Brian Fuller and John Cooley.<br />
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Visit here for the full schedule: bit.ly/108oaBEDA Consortium 2009 DAC Promotional Videostag:ilovedac.ning.com,2009-07-22:3615811:BlogPost:7842009-07-22T00:30:00.000ZEDA Consortiumhttp://ilovedac.ning.com/profile/EDAConsortium
Check out the EDA Consortium 2009 DAC Promotional Videos at: http://www.edac.org/DAC/2009/index.jsp and hear from Wally Rhines (Mentor), Leon Stock (IBM), Patrick Groeneveld (Magma), Narendra Shenoy (Synopsys), Dave Kelf (Sigmatix), Rich Goldman (Synopsys), Scott Baeder (Cadence) and Soha Hassoun (Tufts University) about their scheduled panels and events.
Check out the EDA Consortium 2009 DAC Promotional Videos at: http://www.edac.org/DAC/2009/index.jsp and hear from Wally Rhines (Mentor), Leon Stock (IBM), Patrick Groeneveld (Magma), Narendra Shenoy (Synopsys), Dave Kelf (Sigmatix), Rich Goldman (Synopsys), Scott Baeder (Cadence) and Soha Hassoun (Tufts University) about their scheduled panels and events.EDA Consortium Official DAC Roadmaptag:ilovedac.ning.com,2009-07-22:3615811:BlogPost:7742009-07-22T00:00:00.000ZEDA Consortiumhttp://ilovedac.ning.com/profile/EDAConsortium
Check out the EDA Consortium Official DAC Roadmap at: http://www.edac.org/events09/dac/newsletter.html.
Check out the EDA Consortium Official DAC Roadmap at: http://www.edac.org/events09/dac/newsletter.html.EDA Turns Green!tag:ilovedac.ning.com,2009-07-22:3615811:BlogPost:7672009-07-22T00:00:00.000ZBob Gardnerhttp://ilovedac.ning.com/profile/BobGardner
Look at the short introduction on this exciting event on Thursday Noon at DAC!<br />
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<a href="http://www.edac.org/DAC/2009/greenPanel.jsp" target="_blank"></a>
Look at the short introduction on this exciting event on Thursday Noon at DAC!<br />
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<a href="http://www.edac.org/DAC/2009/greenPanel.jsp" target="_blank"></a>DAC: A Standing Ovation for All …tag:ilovedac.ning.com,2009-07-21:3615811:BlogPost:7412009-07-21T19:23:20.000ZDavid Linhttp://ilovedac.ning.com/profile/DavidLin
Extracted from <a href="http://www10.edacafe.com/nbc/articles/view_weekly.php?articleid=720854" target="_blank">EDACafe Weekly</a>, by Peggy Aycinena --<br />
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<i>Let’s give a standing ovation for all of the hard-working folks putting together DAC this year. Late July is a hellish time to be trying to mount a tech conference in one of the most expensive cities in the U.S. – particularly in the midst of the worst recession in decades.<br />
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If you’re on the Executive Committee (that‘s you, Andrew, Sachin,…</i>
Extracted from <a href="http://www10.edacafe.com/nbc/articles/view_weekly.php?articleid=720854" target="_blank">EDACafe Weekly</a>, by Peggy Aycinena --<br />
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<i>Let’s give a standing ovation for all of the hard-working folks putting together DAC this year. Late July is a hellish time to be trying to mount a tech conference in one of the most expensive cities in the U.S. – particularly in the midst of the worst recession in decades.<br />
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If you’re on the Executive Committee (that‘s you, Andrew, Sachin, Patrick, Narendra, Yervant, Limor, Dennis, Greg, Soha, Leon, Nanette, Georges, Kazutoshi, Diana, Ramesh, and Anne), stand up and take a bow!<br />
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If you’re working for MP Associates (that‘s you, Kevin, Lee, Susie, Nannette, Kathy, Regina, Marie, Pat, and staff), stand up and take a bow!<br />
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If you’re chairing a Workshop or a Tutorial, and you’re a’feared it will be under-attended, but you’re persevering nonetheless, stand up and take a bow!</i><br />
...<br />
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Read the rest of the article at <a href="http://www10.edacafe.com/nbc/articles/view_weekly.php?articleid=720854" target="_blank">EDACafe Weekly</a>Green Design Concept and the 46th annual DACtag:ilovedac.ning.com,2009-07-21:3615811:BlogPost:7232009-07-21T05:00:00.000ZDan Nennihttp://ilovedac.ning.com/profile/DanNenni
As I mentioned in my first blog entry this will be my 26th DAC. Albuquerque New Mexico, my first, was certainly an interesting venue. I remember taking the tram to a DAC party on the Sandia Peak and watching EDA people do shots. The tram ride back down was even more entertaining. Flight school taught me better but quite a few of the EDA elite did not know: One shot of alcohol at 10,378 feet roughly equals four at sea level.....<br />
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As I mentioned in my first blog entry this will be my 26th DAC. Albuquerque New Mexico, my first, was certainly an interesting venue. I remember taking the tram to a DAC party on the Sandia Peak and watching EDA people do shots. The tram ride back down was even more entertaining. Flight school taught me better but quite a few of the EDA elite did not know: One shot of alcohol at 10,378 feet roughly equals four at sea level.....<br />
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<p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1561294164?profile=original" alt="" width="180" height="271"/></p>
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<a href="http://danielnenni.com/2009/05/22/green-design-concept-and-the-46th-annual-dac/" target="_blank">Green Design Concept and the 46th annual DAC</a>Rain in Albuquerque?tag:ilovedac.ning.com,2009-07-19:3615811:BlogPost:5842009-07-19T06:01:03.000ZRandy Smithhttp://ilovedac.ning.com/profile/RandySmith
My first DAC was Minneapolis (1980 or 1981, I think). Wikipedia incorrectly lists Albuquerque (1984) as the first DAC with commercial exhibts, but I remember exhibits in Minneapolis, they just had a much shorter time open. Albuquerque was hillarious! The DAC main evening event was held outdoors at the Hilton and was to be food of the world served buffet style around the pool - and then it rained! Rain is obviously rare there, especially in June. So they moved everything indoors so you just…
My first DAC was Minneapolis (1980 or 1981, I think). Wikipedia incorrectly lists Albuquerque (1984) as the first DAC with commercial exhibts, but I remember exhibits in Minneapolis, they just had a much shorter time open. Albuquerque was hillarious! The DAC main evening event was held outdoors at the Hilton and was to be food of the world served buffet style around the pool - and then it rained! Rain is obviously rare there, especially in June. So they moved everything indoors so you just wondered the halls for guest rooms that had been turned to buffet rooms. Got people to mingle more though.What are your favorite DAC memories?tag:ilovedac.ning.com,2009-07-18:3615811:BlogPost:5692009-07-18T04:30:00.000ZMarc Greenberghttp://ilovedac.ning.com/profile/MarcGreenberg
<b>What are your favorite DAC memories?</b><br />
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For me, a small selection:<br />
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- DAC34 Anaheim 1997. Stayed in the Disneyland hotel. Having a breakfast meeting in full business attire (suits & ties) in the hotel restaurant and we were descended upon by the whole cast of "Beauty and the Beast". Surreal! (and somewhat annoying!)<br />
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- Emailing a daily DAC report back to my co-workers at home using DACNet, whatever the first year was that there was a DACNet, before we all carried laptops. I think it's…
<b>What are your favorite DAC memories?</b><br />
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For me, a small selection:<br />
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- DAC34 Anaheim 1997. Stayed in the Disneyland hotel. Having a breakfast meeting in full business attire (suits & ties) in the hotel restaurant and we were descended upon by the whole cast of "Beauty and the Beast". Surreal! (and somewhat annoying!)<br />
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- Emailing a daily DAC report back to my co-workers at home using DACNet, whatever the first year was that there was a DACNet, before we all carried laptops. I think it's the first time I had done the thing we now call blogging. Thanks Sun!<br />
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- DAC 35, Vegas'96: Joe Costello to John Cooley during a panel discussion "...I've never held a gun to anyone's head... yet."<br />
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- Watching a sea-of-gates place-and-route work as it should for the first time<br />
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- Seeing First Encounter for the first time<br />
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- The eeCAD marketing campaign<br />
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- During the Internet boom, talking to bad internet startups. Thinking, 'Money will be free forever, VCs will invest in anything'.<br />
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- Learning that the title of "product evangelist" is something one can aspire to.<br />
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- Wondering what the heck "deep submicron" meant<br />
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- Meeting with former colleagues once a year and seeing what's new, and how they have grown and changed<br />
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- Talking to Denali circa 2001, and wondering why anyone would ever need to buy an IP for a DRAM controller. Now I know!!!<br />
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- DAC40, Anaheim '03. Dan Caldwell introducing me to Keith Hopkins at Denali, and me having my first serious talk with Denali. Thanks Dan!!<br />
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I work harder than any week of the year at DAC, but there is also some partying:<br />
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- DAC35, Vegas'96. Penn & Teller show courtesy of Quickturn. Thanks guys!<br />
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- DAC37, Los Angeles, '00. Cadence/HP booked out Paramount studios & had Huey Lewis & the News play. Great Show, thanks Cadence and HP! Most surreal moment: They bussed everyone over there, and had hired teenagers to meet the busses and pretend we were some kind of movie stars getting off the bus, get our autographs, take pictures with us, etc. Cool idea!<br />
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- DAC39, New Orleans '02. Front & center watching Ray Charles, courtesy of Synopsys. Thanks Synopsys!! Ray's handlers kept interrupting the show asking people not to take photos, and Ray kept feeling his watch and left after *exactly* 60 minutes, but it was still awesome.<br />
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- DAC38, Las Vegas '01. Cadence booked the pool area at the Hard Rock Hotel (complete with real sandy beach) and had The Beach Boys play. Everyone had come direct from the conference and few had changed into casual wear. The beach area was packed, but the left side of the stage was partly in the water and nobody wanted to stand there. I took my shoes & socks off, rolled up the legs of my pants, and stood in the water - the best location possible.<br />
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- DAC38, Las Vegas '01. Synopsys booked the RumJungle in the Mandalay Bay hotel. Not sure which was more fun: watching the aerial show, or watching the engineers watching the aerial show.<br />
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- Missing the infamous Denali party at Club Ra in the Luxor Hotel in 2001 :-(<br />
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- Going to every Denali party since 2002. Each one a gem, probably worth it's own "what was your favorite Denali party" thread. Thanks Charlene and Jeannette!You always remember your first DACtag:ilovedac.ning.com,2009-07-17:3615811:BlogPost:5432009-07-17T16:48:12.000ZMarc Greenberghttp://ilovedac.ning.com/profile/MarcGreenberg
My first DAC was DAC32, San Francisco Moscone Center, 1995. If you can remember this far back, this was when the main DAC conference party was cool, and there was no Denali party...<br />
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It was 2 years after I had finished my masters' degree, the first large conference I had been to. I was working for a small (30-person) startup in the UK.<br />
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We didn't know *anything* - one of the other guys had been a previous year, but that's all the experience we had. Things were a little more formal then,…
My first DAC was DAC32, San Francisco Moscone Center, 1995. If you can remember this far back, this was when the main DAC conference party was cool, and there was no Denali party...<br />
<br />
It was 2 years after I had finished my masters' degree, the first large conference I had been to. I was working for a small (30-person) startup in the UK.<br />
<br />
We didn't know *anything* - one of the other guys had been a previous year, but that's all the experience we had. Things were a little more formal then, especially in the UK (everyone wore a shirt & tie to the office every day) so I brought my suit and bought a new pair of shoes for the occasion.<br />
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I ended up in some hotel that had no air conditioning and that was not on the DAC shuttle route, and which required walking through the somewhat dangerous "tenderloin" area of San Francisco to get to the Moscone center. I was hot all the time, and boy, did my feet hurt after that week!<br />
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But... it was a great show. I spent most of my time in the academic sessions that year and the following year started hawking our FPGA place&route software in the exhibition hall between sessions - despite not having a booth or even a demo suite.<br />
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I've been to all the DACs since (might have missed one... New Orleans '99 I think)<br />
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Long live DAC!"The best ever DAC Standards Booth" (Karen Bartleson)tag:ilovedac.ning.com,2009-07-17:3615811:BlogPost:5282009-07-17T00:32:54.000ZDavid Linhttp://ilovedac.ning.com/profile/DavidLin
<b>Excerpted from <a href="http://synopsysoc.org/thestandardsgame/?p=366" target="_blank">The Standards Game</a></b>:<br />
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"<i>Again this year, Synopsys is sponsoring a standards booth at the Design Automation Conference. I bet you think I’m going to say it’s the best ever standards booth. It’s going to be great, for sure, with an impressive line-up of speakers (see below for details) and in-depth information about key industry standards. But I have to say, IMHO, that the best ever DAC standards…</i>
<b>Excerpted from <a href="http://synopsysoc.org/thestandardsgame/?p=366" target="_blank">The Standards Game</a></b>:<br />
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"<i>Again this year, Synopsys is sponsoring a standards booth at the Design Automation Conference. I bet you think I’m going to say it’s the best ever standards booth. It’s going to be great, for sure, with an impressive line-up of speakers (see below for details) and in-depth information about key industry standards. But I have to say, IMHO, that the best ever DAC standards booth had to have been our first one, back in 1999.<br />
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Synopsys has worked hard for more than two decades to bring improved interoperability and standards to the industry. In 1999, we took a very bold step and created a DAC booth dedicated solely to standards and interoperability. We surprised people by not branding it as Synopsys’ booth and by featuring standards that everyone could use (including our competitors). I can’t tell you how excited and scared I was! We played a game named “Interopardy” and sang a song called “My Flow’s in Jeopardy”. It was a blast, and the traffic through the booth far exceeded my expectations.</i>"<br />
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Read the rest of the story, plus photos at <a href="http://synopsysoc.org/thestandardsgame/?p=366" target="_blank">The Standards Game</a>.5 Common Mistakes Startups Make in a Demotag:ilovedac.ning.com,2009-07-16:3615811:BlogPost:4622009-07-16T07:14:07.000ZSean Murphyhttp://ilovedac.ning.com/profile/SeanMurphy
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<li>Starting the demo with your company history … who cares?</li>
<li>Too many bullets on one slide. See Guy Kawasaki’s "<a href="http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2005/12/the_102030_rule.html" target="_blank">10/20/30 Rule of Powerpoint</a>."</li>
<li>“Why I should care about your product” is left to the end of the presentation (long after the high level execs have left the room).</li>
<li>Live demo that does not work. Have a slide deck that covers your most compelling features or benefits. If…</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>Starting the demo with your company history … who cares?</li>
<li>Too many bullets on one slide. See Guy Kawasaki’s "<a href="http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2005/12/the_102030_rule.html" target="_blank">10/20/30 Rule of Powerpoint</a>."</li>
<li>“Why I should care about your product” is left to the end of the presentation (long after the high level execs have left the room).</li>
<li>Live demo that does not work. Have a slide deck that covers your most compelling features or benefits. If that triggers a more detailed discussion of the prospect's needs, it's a win.</li>
<li>Detailed explanation of every product feature...regardless if the audience want to see them or not. Gear your demo to what your audience is interested in and ask them if you don’t know.</li>
</ol>
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If DAC will be your first trade show then a floor demo in a 10x10 booth is very different from a 30 minute conversation in someone's office. Here are three rules of thumb for a floor demo:<br />
<ul>
<li>Get to the point immediately, summarize a problem statement and differentiated benefit in a minute or less. It's very frustrating to have folks walk up, ask you "What do you do" and have them walk off three minutes later before you get to your punchline--for you and for them.</li>
<li>Be able to walk through 4-8 slides that substantiate your one minute overview in another 90 seconds to two minutes.</li>
<li>If you have a quote from a customer that can substantiate the benefit that you offer, put it up on a poster in your booth or on one of your early demo slides. Use their words.</li>
</ul>
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This post is derived from "<a href="http://www.skmurphy.com/blog/2008/08/17/5-mistakes-ceos-make-in-demos/">5 Mistakes CEO's Make in Demos</a>" which triggered these remarks by Chris Edwards in "<a href="http://blog.hackingcough.com/2008/08/does-anybody-en.htm">Does Anybody Enjoy Presentations</a>?" where he observed that many press briefings suffer from the same problems:<br />
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<i>Many briefings are like some ghastly cross between company brochure and time-share sales. Most presentations make you feel like you're being set up for a con. There is slide after slide of selective evidence, all meant to make you think that the thing to be unveiled at the end is the answer.<br />
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There are two problems with this. Until I got bored with doing it, I could happily chip away at the setup slides to the extent that some presentations simply ran out of time. And it doesn't help get a story written because all the information is coming in reverse order.<br />
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The problem with the time-share pitch is that it is designed to sell. Unless you're selling pens, it's pretty unlikely that the hack is going to buy one. (OK, it's different for gadget makers but the launches I've seen for those have largely been "look, shiny stuff").<br />
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At regular intervals in a briefing, I will be thinking: "What's my best possible introduction for a story?" And, most of the time, the answer will be: "I wish I knew."<br />
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People really need to think about the thought processes that their intended audience are likely to use. A journalist is, in the case of a briefing, looking for a story. They may well not take away the story you presented but if you start off with what you think the story is, things might at least unfold in the right order.</i><br />
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Read Chris' <a href="http://blog.hackingcough.com/2008/08/does-anybody-en.htm">whole post</a> it's very good may offer you a perspective you haven't considered before as you prepare for DAC.<br />
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<a href="http://www.secondderivative.com/">Peter Cohan</a>'s "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/059534559X/">Great Demo!</a>" book is an outstanding resource on how to give a great demo.Richard Goering on "EDA In 1964 – A Look Back At The First DAC"tag:ilovedac.ning.com,2009-07-16:3615811:BlogPost:4612009-07-16T05:00:00.000ZDavid Linhttp://ilovedac.ning.com/profile/DavidLin
From Richard Goering's post at the <a href="http://www.cadence.com/Community/blogs/ii/archive/2009/07/15/eda-in-1964-a-look-back-at-the-first-dac.aspx" target="_blank">Cadence Community</a> --<br />
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<b>"</b><i>The fact that the 46th annual Design Automation Conference (DAC) is coming up tells us that EDA has been around a lot longer than most people think. What were they talking about back in 1964, the first year for which proceedings are available? (This was technically the “second” DAC, although…</i>
From Richard Goering's post at the <a href="http://www.cadence.com/Community/blogs/ii/archive/2009/07/15/eda-in-1964-a-look-back-at-the-first-dac.aspx" target="_blank">Cadence Community</a> --<br />
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<b>"</b><i>The fact that the 46th annual Design Automation Conference (DAC) is coming up tells us that EDA has been around a lot longer than most people think. What were they talking about back in 1964, the first year for which proceedings are available? (This was technically the “second” DAC, although it wasn’t called that -- it was the first workshop hosted by the SHARE Design Automation Committee. At the “first” DAC, in Miami in 1963, the SHARE Design Automation Committee was formed.)<br />
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DAC founder Pat Pistilli, then chairman of the SHARE Design Automation Committee, introduced the 1964 workshop by talking about the history of SHARE (an organization of computer professionals founded in 1955) and the decision to launch a committee focused on design automation. “Design automation had grown, by that time [1963], from a searching infancy to a rapidly maturing adolescence as a result of increasing effort throughout industry,” he said. So it appears that electronic design automation was almost a teenager in 1963!</i><b>"</b><br />
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Read the rest of the story at –<br />
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<a href="http://www.cadence.com/Community/blogs/ii/archive/2009/07/15/eda-in-1964-a-look-back-at-the-first-dac.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.cadence.com/Community/blogs/ii/archive/2009/07/15/eda-in-1964-a-look-back-at-the-first-dac.aspx</a>DAC is Like the Tour De France Cycling Racetag:ilovedac.ning.com,2009-07-14:3615811:BlogPost:3272009-07-14T23:32:49.000ZGraham Bellhttp://ilovedac.ning.com/profile/GrahamBell
I have been watching the <a href="http://www.letour.fr/indexus.html" target="_blank">Tour De France cycling race</a> and it reminds me a lot about DAC. There is the mad sprint in the last weeks before the show to get the customer input and marketing ready. There is the massing of the exhibitors on Sunday with the EDAC and Gary Smith kick-off events. The well-known players are back this year, but the up and coming competitors will be on Smith's and Cooley "Must See" lists. Meetings are held to…
I have been watching the <a href="http://www.letour.fr/indexus.html" target="_blank">Tour De France cycling race</a> and it reminds me a lot about DAC. There is the mad sprint in the last weeks before the show to get the customer input and marketing ready. There is the massing of the exhibitors on Sunday with the EDAC and Gary Smith kick-off events. The well-known players are back this year, but the up and coming competitors will be on Smith's and Cooley "Must See" lists. Meetings are held to drive the main pack, the peloton, into a new direction or pace. Announcements are made to pull away from the crowd and get the buzz leadership. And finally on Thursday, the last stage, we are tired but fulfilled, knowing for another year we have made a difference for designers world-wide.<br />
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If you want to step back in time, you can check out the <a href="http://www.edacafe.com/video/index.php?conf=DAC08" target="_blank">EDACafe 2008 DAC Videos</a>. EDACafe will, of course have video interviews at the 2009 event. You can always email me <a href="mailto:graham@edacafe.com" target="_blank">graham@edacafe.com</a> to find out more.<br />
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+GrahamMy One Sentence Summary of DACtag:ilovedac.ning.com,2009-07-14:3615811:BlogPost:3102009-07-14T20:09:51.000ZSean Murphyhttp://ilovedac.ning.com/profile/SeanMurphy
The emotional ambience at <a href="http://www.dac.com/" target="_blank">DAC</a> is what you get when you pour the excitement of a high school science fair, the sense of the recurring <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheel_of_life" target="_blank">wheel of life</a> from the movie Groundhog Day, and the <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auld_Lang_Syne" target="_blank">auld lang syne</a></i> of a high school re-union, and hit frappe.<br />
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Some related quotes–at least I believe them to…
The emotional ambience at <a href="http://www.dac.com/" target="_blank">DAC</a> is what you get when you pour the excitement of a high school science fair, the sense of the recurring <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheel_of_life" target="_blank">wheel of life</a> from the movie Groundhog Day, and the <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auld_Lang_Syne" target="_blank">auld lang syne</a></i> of a high school re-union, and hit frappe.<br />
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Some related quotes–at least I believe them to be:<br />
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"A glimpse is not a vision. But to a man on a mountain road by night, a glimpse of the next three feet of road may matter more than a vision of the horizon."<br />
C. S. Lewis<br />
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"Knowing is not understanding. There is a great difference between knowing and understanding: you can know a lot about something and not really understand it."<br />
Charles Kettering<br />
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"Knowledge comes by taking things apart: analysis. But wisdom comes by putting things together."<br />
John A. Morrison<br />
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"The first point of wisdom is to discern that which is false; the second is to know that which is true."<br />
Lactantius<br />
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Maturity means reacquiring the seriousness one had as a child at play<br />
Friedrich Nietzsche<br />
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<b>Note</b>: this originally appeared in 2008 at "<a href="http://www.skmurphy.com/blog/2008/06/08/my-one-sentence-summary-of-dac/" target="_blank">My One Sentence Summary of DA</a>C"Cool social media activities at DACtag:ilovedac.ning.com,2009-07-14:3615811:BlogPost:2842009-07-14T17:00:00.000ZKaren Bartlesonhttp://ilovedac.ning.com/profile/KarenBartleson
DAC 2009 will have a new dimension - social media. I'm excited to be the pioneer for these activities.<br />
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Come learn, listen, or talk in <a href="http://bit.ly/ow1TV" target="_blank">Conversation Centra</a>l.<br />
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Watch and broadcast tweets on the Twitter Tower in the standards booth - use the Twitter hashtag #46DAC.<br />
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Meet new people and old friends at Tweetups - get a tiny toy that your kids will love.<br />
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If you want to learn about Twitter, my 9:30am session in Conversation Central each day is for…
DAC 2009 will have a new dimension - social media. I'm excited to be the pioneer for these activities.<br />
<br />
Come learn, listen, or talk in <a href="http://bit.ly/ow1TV" target="_blank">Conversation Centra</a>l.<br />
<br />
Watch and broadcast tweets on the Twitter Tower in the standards booth - use the Twitter hashtag #46DAC.<br />
<br />
Meet new people and old friends at Tweetups - get a tiny toy that your kids will love.<br />
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If you want to learn about Twitter, my 9:30am session in Conversation Central each day is for you. If you're familiar with Twitter and want to learn how an Intel social media strategist uses it, meet Michael Brito, @britopian, at 11:30 on Monday in Conversation Central.<br />
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Here's more information about social media at DAC:<br />
<a href="http://bit.ly/CJ8tA" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/CJ8tA</a><br />
<a href="http://bit.ly/5ioXf" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/5ioXf</a><br />
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And finally, a blantant vanity plug: Vote for me! I promise to bring whirled peas. The <a href="http://bit.ly/WmEJg" target="_blank">Next EDA Top Blogger</a>.1991: The Year DAC Changed Forevertag:ilovedac.ning.com,2009-07-14:3615811:BlogPost:2492009-07-14T06:00:00.000ZSteve Leibsonhttp://ilovedac.ning.com/profile/SteveLeibson
Looking at DAC booths on the show floor always reminds me of the year my perspective on trade show booths changed forever. It was at DAC 1991, held in San Francisco. Cadence waved a magic wand that year and produced a video that set a high-water mark for DAC booths that has never again been achieved, in my opinion. It only cost the company a rumored $250,000 to set this mark.<br />
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That year, EDA frameworks to get tools to play nice together were all the rage. Cadence was pushing its framework…
Looking at DAC booths on the show floor always reminds me of the year my perspective on trade show booths changed forever. It was at DAC 1991, held in San Francisco. Cadence waved a magic wand that year and produced a video that set a high-water mark for DAC booths that has never again been achieved, in my opinion. It only cost the company a rumored $250,000 to set this mark.<br />
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That year, EDA frameworks to get tools to play nice together were all the rage. Cadence was pushing its framework package, named Amadeus, which it had introduced in September, 1990. At DAC 1991, Cadence’s booth contained a giant (for the time) projection TV system running a video that absolutely blew me away. I stood in place and watched this video five times without moving. The video is a parody of the 1984 film Amadeus.<br />
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Many people, even those who've worked for Cadence, have never seen this video. That too blows me away. Seeing this video was a paradigm-shifting event for me—and it still is. It's place at DAC mirrors the place Apple's "1984" TV ad holds in consumer advertising, albeit on a much smaller stage. When it appeared at DAC in 1991, there was no World Wide Web and no video Internet, so perhaps it’s no surprise that the video didn’t go viral back then. In the ensuing 17 years, no one has come close to matching the scope of this video in my opinion, although companies like Denali certain leave their own unique stamp on DAC. So, assuming most of you out in the blogosphere have never seen this video, here it is:<br />
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If you can't see the embedded video window, you can go to the Viddler page here.<br />
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http://www.viddler.com/explore/sleibson/videos/5/Why am I going to DAC this year?tag:ilovedac.ning.com,2009-07-13:3615811:BlogPost:2142009-07-13T23:00:38.000ZCosmin Iorgahttp://ilovedac.ning.com/profile/CosminIorga
Hello Everyone,<br />
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I'm looking forward at DAC 2009 to learn about and see demos of signal integrity, power integrity, and electromagnetic field solver tools to be used in both industrial and teaching environments. A few info sessions and hands-on workshops I have already signed up for look very attractive and promising. See you at DAC!<br />
<br />
Cosmin Iorga, Ph.D.<br />
Founder and President,<br />
NoiseCoupling.com<br />
http://www.noisecoupling.com
Hello Everyone,<br />
<br />
I'm looking forward at DAC 2009 to learn about and see demos of signal integrity, power integrity, and electromagnetic field solver tools to be used in both industrial and teaching environments. A few info sessions and hands-on workshops I have already signed up for look very attractive and promising. See you at DAC!<br />
<br />
Cosmin Iorga, Ph.D.<br />
Founder and President,<br />
NoiseCoupling.com<br />
http://www.noisecoupling.comOne fine Tuesday night, circa 1999tag:ilovedac.ning.com,2009-07-13:3615811:BlogPost:2072009-07-13T22:28:39.000ZMark Gogolewskihttp://ilovedac.ning.com/profile/MarkGogolewski
One of my best memories of DAC was the night of our first Denali DAC party. We were a tiny company and hoping to garner some good will by throwing an open party on Bourbon Street. Sanjay (our CEO) and I had talked up the party for two days to everyone we knew pushing that this was going to be a knock-down, drag-out good time. Of course, we had no idea what would really happen...<br />
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We had hoped to see 150 people and thought we'd be happy (and lucky) to break 100. Low and behold, we had about 150…
One of my best memories of DAC was the night of our first Denali DAC party. We were a tiny company and hoping to garner some good will by throwing an open party on Bourbon Street. Sanjay (our CEO) and I had talked up the party for two days to everyone we knew pushing that this was going to be a knock-down, drag-out good time. Of course, we had no idea what would really happen...<br />
<br />
We had hoped to see 150 people and thought we'd be happy (and lucky) to break 100. Low and behold, we had about 150 people 7 minutes into the party. As Paul McLellan described it in <a href="http://www.edn.com/blog/920000692/post/1080046108.html" target="_blank">his blog</a>, never underestimate the power of an open bar. :)<br />
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By midnight there were hundreds of people crammed into the top floor of the bar on Bourbon Street, dancing the night away. We had spent hours getting to know our customers better, many of which were glad to be at a low-key, fun event. Then the event management called me over. We had obliterated the budget. We had a choice... kick everyone out or cough up more money. Sanjay and I knew we had already stretched our annual marketing budget throwing the party in the first place. So now what?<br />
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Thankfully we went with our instincts instead of our brains. Looking back, that was the smartest check we ever cut. We are thankful that every year we can look forward to Tuesday night to engage with our customers and our partners face-to-face, to build long-term friendships and working relationships, and yes to have a good time. And we are honored again this year to help bring it <a href="https://www.denali.com/en/events/dac/2009/party.jsp" target="_blank">back again</a>.<br />
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Hope to see you there,<br />
MarkWhat DAC has meant to metag:ilovedac.ning.com,2009-07-13:3615811:BlogPost:1852009-07-13T17:25:39.000ZScott Sandlerhttp://ilovedac.ning.com/profile/ScottSandler
I attended my first DAC when I was 26 years old. I had been an AE for exactly four months. I had never been to a trade show. In my tweed jacket, I was dressed completely wrong for the Las Vegas heat. It was 1986, and I had just joined Gateway Design Automation as the first AE for Verilog. We didn't even have a booth at DAC -- we had a suite upstairs in the Hilton, and we were doing demos in the booth of CAECO, a schematic capture partner.<br />
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Since then, I've been to all but two DACs. It has…
I attended my first DAC when I was 26 years old. I had been an AE for exactly four months. I had never been to a trade show. In my tweed jacket, I was dressed completely wrong for the Las Vegas heat. It was 1986, and I had just joined Gateway Design Automation as the first AE for Verilog. We didn't even have a booth at DAC -- we had a suite upstairs in the Hilton, and we were doing demos in the booth of CAECO, a schematic capture partner.<br />
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Since then, I've been to all but two DACs. It has become one of my favorite weeks of the year right up there with Christmas and Thanksgiving (almost), despite the fact that it often coincides with my wedding anniversary!<br />
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Why? Because it is at DAC that I feel most strongly the sense of community that exists within our EDA industry. At DAC, we not only get a chance to show everyone what we've got, but we get to connect with old friends and meet new ones. We get to remember how we worked together to change the world (or at least tried hard), and plot new ways to do so in the future. We get to find out what everyone else is up to. And we get to do it in a concentrated burst of high-energy activity that spans the professional and the personal in a way that integrates these two parts of our lives like no other.<br />
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Those two DACs that I missed? I had left the industry for a couple of years, in which I learned a lot about marketing and went to a bunch of other shows. And I can tell you that none of them matched DAC in terms of the comraderie and sense of industry cohesion that we find at DAC. Although we compete fiercely for customer budgets, when it comes right down to it we all work together -- if we haven't worked together in the past, or don't currently, then we probably will in the future.<br />
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The bottom line is that I feel part of a COMMUNITY in EDA, and this manifests itself in physical proximity only at DAC. Being able to see my friends and colleagues old, new, and future face to face is the biggest reason that I love DAC.A Collection of DAC Previewstag:ilovedac.ning.com,2009-07-13:3615811:BlogPost:1212009-07-13T05:30:00.000ZDavid Linhttp://ilovedac.ning.com/profile/DavidLin
Not an exhaustive list, but these articles cover some of the exciting activities happening at this year's DAC ...<br />
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• <a href="http://www.dac.com/46th/enewsletters.html" target="_blank">Official DAC eZine</a><br />
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• <a href="http://www.chipdesignmag.com/bailey/2009/06/30/guest-blog-limox-fix-%e2%80%93-verification-session-at-dac/" target="_blank">Guest Blog: Limor Fix – Verification session at DAC</a> (Verification Vertigo)<br />
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•…
Not an exhaustive list, but these articles cover some of the exciting activities happening at this year's DAC ...<br />
<br />
• <a href="http://www.dac.com/46th/enewsletters.html" target="_blank">Official DAC eZine</a><br />
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• <a href="http://www.chipdesignmag.com/bailey/2009/06/30/guest-blog-limox-fix-%e2%80%93-verification-session-at-dac/" target="_blank">Guest Blog: Limor Fix – Verification session at DAC</a> (Verification Vertigo)<br />
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• <a href="http://www.chipdesignmag.com/payne/2009/06/30/guest-blog-from-nanette-collins-on-dac-2009/" target="_blank">Guest Blog from Nanette Collins and Lee Wood on DAC 2009</a> (EDA Thoughts)<br />
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• <a href="http://www.coolverification.com/2009/06/verification-in-the-spotlight-or-hot-lights-of-dac.html" target="_blank">Verification in the Spotlight (or Hot Lights) of DAC</a> (Cool Verification)<br />
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• <a href="http://bit.ly/2jfQxG" target="_blank">Guest Blog By Nari Shenoy, Technical Co-Chair, #46DAC - What Makes This DAC Special</a> (Harry the ASIC Guy)<br />
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• <a href="http://www.low-powerdesign.com/spirakis_071009.htm" target="_blank">Put Up or Shut Up, by Greg Spirakis</a> (Low-Power Design)<br />
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• <a href="http://http://jab-semi.blogspot.com/2009/07/dac-appeals-to-users.html" target="_blank">DAC Appeals to Users</a> (John’s Semi Blog)<br />
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• <a href="http://chipsandbs.blogspot.com/2009/07/guest-blog-by-leon-stok-ibm-for-dac.html" target="_blank">From Design Platforms to Design Flows, by Leon Stok</a> (Chips & BS)<br />
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If you have more to suggest, please add in the comments below ...Do's and Don'ts at DAC!tag:ilovedac.ning.com,2009-07-11:3615811:BlogPost:832009-07-11T01:20:14.000ZPierre Goldehttp://ilovedac.ning.com/profile/PierreGolde
After attending DAC for over 11 years, here are a few "do's and don’ts"...<br />
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Do:<br />
* Grab breakfast at one of the morning panels. The prices at the conference center or your hotel for a cup of coffee and muffin are more than your daily per diem.<br />
* Make sure you wear comfortable walking shoes. There is lots of ground to cover collecting all the tchotchkes on the exhibit floor.<br />
* Pack some alka-seltzer and aspirins for any next morning hangovers.<br />
* Bring lots of business cards. Asking your admin to…
After attending DAC for over 11 years, here are a few "do's and don’ts"...<br />
<br />
Do:<br />
* Grab breakfast at one of the morning panels. The prices at the conference center or your hotel for a cup of coffee and muffin are more than your daily per diem.<br />
* Make sure you wear comfortable walking shoes. There is lots of ground to cover collecting all the tchotchkes on the exhibit floor.<br />
* Pack some alka-seltzer and aspirins for any next morning hangovers.<br />
* Bring lots of business cards. Asking your admin to ship some you some to your hotel via FED-EX at 12 midnight the night before doesn't score any points.<br />
* Make a list of the top ten vendors you want to visit: 1) Denali 2) Atrenta 3) SpringSoft, etc.<br />
* Register early for a Denali DAC party ticket and tell your friends www.denali.com/dacparty<br />
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Don't:<br />
* Don't leave your cars at the hotel. Less exhorbitant parking fees can be found near the convention center. (e.g. Fifth & Mission parking garage)<br />
* Don't submit your business cards in every drawing and expect to win, especially if you plan to leave early.<br />
* Don't arrive late to the Denali party - might miss out on the fun.<br />
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This isn't meant to be an exhaustive list. Feel free to add your suggestions...Top 10 Signs You’re in Love with DACtag:ilovedac.ning.com,2009-07-10:3615811:BlogPost:642009-07-10T22:00:00.000ZDavid Linhttp://ilovedac.ning.com/profile/DavidLin
<b>Top 10 Signs You’re in Love with DAC</b><br />
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<b>10</b> – You flirt with other conferences, but nothing compares to DAC<br />
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<b>9</b> – You have a closet full of DAC t-shirts and a cube full of Conference Badges<br />
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<b>8</b> – You were heartbroken when “DAC4EVER” was not available on a license plate<br />
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<b>7</b> – Your bookshelf was filled with old DAC proceedings. Now shopping for a DVD shelf!<br />
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<b>6</b> – You use booth giveaways as Christmas presents for your family<br />
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<b>5</b> – You named your child…
<b>Top 10 Signs You’re in Love with DAC</b><br />
<br />
<b>10</b> – You flirt with other conferences, but nothing compares to DAC<br />
<br />
<b>9</b> – You have a closet full of DAC t-shirts and a cube full of Conference Badges<br />
<br />
<b>8</b> – You were heartbroken when “DAC4EVER” was not available on a license plate<br />
<br />
<b>7</b> – Your bookshelf was filled with old DAC proceedings. Now shopping for a DVD shelf!<br />
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<b>6</b> – You use booth giveaways as Christmas presents for your family<br />
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<b>5</b> – You named your child <u><b>D</b></u>avid <u><b>A</b></u>ndrew <u><b>C</b></u>harles<br />
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<b>4</b> – The <a href="http://www.denali.com/dacparty" target="_blank">Denali party</a> is your benchmark for fun<br />
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<b>3</b> – Your family’s summer vacation is scheduled around DAC; maybe your summer vacation is *at* DAC<br />
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<b>2</b> – 90% of your tweets have the <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%2346DAC" target="_blank">#46DAC</a> hashtag<br />
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<b>1</b> – You run around town shouting “Who let the DAC out! Woo Wooo”<br />
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<i>Now it's your turn ... tell us your DAC story??</i> :-)Why am I here?tag:ilovedac.ning.com,2009-07-10:3615811:BlogPost:432009-07-10T18:43:11.000ZMike Gianfagnahttp://ilovedac.ning.com/profile/MikeGianfagna
Since 1978, I've missed three DACs. I guess that means I love it, or I'm addicted to it. Either way, I look forward to watching this site grow.
Since 1978, I've missed three DACs. I guess that means I love it, or I'm addicted to it. Either way, I look forward to watching this site grow.