DAC 2028 (65th Design Automation Conference)
by ACM SIGDA and IEEE CEDA
The 65th DAC, the chips-to-systems conference, at the San Jose Convention Center, June 25-28, 2028.
About This Event
DAC 2028, the 65th Design Automation Conference, is scheduled for June 25-28, 2028 at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California. DAC is the main annual meeting of the electronic design automation and chip design community, sponsored by ACM SIGDA and IEEE CEDA. It pairs a peer-reviewed Research Track with Engineering Tracks (back-end design, front-end design, IP, systems and software), workshops, tutorials, the DAC Pavilion and an exhibition of about 150 EDA, IP and design providers. The 2027 call frames the program around AI, design, EDA, security and systems, citing both the compute demands of AI applications and agentic AI entering design workflows. DAC moved from Moscone West in San Francisco to San Jose starting in 2027.
At a Glance
- Date
- June 25–28, 2028
- Location
- San Jose Convention Center, California
- Format
- In-Person
- Event Type
- Conference
- Status
- Upcoming
- Pricing
- Paid
- Organizer
- ACM SIGDA and IEEE CEDA
- Added
- Oct 8, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 8, 2026
Topics & Focus Areas
Who Should Attend
- ✓Chip and SoC designers
- ✓Verification and validation engineers
- ✓CAD and EDA managers
- ✓Semiconductor executives
- ✓AI hardware architects
- ✓Academic researchers in design automation
Why Attend
For a CTO whose roadmap depends on custom silicon or AI accelerators, DAC is where the tools that decide design cost and schedule are shown first. Close to 400 technical sessions in 2027 covered how AI is changing chip design, including agentic AI in EDA workflows, and the exhibition gathers the EDA and IP vendors you would negotiate with. Engineering leads can benchmark verification and back-end flows against peers from more than 1,000 organizations, and executives can meet the vendors that sponsored DAC 2025, including Siemens, Synopsys and Cadence, in one building.
Event Features
- ✓Research Track with research panels and special sessions
- ✓Engineering Tracks: Back-End Design, Front-End Design, IP, Systems and Software
- ✓Workshops and tutorials
- ✓DAC Pavilion sessions
- ✓Exhibitor Forum and exhibition floor
- ✓Program themes spanning AI, design, EDA, security and systems
What Makes This Unique
- ★Sponsored by ACM SIGDA and IEEE CEDA, so the research papers carry the field's main proceedings rather than vendor content.
- ★Attendees come from more than 1,000 organizations each year, including system designers, CAD managers, executives and academics.
- ★Held in San Jose, inside the Silicon Valley semiconductor cluster, after recent editions at Moscone West in San Francisco.
- ★Research and engineering tracks run alongside an exhibition of roughly 150 EDA, IP and design ecosystem providers.
Industries Represented
Event Scale
Pricing Details
DAC has not published 2028 registration prices (checked 2026-10-08). The DAC 2028 page on dac.com lists only dates and venue; the June 2025 announcement gave a wider June 24-30, 2028 window, which likely includes workshop days around the June 25-28 conference.
Organizer
ACM SIGDA and IEEE CEDA
dac.com/Frequently Asked
- When is DAC 2028 (65th Design Automation Conference)?
- DAC 2028 (65th Design Automation Conference) takes place June 25–28, 2028 in San Jose, California.
- Where is DAC 2028 (65th Design Automation Conference) held?
- DAC 2028 (65th Design Automation Conference) is held in San Jose, California. The event format is in-person.
- How much does DAC 2028 (65th Design Automation Conference) cost?
- DAC 2028 (65th Design Automation Conference) is paid. DAC has not published 2028 registration prices (checked 2026-10-08). The DAC 2028 page on dac.com lists only dates and venue; the June 2025 announcement gave a wider June 24-30, 2028 window, which likely includes workshop days around the June 25-28 conference.
- Who should attend DAC 2028 (65th Design Automation Conference)?
- DAC 2028 (65th Design Automation Conference) is aimed at Chip and SoC designers, Verification and validation engineers, CAD and EDA managers, Semiconductor executives, AI hardware architects, Academic researchers in design automation.
- What topics does DAC 2028 (65th Design Automation Conference) cover?
- DAC 2028 (65th Design Automation Conference) covers Electronic design automation (EDA), AI for chip design, Agentic AI in design workflows, AI accelerator and system design, Hardware security, Verification, Semiconductor IP, Systems and software.
Sources
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