The major commercial show and academic conference in the U.S. The 39th DAC will be held June 10-14, 2002, in New Orleans.

International conference and exhibition for the design and engineering of systems-on-chip and embedded systems. March 10-14, 2008, Munich, Germany.

An annual conference on product technologies, design methodologies, and EDA software, with a focus on system-on-chip design. The 2002 DesignCon was held January 28-31 at the Santa Clara Convention Center.

One of the larger conferences in Japan relating to EDA.

One of the largest design automation shows in the Asia-Pacific region. The next EDA&T Expo will be held in Shanghai, April 8-9, 2002; and in Beijing, April 11-12, 2002.

Annual forum to discuss state-of-the-art electronic design processes and CAD methodologies.

ICCAD tends to have a slightly more academic focus than DAC. ICCAD will be held this year on November 10-14, 2002, at the Doubletree Hotel in San Jose, Calif.

ISPD provides a forum to exchange ideas and promote research on critical areas related to the physical design of VLSI systems. ISPD 2002 will be held April 7-10, 2002, at the Hilton San Diego/Del Mar, Del Mar, Calif.

ISQED is aimed at achieving design quality through design tools, circuit technologies, and processes. The last symposium was held March 18-20, 2002, in San Jose, Calif.

The PCB Design Conferences offer solutions for PCB design issues. PCB East will be held September 9-13, 2002, at Worcester's Centrum Centre, Worcester, Mass.