Miniaturization
of devices is marching into the range where the acceleration may not be
contained in one dimension anymore. This is leading to growth in 2D & 3D
for packing more functions on a given silicon area. One of the key factors that has enabled this race so far is also the globalization of workforce. Whether the reasons were tapping the
talent world-wide or ensuring the work continues round the clock or reduce cost
of development. With the tech world turning into a global village, there was a need
felt to ensure different age groups, different cultures & different working
styles, talk a common language. This has been the prime motive of Accellera working
groups getting together from across the world to define standards and
methodologies and providing a common ground for everyone to contribute. While rolling
out standards is a key outcome of this consortium, encouraging the adoption
& ensuring correct application of these standards is equally important. This
is one of the prime reasons that the flagship conference DVCon was extended
beyond geographies (DVCon goes GLOBAL!) a few years back when India &
Europe embraced it with an overwhelming response. This year the 29th
edition of DVCon US witnessed 1000+ participants over a 4-day conference continuing the momentum year after year. However, this caravan would see another
stopover before it reaches India in September this year. YES!!! DVCon would be debuting
in the Mandarin land this year - DVCon China 2017!!!
If you have
any doubts on why China? Let’s review a few interesting pointers from the
latest report by PWC titled China’s impact on the semiconductor industry : 2016update.
- China’s semiconductor consumption growth continued to far exceed worldwide semiconductor market growth for the 5th consecutive year in 2015 reaching a new record of 58.5% of the global market. China’s semiconductor industry has grown at an equal or greater rate than its semiconductor market consumption for eight of the past ten years. In 2015, China’s semiconductor industry grew by 15.5% to a record US$89.3bn.
- China’s IC industry grew by 17.1% in 2015 despite a decline in the global IC market. Since 2010 China’s IC industry revenues have more than doubled, growing 170%. Starting from a very small US$2.2bn base in 2000, China’s IC industry has grown much faster than the worldwide IC market for every subsequent year except 2010 with revenue touching 2015 to US$57.5bn.
- Integrated circuit (IC) design continues to be the fastest growing segment of China’s semiconductor industry. During the ten years from 2005 through 2015 China’s IC design (fabless) industry has grown at a 30.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from US$1.52bn to just over US$21bn in 2015.
- The China Center of Information Industry Development (CCID) reports that the number of China’s IC design enterprises increased from 681 in 2014 to 715 by the end of 2015 with the total number of employees in China’s IC design totaling to about 155,000.
These pointers clearly confirm that the semiconductor
industry is growing in China at an unparalleled speed and hosting a conference
to bring in the stakeholders together would further stimulate the development
process. Clearly a thoughtful decision by Accellera!
Coming back to the details of the
event, the 1st edition of the Design and Verification Conference and ExhibitionChina is planned for 19, April 2017 at the Parkyard Hotel, Shanghai. DVCon
China provides an excellent platform to bring together the global semiconductor
industry in general & the China semiconductor industry in particular, along
with academia and international standards development organizations. The 1 fullday event is completely packed with an assortment of keynotes from eminent
speakers, tutorials from the gurus, papers & posters from practitioners and
avenues for networking, learning opportunities, and exciting exhibits with
different offerings. Along with experts from China there is an active
participation from universities like Tsinghua and Fudan as part of the DVCon
China steering and program committees. The day starts with keynote from Dr.
Wally Rhines - CEO Mentor Graphics on the topic Design Verification:Challenging Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow while the event concludes with
another interesting talk on What's Next in Verification from Yong Fu – Group Director, Synopsys.
Leaders from the local industry
with extended support from experts across the globe have put together a
fantastic program for you to actively participate in person and be part of this
enriching experience.
Reiterating the words of Benjamin Franklin that truly exhibit the
spirits of DVCon–
Tell me and I forget.
Teach me and I remember.
Involve me and I learn.
Get involved NOW!!! Registrations open with early bird discounts - here
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