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From AI-Assisted EDA to AI-Mediated Engineering
Reflections on DAC 2026, where agentic methods made up about 28% of the agenda and AI submissions had risen from under 300 in 2023 to about 700. Sets out the two technical routes, replacing the tool engines or wrapping them, and argues for evidence-grounded loops in which AI proposes and physics, formal methods or simulation decides.
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Standards and AI will shape-shift EDA
Report on the Accellera panel at DAC 2026 on AI and standards in EDA, with quotes from the panel.
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DAC 2026: Accellera Luncheon Panel on Embracing AI for Advanced Design and Verification
Mike Gianfagna's write-up of the Accellera luncheon panel at DAC 2026, which he moderated.
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Harnessing AI for SoC Verification: Disruptive or Collaborative?
Panel on whether AI in SoC verification disrupts current flows or works alongside them.
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Embracing AI for Advanced Design and Verification
Accellera panel on how AI is changing design and verification, and what that means for EDA standards.
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DAC 2026: Users Are Not Waiting; DIY AI Is Now in Vogue
Frank Schirrmeister's DAC 2026 report on chip design teams building their own AI flows, with reference to my framework and the Exhibitor Forum panel.
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AI in EDA Is Real, It's Now, and It's on Show at DAC 2026
Frank Schirrmeister's preview of DAC 2026, built around two ideas from my work. Davidmann's Dilemma: "every camp acting rationally guarantees the collectively wrong outcome". Davidmann's Test: "Does it change what you can verify, or just how fast you run what you already verify?"
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Delivering on RISC-V's Promise to Give Designers Freedom to Innovate: What's Needed?
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System-level exploration tools for MPSoC designs