DVCon 2003
Design and Verification Conference & Exhibition
February 24-26, 2003
DoubleTree Hotel San Jose
San Jose, CA 95110
http://www.dvcon.org


DVCon 2003 is the premier conference on the usage of Hardware
Description Languages (HDLs), and Hardware Verification Languages
(HVLs) for the design and verification of electronic systems and
integrated circuits. 

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

* 38 Papers presented, 7 Tutorials

* Monday Luncheon Keynote, Aart de Geus, Chairman & CEO 
  of Synopsys: Design for Verification:  A New Paradigm

* Tuesday Luncheon & Presentations: Updates on the SystemC Standard
Organizers: Stan Kirolikoski, Chairman, OSCI
            Kevin Kranen, President, OSCI

COMPLIMENTARY MONDAY PANEL SESSIONS:
Panel 1:  Is Methodology Driving Language, or Vice Versa?
Moderator:  Gabe Moretti, EDN 
Panelists: Dennis Brophy, Model Technology, a Mentor Graphics Co.
 Manoj Ghandi, Synopsys, Inc.
 Faisal Hague, Cisco, Inc.
 Stan Krolikoski, Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 
 Shrenik Mehta, Sun Microsystems

Panel 2:  Verilog and Assertions - Do they Mix?
Moderator: Clifford E. Cummings, Sunburst Design, Inc.
Panelists: Dennis Brophy, Model Technology a Mentor Graphics Co.
 Harry Foster, Verplex Systems Inc.
 Erich Marschner, Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
 Mike McNamara, Verisity Design, Inc.
 Stephen Meier, Synopsys, Inc.

Panel 3:  EDA Directions
Moderator: John Cooley, ESNUG
Panelists: Bernard Aronson, Synplicity, Inc.
 Jacques Benkoski, Monterey Design Systems
 Erach Desai, American Technology Research
 David Evans, Forte Design Systems
 Moshe Gavrielov, Versity Design, Inc.
 Lucio Lanza, Lanza Tech Ventures
 Rajeev Madhavan, Magma Design Automation, Inc.

For a complete agenda, visit:  http://www.dvcon.org/techprog.html

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
   REGISTRATION CLOSES: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH!
The advance registraiton rate is now available until
Tuesday, February 11th!  Register now to save $25!
You may register on-line, via mail or fax. Full conference registration
includes admission to all technical sessions on Monday and Tuesday, the
Monday evening cocktail reception, daily coffee service, lunch and a
copy of the CD-ROM proceedings.  

HOTEL RESERVATIONS
     SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH DEADLINE FOR $149 RATE!
The DVCon discounted room rate of $149 single/double is limited, and we
encourage you to make your reservations as soon as possible.
Reservations may be made by contacting the hotel directly at
408-453-4000.

TUTORIALS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2003
Tutorial 1:  Practical Verilog for Chip-level Verification 
Tutorial 2:  Functional Verification with Specman Elite, 
             Step-by-Step
Tutorial 3:  Finding More Bugs with VERA's Constraint-Driven 
             Stimulus Generation
Tutorial 4:  The Sugar 2.0 Property Specification Language - A 
             Language for All Seasons
Tutorial 5:  Transaction-based Modeling and Verification with 
             SystemC
Tutorial 6:  An Introduction to Smart Verification Using 
             SystemVerilog
Tutorial 7:  The Design Flow - Linking Design, Verification, and 
             Common Sense to Build Chips that Work

VISIT EXHIBITS AND PLAY WHO WANTS TO BE MULTI-MILLION GATE DESIGNER! 

Exhibits are open to the public on both conference days. Join us for
some interactive fun after the panel sessions and play the EDA version
of "Who wants to be a Multi-Million Gate Designer" by gathering gates to
win prizes and a chance to sit in the squared circle with the Accellera
Chairman Dennis Brophy. 

Exhibit Hours:
Monday, February 24th:  12pm-7pm
Tuesday, February 25th:  9am-12pm

We look forward to seeing you at DVCon 2003, February 24-26, 2003 at the
DoubleTree Hotel San Jose.




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