September 30, 2025
Submission site open
The purpose of the Exhibitor Forum is to present content on the exhibit floor that is interesting to both the technical and business audiences that attend DAC. The Exhibitor Forum submissions are only open to current DAC exhibiting companies.
The Exhibitor Forum offers vendors and service providers with a venue to deliver technical deep-dives that are open to both Exhibits and Technical Program attendees. It is a great opportunity to showcase underlying technologies or use cases to a large audience outside the confines of an exhibit space. Presentations should focus on technical challenges, underpinning technologies, and distinctive technical features. Those with sales focus will not be accepted.
Sessions will include topics at the forefront of electronic design and follow DAC’s topics areas as well as focused vertical markets:
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Design
Electronic Design Automation
Security
Systems
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Aerospace and Defense
Automotive
Consumer
Data Center
Industrial
Wireless Communications
Wired Communications
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Chiplet
Cloud
Low Power
Each Exhibitor Forum session is 45 minutes. There is no limit to the number of submissions per vendor, but no more than one presentation per vendor will be accepted.
Accepted Exhibit Forum presentations will be a sponsored presentation for a fee of $4,500. The accepted presentation will be invoiced to the exhibitor company submitting the proposal.
Once accepted, time slots will be assigned by DAC.
Presentations and panels will be video recorded with the permission of the presenting company. Presenting company will have access to the video via YouTube one month after DAC.
Exhibitor Forum attendees will be badge scanned at each presentation. Each Exhibitor Forum presenting company will be provided with their session attendee scans two weeks after the close of the conference.
Timeline
February 15, 2026
Submission deadline
5:00PM (PST)
March 2, 2026
Notification Acceptance/Rejection
April 1, 2026
Final abstract deadline
April 30, 2026
A/V Form Due
May 28, 2026
Registration Deadline
April 27, 2026
Draft Slides Deadline
May 25, 2026
Slide Feedback Notification
June 2, 2026
Final Slides Due
Submission Requirements
Your session information will be submitted via a web form (an abstract of no more than 250 words). Do not submit company-confidential information.
Presentations
The presenter’s name, presentation title, and abstract will appear in the online DAC program exactly as you enter it in the submission site. Presenters must be a member of the participating exhibiting company that is presenting in the Forum.
If an exhibitor would like to submit a panel suggestion to the exhibitor forum please contact the Special Program’s Chair for submission guidelines and submission approval.
Review Creiteria
Exhibitor Forum presentations must be associated with a DAC industry exhibits booth.
Exhibitor Forum proposals are reviewed by experts and are evaluated on the following criteria:
Alignment of content to the topic areas listed above and the DAC 2026 conference theme,
Demonstrated or potential impact on the design automation industry
Newness
Relevance of presented innovation(s)
The first two points of criteria are valued at 30 points each. The second two are valued at 20 points each. A perfect submission would receive 100 points total.
All other factors, including order of submissions, will have no bearing on acceptance. Late submissions will not be accepted.
Submission Selections
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Please select up to two of the following Topic Areas:
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Security
Design
Systems
Electronic Design Automation
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Please select up to three of the following Keywords:
AI and Machine Learning
Low Power
Architecture & System Design
Logic & High-level Synthesis
Chiplets, Interconnects and 3D Integration
Manufacturing and Process
Circuits and Technology
Physical Design
Cloud Computing, Compute/Storage Infrastructure
Quantum Computing
Design Technology Co-optimization
Safety & Reliability
Embedded Systems and IoT
Security & Privacy
Emerging Technologies
Test and Design for Test (DFT)
FPGA Systems
Verification & Validation
Formal/Static Methods
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If a submission will be relevant to a specific industry or industries, one or more of the following industries may be selected:
Aerospace and Defense
Industrial
Automotive
Wireless Communications
Consumer
Wired Communications
Data Center
Review Process and Selection
Submissions are reviewed by Exhibits manager, Publicity Chair and Special Programs Chair. Selections are presented to the DAC EC for review and approval.
Submitted content will be presented to the EC for approval by mid-February prior to or at the EC Winter meeting.
Submitters are notified of acceptance by March 2, 2026.
Once the submission is accepted and notifications have been received. The submission exhibitor will be invoiced for the Exhibit Forum presentation fee of
Guidelines for Accepted Presentations
All approved presentations must be received by APRIL 1, 2026.
Presentations must be submitted in PDF in 16:9 aspect ratio (slides can be created in Powerpoint but should be saved as .pdf to submit)
Total number of slides must be 12 or fewer (including title slide)
Company logo may only appear on title slide
Intro slide should clearly state the topic being addressed
Slides should be used to frame the discussion – presenters are encouraged to minimize the amount of content on the slides and focus on providing details via discussion
Presentation should be 30 minutes maximum to allow for 15 minutes of audience Q&A after the presentation
Important - ensure that you have the necessary legal, trademark, copyright, and/or organizational approval needed to submit your presentation. Take appropriate steps to get this approval early, as the submissions deadline cannot be extended.
NO changes to presenter, presentation title or abstract after May 1, 2026.
