IEEE Design Automation Standards Committee (DASC)

Peter AshendenIEEE DASC Chair

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DASC Scope• To develop standards for the Electronics

Design Automation industry– beneficial to the designers and users of

tools in this industry – define common semantics for the operation

of tools• To administer the working groups under it

which develop and maintain standards• To provide liaison to the governing bodies of

the IEEE and to represent the interests of the working groups in these bodies

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DASC Standards & Projects• P1076 VHDL• P1076.1 VHDL-AMS• P1076.2 VHDL Math

packages• P1076.3 VHDL Synthesis

packages• P1076.4 VITAL• P1076.6 VHDL Synthesis

Interoperability

• P1364 Verilog HDL• P1364 Verilog Synthesis

Interoperability

• P1481 Delay & Power Calculation Language

• P1497 Standard Delay Format

• P1499 Open Modeling Interface

• P1603 Advanced Library Format

• P1647 Functional Verification Language “e”

• P1800 SystemVerilog• P… SystemC

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DASC Organization• Individuals and entities can be DASC members

– DASC membership required for WG voting membership

• Governed by a Steering Committee– Elected officers– Chairs of WGs

• Operates under P&Ps– subject to SAB and IEEE-SA P&Ps

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DASC Relationships within IEEE• Design Automation Technical Committee

– Chairs ex officio on each other’s governing committees

– plan to collaborate on workshops, discussion forums, …

• IEEE-SA Corporate Advisory Group (CAG)– “in the works”– collaborate on entity-based projects within

DASC’s scope

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DASC Relationships outside IEEE• Accellera

– EDA industry body supporting development and promotion of standards

– precursor to IEEE standards projects• European Chips & Systems Initiative (ECSI)

– develops and promotes design methods• IEC TC93 (Design Automation)

– liaison reps– dual logo standards

• Japan Electronics & Info. Tech. Assoc. (JEITA)– liaison reps