Design Automation Conference
Staff -- Tradeshow Week, 6/4/2007
Where: San Diego Convention Center (rotates)
When: June 4–8 (annual)
Show manager: MP Associates
Show owners: Assn. for Computer Machinery; Electric Design Automation Consortium; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Service contractor: GES Exposition Services
Who exhibits: International manufacturers and developers of electronic design automation hardware, tools and software
Who attends: Engineers and executives from electronic development firms and universities
2006 show statistics: 156,200 net sq. ft.; 249 exhibitors; 6,709 professional attendees
Position on the 2007 TSW 200: 173
First year of show: 1963
New this year: Automotive electronics. Organizers are inviting automotive manufacturers and suppliers to present trends and issues involved in the evolution of the automobile. New technology on display will range from fuel cells to electric drive trains.
The bottom line: Last year saw a dramatic increase in attendance — 26.8 percent — with the return of the show to Northern California. The question is: Can this year's show see the same results with the move to Southern California?
Sources: 2007 TSW Data Book; 2007 TSW 200; Design Automation Conference
