Synopsys Sessions at DAC 2025

Large Language Model - the "Current Big Thing" in the Semiconductor World

Session Chair: Sabya Das

Type: Research Special Session

Time: 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
Location: 3010, Level 3


Next Generation UCIe: Enabling a Thriving Open Chiplet Ecosystem

Organizer: Sashi Obilisetty

Presenter: Yervant Zorian

Type: Engineering Special Session

Time: 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
Location: 2012, Level 2


Generative Model Based Standard Cell Timing Library Characterization

Presenters: Benson Tsao, Vinson Wu, Wei-Kai Shih

Type: Research Manuscript

Time: 11:00am - 11:15am PDT
Location: 3004, Level 3
 


Enabling Multi-Die 3DIC Designs with AI-Powered Ecosystem Collaboration

Moderator: Tanuja Rao

Type: Engineering Special Session

Time: 1:30pm - 3:00pm PDT
Location: 2008, Level 2
 


From Pixels to Chips: AI-Enhanced Layout & Mask Design

Session Chair: Luigi Capodieci

Type: Research Manuscript

Time: 1:30pm - 3:00pm PDT
Location: 3004, Level 3
 


Time: 1:30pm - 3:00pm PDT
Location: 3012, Level 3


AI-aided Flow for Digital Verification of a Multiprotocol SerDes PHY

Presenters: Celso Figueiredo, Domingos Terra

Type: Engineering Presentation

Time: 2:45pm - 3:00pm PDT
Location: 2010, Level 2
 


Cooley's DAC Troublemaker Panel

Panelist: Ravi Subramanian

Type: Panel

Time: 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Location: DAC Pavilion, Level 2 Exhibit Hall
 


Back-end and System Considerations for Chiplets

Session Chair: Frank Schirrmeister

Type: Engineering Presentation

Time: 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
Location: 2008, Level 2
 


SLM Is the New DFT – Are You Ready?

Presenter: Steve Pateras

Type: Engineering Special Session

Time: 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
Location: 2012, Level 2
 


Time: 4:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Location: 2011, Level 2
 


Robust Hard Macro Timing Validation: Early Detection of Issues and Automated Feedback for Integration

Presenters: Vaibhav Garg, Mohita Batra, Arjun Saha, Rishabh Srivastava

Type: Engineering Presentation

Time: 4:30pm - 4:45pm PDT
Location: 2010, Level 2
 


Automated IR Convergence with PrimeClosure IR-ECO

Presenter: Srinivasulu M

Type: Engineering Poster

Time: 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Location: Level 2 Exhibit Hall
 


Time: 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Location: Level 2 Exhibit Hall


Leveraging Machine Learning to Automate Waiver Generation for Static Lint Violations

Presenters: Mohan Mangal, Himanshu Kathuria, Jaskaran Ajimal

Type: Engineering Poster

Time: 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Location: Level 2 Exhibit Hall
 


Time: 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Location: Level 2 Exhibit Hall
 


Boolean Reasoning Guided Ungrouping

Presenters: Eleonora Testa, Giulia Meuli, Elena Teica, Alan Vaz, Vishal Aralikatti, Abhishek Kumar, Brian Lockyear, Luca Amaru

Type: Work-in-Progress Poster

Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm PDT
Location: Level 2 Lobby


Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm PDT
Location: Level 2 Lobby
 


UPF Guided Design Editing for Early Low Power Verification Sign Off

Presenters: Ankit Narang, Sachin Bansal, Vishal Keswani, M.Vaishnavi Reddy, Amit Goldie, Manish Goel

Type: Engineering Presentation

Time: 10:45am - 11:00am PDT
Location: 2010, Level 2
 


Secondary-Power-Cell-Aware Detailed Placement in Multiple Power Domain Designs

Presenters: Kai-Chuan Yang, Min-Ching Lin

Type: Research Manuscript

Time: 11:45am - 12:00pm PDT
Location: 3004, Level 3
 


Time: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm PDT
Location: 2006, Level 2
 


Time: 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm PDT
Location: Level 1 Exhibit Hall
 


Follow the Logic: Advances in Logic Synthesis

Session Chair: Eleonora Testa

Type: Research Manuscript

Time: 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
Location: 3006, Level 3
 


Revolutionizing Digital ASIC Design through AI

Presenters: Paulo Magno, Ricardo Araujo, Miguel Caetano, Mara Carvalho, Luis Cruz, Luis Francisco

Type: Engineering Presentation

Time: 4:00pm - 4:15pm PDT
Location: 2010, Level 2
 


A Leap Forward in Formal Verification Using Generative AI

Presenters: Sean Safarpour, Alex Chang

Type: Engineering Presentation

Time: 4:15pm - 4:30pm PDT
Location: 2010, Level 2
 


Time: 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Location: Level 2 Exhibit Hall
 


InsightAlign: A Transferable Physical Design Recipe Recommender Based on Design Insights

Presenters: Sudipto Kundu, Wei Zeng, Wei-Ting Chan, Deyuan Guo

Type: Research Manuscript

Time: 11:15am - 11:30am PDT
Location: 3000, Level 3
 


Accelerating Design-technology Co-development using Neural Compact Modeling and Data-driven SPICE Simulation

Presenters: Zhaojie Li, Dehuang Wu, Joddy Wang

Type: Research Manuscript

Time: 11:45am - 12:00pm PDT
Location: 3000, Level 3


A Solution for Intermittently and Fastly Power On Repair

Presenters: Zhuo Wang, Jian Yu, Fengfeng Tang

Type: Engineering Poster

Time: 12:15pm - 1:15pm PDT
Location: Level 2 Exhibit Hall


Time: 12:15pm - 1:15pm PDT
Location: Level 2 Exhibit Hall


Improving Digital Design Performance and Area using DSO.ai

Presenter: Massimo Bertoletti

Type: Engineering Poster

Time: 12:15pm - 1:15pm PDT
Location: Level 2 Exhibit Hall


Keeping the Guard Up with Security across the Board

Organizer: Sabya Das

Moderator: Sabya Das

Type: Engineering Special Session

Time: 1:30pm - 3:00pm PDT
Location: 2010, Level 2
 


Navigating 3D, Clock Trees, and Shared Learning

Session Chair: Igor Markov

Type: Research Manuscript

Time: 1:30pm - 3:00pm PDT
Location: 3006, Level 3
 


Synopsys Sessions at EE Times Chiplet Pavilion

3D Design-for-Test: Wide-Ranging Solutions

Speaker: Adam Cron

Type: Tutorial

Time: 12:15pm - 1:15pm PDT
Location: EE Times Chiplet Pavilion
 


Developing the Chiplet Economy

Speaker: Abhijeet Chakraborty

Type: Panel

Time: 2:00pm - 2:55pm PDT
Location: EE Times Chiplet Pavilion


AI-Driven Early Architecture Exploration for Multi-Die Designs

Speaker: Dr. Kamal Desai

Type: Presentation

Time: 3:25pm - 3:45pm PDT
Location: EE Times Chiplet Pavilion


Multi-Die Signoff – What Designers Need to Know

Speaker: Ayhan Mutlu

Type: Presentation

Time: 5:05pm - 5:25pm PDT
Location: EE Times Chiplet Pavilion