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The Must Attend Event for Chip, Board, and Systems Design Engineers
DesignCon is the premier high-speed communications and system design conference and exposition, offering industry-critical engineering education in the heart of electronics innovation — Silicon Valley.
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The Conference – A Systematic Approach to Learning & Discovery
Attend the expertly curated 15-track conference created by engineers for engineers featuring technical paper sessions, tutorials, and industry panels covering all aspects of chip, board, and systems design.
Keynotes
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Joseph Lukens
Associate Professor at Purdue University School of
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mark Ren
Founder at Agentrys
Bhanu Sood
Chief Technologist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
2026 Conference Experts Include:
Heidi Barnes
Keysight
DesignCon 2017 Engineer of the Year
Chris Cheng
Hewlett Packard
Benjamin Dannan
Signal Edge Solutions
DesignCon 2025 Engineer of the Year
Alex Manukovsky
Intel
Casey Morrison
Astera Labs
DesignCon 2024 Engineer of the Year
Richard Mellitz
Samtec
DesignCon 2022 Engineer of the Year
Istvan Novak
Samtec
DesignCon 2020 Engineer of the Year
Steven Sandler
Picotest
DesignCon 2023 Engineer of the Year
Pavel Zivny
MultiLane
The Expo - Take Your Electronic Design Expertise to the Next Level at DesignCon
Browse exhibits with hundreds of new products and technologies in the expo hall, attend educational sessions in the Chiphead Theater, see interactive demos, and network with high-caliber industry professionals at multiple social functions.
Engineer of the Year
DesignCon's "Engineer of the Year" Award is given out each year during the DesignCon event. The award seeks to recognize the best of the best in engineering and new product advancements at the chip, board, or system level.
The award winner is selected based on his or her leadership, creativity, and out-of-the-box thinking brought to design/test of chips, boards, or systems, with particular attention paid to areas of signal and power integrity.
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Secure exhibit space by calling 877-882-3421 or email us at [email protected].
Venue Information
Venue:
Santa Clara Convention Center
5001 Great America Pkwy
Santa Clara, CA
Conference:
Tuesday, February 2, 2027: 9 a.m.–6 p.m.
Wednesday, February 3, 2027: 8 a.m.–5:15 p.m.
Thursday, February 4, 2027: 8 a.m.–5:15 p.m.
Expo:
Wednesday, February 3, 2027: 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
Thursday, February 4, 2027: 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
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