THE DESIGN AUTOMATION TECHNICAL COMMITTEE (DATC) of the IEEE’s Computer Society represents professionals involved in using, researching, and developing computer-aided techniques in all aspects of computer and electronic systems design. The DATC subcommittees emphasize design processes, libraries, design languages, logic synthesis, verification (including simulation), interfaces to manufacturing, graphics, and database management. The DATC sponsors about 15 conferences and workshops, including the Workshop on High-Level Synthesis, the International Conference on Computer Aided Design (ICCAD), the Design, Automation and Test in Europe (DATE) Conference and Exhibition, and the Conference on Computer Hardware Description Languages and their Applications. The DATC works closely with other organizations, such as Accellera, the Design Automation Standards Subcommittee (DASC), the European SigHDL, and Verilog International to promote design automation. The DATC publishes the Design Automation TC Newsletter six times a year in Design & Test magazine and the Web-based Newsletter throughout the year.

To become a member of DATC apply at http://tab.computer.org/DATC.