Every April the leading edge of the leading edge of Electronic Design Automation meets in Monterey to address design problems that are making design more difficult than it should be. The meeting is called the Electronic Design Process Symposium of EDPS.

The format favors open discussions around presented papers. It only lasts two full days, but they are days filled with work and ideas. It is a sound mix of academic and industrial research and experiences that tend to look at the near future of electronic design. The goal is to foresee what the coming design problems might be and propose either solutions or alternatives.

EDPS is a good place to spend two days, whether you are one of the EDA leading authority or are facing a hard design problem or may be trying to design an innovative tool. You will get to network, evaluate solutions, discuss trends, and find out what type of wine those scion of EDA really drink. Who knows, may be the wine is what is missing in your problem solving approach!

This year the Symposium will be April 8-9. The themes are: Analog Revolution, Methodology, DFM Flows, and more. Early registration ends March 1st. You can get all of the details at: http://www.eda.org/edps/. You may have some difficulty reaching the site. This morning the server was very slow in responding but persevere it is worth it.