DAC 2023: AI by AI to design heterogenous 3D IC

60th version of Design Automation Conference (DAC), the most popular event for electronics and semiconductor design automation concluded on 13th July 2023. Host of cutting-edge technologies in electronic design automation discussed and displayed. It was reported by many attendees that this year event was buzzing with packed halls with EDA geeks and semiconductor nerds. Though AI was the centerpiece of discussion at this year's DAC, the event also gave importance to digital-twin, open source tools and IP, and other issues only EDA industry can understand. EDA industry which is also referred as Electronic System Design (ESD) industry generated a revenue of $3,951.1 million in the first quarter of 2023, up by 12% from $3,527.7 million in the first quarter of 2022, as per the latest finding from ESD Alliance. AI is both a market opportunity as well as internal change-driving tool for EDA companies to sell latest EDA software tools to develop AI chips, and turn their EDA software into AI based. We got to see whether they can generate huge profits out of AI, what they used to with traditional place and route tools and design reuse tools. AI is changing the design and development of next generation chips. AI is used for place and route and optimize IP block placements where the AI algorithms help in continuously iterate and learn from patterns and optimize design layout. AI ...