Who is DESN?
The global economy relies on semiconductors. From individual chip design to system-level integration, the design of electronic and photonic devices and systems is fundamental to many industries. Indeed, innovations at the design stage are often where entirely new markets are born.
TechWorks DESN network was established to provide a platform for collaboration and cross-sector innovation connecting leading companies across various industrial sectors. Our mission is to sustain and grow world-class UK chip design capability, driving an innovative agenda that shapes the future.
We operate across all aspects of semiconductor and microelectronic / photonic design, from hardware development to system-level and software engineering.
Special Interest Groups
Heterogeneous SoC Design
- Emerging trends, roadmaps and best practice
- Digital & mixed signal, multi-CPU clusters and open source
- Multi-vendor IP integration
- Design for chiplets
EDA & Design Methodology
- Best practice design & verification methodologies
- Multi-vendor and application specific tool flows
- Emerging trends in Design, Verification, Back-end and AI based automation• Best practice design & verification methodologies
Novel processor architectures
- Innovation in data processing and compute, including embedded AI & ML
- Tiny AI, optimised for edge processing algorithms
Wireless communications and RF system design
- End to end system modelling and validation
- RF design, tools and optimisation requirements.
FPGA Group
- Performance, optimisation and prototyping.
System Verification Forum
- Design and verification methodologies, modelling and simulation.
NEWS
Lauren Thomson is TechWork’s new Head of Membership
We are pleased to announce that Lauren Thomson has been appointed as Head of Membership at TechWorks.This new role is crucial to ensure we develop and deliver the most value to all of our members.
TechWorks AI’ Launches at Iconic Bletchley Park Bringing Together AI & Deep Tech Industry Expertise
Landmark Launch of AI Community to Focus on the Necessity of Engineering Trustworthy AI
GOV.UK: £35 million boost for British semiconductor scientists and businesses on international chip research
British semiconductor researchers and businesses now have enhanced access to research funding backed by the UK government and Horizon Europe.
RSS NEWS
BLOG
Weeteq join DESN
weeteq develops microcontroller level, AI enabled power and control system optimisation technology, applicable to many of the world’s largest industries, including industrial automation, automotive, appliances, and data centres.
RED Semiconductor join DESN
RED Semiconductor created Versatile Intrinsic Structured Computing (VISC), an innovation in processor IP. VISC transforms real-time data processing for AI, cryptography, and sensor-driven applications through unparalleled abstraction, parallelism, and acceleration.
DESN Women in Engineering / Blog by Carol Marsh
The percentage of women working in engineering has increased, but we need to continue to work hard to get to true gender diversity then everyone will benefit.
DESN Host First AI Work Shop
At what is an exciting time in terms of technology and with the use of AI being more and more topical, DESN is at the forefront of the industry.
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