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SUMMARY:Verification & Semiconductors Futures Conference UK 2026
DESCRIPTION:Verification Futures UK 2026\, co-located with Semiconductors Futures 2026 co-organised by Tessolve and Alpinum.\nThe conference continues its strong tradition of delivering a unique blend of conference presentations\, exhibitions\, training\, and industry networking sessions focused on the challenges faced in hardware and software verification. The event remains an important forum for end-users to define their verification challenges and collaborate with engineers\, researchers\, and vendors to shape practical solutions. In 2026\, Verification Futures continues to strengthen its core emphasis on verification methodologies\, DV tools\, and engineering workflows\, including areas such as formal methods for complex SoCs\, CPU & RISC-V verification\, open-source and licence-free verification tools\, AI in design verification (AI in DV)\, verification planning and coverage\, and HW/SW co-verification. \nSemiconductors Futures 2026 brings together the semiconductor community\, covering AI/ML in IP & SoC design\, AI’s impact on EDA and workflows\, FPGA & mixed-signal\, with a focus on the automotive\, data centre\, and AI products. New tracks consider emerging technologies such as quantum computing\, photonics\, and chiplets\, as well as startups and investments. We expect 50+ engineering students to attend a separate session. \nDetailsSimon Southwell\nSystems Consultant\nWyvern Semiconductors \n×Simon Southwell\nComplex protocol modelling with OSVVM co-simulation\, exploring the PCIe VC \nA look at OSVVM co-simulation features and their use for constructing complex protocol verification component using PCIe as an example. It looks at the integration of the PCIe GEN1/GEN2 C model from the presenter’s pcieVHost project\, using OSVVM’s co-simulation capabilities\, to construct an OSVVM compatible Verification Component (VC)\, used like any other VHDL based VC\, but with additional features\, to drive 3rd party PCIe IP. An example of driving Altera’s Cyclone V Hard IP for PCI Express is discussed. \nBiography \nEngineer with 35+ years in R&D\, with experience in ASIC design\, FPGA\, and embedded software development. Currently working on developing open-source IP in areas such as co-simulation and system modelling. A collaborator on the OSVVM project\, adding and supporting its co-simulation capabilities and developing verification IP. \nAreas of experiences include logic IP for both ASIC and FPGA\, logic verification\, HPC\, processor systems\, networking (802.3 and proprietary)\, embedded software\, co-simulation technology\, software modelling of SoC systems\, data compression logic\, PCIe endpoint design\, cellular (3G and 4G)\, wireless (802.11 and 802.15.4). Joint or sole author on several logic IP related patents. \nDetailsRojalin Mishra\nLead Verification Engineer\nRiver Lane \n×Rojalin Mishra\nFrom Qubits to Confidence: Verifying Quantum Error Correction \nQuantum error correction (QEC) introduces fundamentally new challenges for verification\, where probabilistic behaviour and correlated errors break many conventional methodologies. This talk explores how we adapt verification strategies to this domain\, including designing testbenches for probabilistic measurement data\, modelling spatially and temporally correlated noise\, and defining meaningful coverage for error correction circuits. \nThrough real debugging case studies\, we highlight subtle failure modes unique to quantum systems—such as silent corruption during syndrome extraction—and discuss approaches to validating decoder behaviour across complex syndrome spaces. We also examine how verification can be performed under realistic noise distributions to build confidence in system-level reliability. \nBio: I am an Electronics and Communications engineer with over a decade of experience in ASIC/FPGA verification\, specialising in complex digital systems and verification methodologies. I currently serve as a Lead Verification Engineer\, driving UVM-based verification for Quantum Error Correction within the rapidly evolving field of Quantum Computing. \nDetailsSteinn Gustafsson\nFounder\nChevin Technology \n×Steinn Gustafsson\nPresentation Title: Complex protocol modelling with OSVVM co-simulation\, exploring the PCIe VC \nA look at OSVVM co-simulation features and their use for constructing complex protocol verification component using PCIe as an example. It looks at the integration of the PCIe GEN1/GEN2 C model from the presenter’s pcieVHost project\, using OSVVM’s co-simulation capabilities\, to construct an OSVVM compatible Verification Component (VC)\, used like any other VHDL based VC\, but with additional features\, to drive 3rd party PCIe IP. An example of driving Altera’s Cyclone V Hard IP for PCI Express is discussed. \nBio: Engineer with 35+ years in R&D\, with experience in ASIC design\, FPGA\, and embedded software development. Currently working on developing open-source IP in areas such as co-simulation and system modelling. A collaborator on the OSVVM project\, adding and supporting its co-simulation capabilities and developing verification IP. \nAreas of experiences include logic IP for both ASIC and FPGA\, logic verification\, HPC\, processor systems\, networking (802.3 and proprietary)\, embedded software\, co-simulation technology\, software modelling of SoC systems\, data compression logic\, PCIe endpoint design\, cellular (3G and 4G)\, wireless (802.11 and 802.15.4). Joint or sole author on several logic IP related patents. \nDetailsYassine Eben Aimine\nSiemens \n×Yassine Eben Aimine\nYassine has more than 20 years’ experience in the EDA industry. Throughout his professional career\, Yassine has partnered with design and verification engineers to deploy the latest technologies in EDA tooling in the areas of design for test\, functional verification\, and functional safety. \nDetailsPhill J Payne\nPrincipal Digital Design Engineer\nNovomorphic \n×Phill J Payne\nPhill J Payne is Principal Digital Design Engineer at Novomorphic\, specialising in secure\, real-time FPGA and embedded architectures for edge AI. He is developing convolution acceleration and a modular hardware fabric that composes reconfigurable pipelines\, reduces memory pressure\, and delivers high-performance vision and inference at the edge. Across 26 years\, Phill has turned novel architectural ideas into deployable systems under tight power\, latency\, throughput\, and reliability constraints\, with deep experience in security-grade FPGA development and signal-processing workloads. Previously\, he delivered end-to-end FPGA firmware and software for advanced systems\, including a patented communications technique designed to operate in contested jamming environments\, later acquired by a major defence prime. He also built specialised training systems used in preparation for the London 2012 Olympic Games\, translating complex engineering into practical tools. \nDetailsGavin Lofts\nField Applications Engineer\nAltera \n×Gavin Lofts\nGavin Lofts is a Field Applications Engineer at Altera with 20+ years of experience in hardware\, embedded software\, and FPGA design. He has worked on systems ranging from biosensors to radio. \nPresentation: CI/CD and Git for Modern FPGA Development
URL:https://desn.org.uk/event/verification-semiconductors-futures-conference-uk-2026/
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SUMMARY:FPGA Frontrunners Event
DESCRIPTION:FPGA Frontrunner EventREGISTERCLICK HERE to find out more about the FPGA FrontrunnersField Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) play a critical role in modern electronic systems\, powering applications that range from everyday consumer products to mission-critical infrastructure. Their ability to be customized and reconfigured after deployment makes them uniquely valuable in fast-moving technology environments. At the same time\, this adaptability introduces distinct security challenges that must be carefully addressed. \nBecause FPGAs can be reprogrammed in the field\, they present a broader attack surface than fixed-function hardware. Threats targeting configuration data\, intellectual property\, firmware integrity\, and runtime behavior can compromise not only the device itself\, but also the larger systems that rely on it. As FPGAs are increasingly used to support advanced workloads—including data-intensive and intelligent processing—security risks continue to grow in both scope and impact. \nEffective FPGA security extends beyond physical protection. It encompasses the full lifecycle and ecosystem surrounding the device\, including design tools\, bitstreams\, firmware\, software interfaces\, and data flows. In systems that incorporate adaptive or AI-assisted functionality\, ensuring trust\, integrity\, and resilience across this ecosystem is especially critical. \nThis event explores the evolving landscape of FPGA security\, highlighting emerging threats\, recent advances\, and proven mitigation strategies. Through expert insights and real-world case studies\, the program aims to equip engineers\, researchers\, and security professionals with practical guidance for securing FPGA-based systems today and in \nknowledge\, techniques\, and assurance frameworks necessary to design systems that are not only resilient and secure—but demonstrably so. \nWho Should Attend\nFPGA Designers and EngineersSystem ArchitectsSafety and Security SpecialistsSupply Chain ProfessionalsIndustry Regulators and Standards Bodies \nWhy Attend? \n\nGain insights from leading experts on the evolving risks and mitigation strategies\nLearn how to meet functional safety and security requirements across multiple industries\nNetwork with industry peers and potential collaborators\nParticipate in discussions on best practices\, regulatory trends\, and real-world case studies\n\nOutline Agenda\n\n\n\n\nTime\nDetails\n\n\n\n\n10:00\nRegistration\n\n\n10:30\nMicrochip Secure FPGA’sIan PearsonPr. ESE\, Microchip\n\n\n11:00\nA Visual Demonstration of True Random Numbers from a Quantum ComputerPhill J PaynePrincipal Digital Design Engineer\, Novomorphic\n\n\n11:30\nAre FPGAs unique for security?Martin ThompsonSenior Technical Specialist\, ZF Engineering Solutions\n\n\n12:00\nBeyond Bitstream Encryption: FPGA Security for High-Assurance SystemsDaniel TeeSenior Firmware (FPGA) Engineer\, Leonardo\n\n\n12:30\nNetworking Lunch\n\n\n13:30\nOverview of prEN50767 : CRA Vertical Standard for FPGA/ASICPeter TrottStaff FAE\, Microchip\n\n\n14:00\nHardware-Rooted Bitstream SecurityMans AhmadianChief Innovation Officer\, Sundance\n\n\n14:30\nWrap Up\n\n\n14:45\nClose\n\n\n\n\nPhill J Payne\, Principal Digital Design Engineer\, Novomorphic\nPresentation: A Visual Demonstration of True Random Numbers from a Quantum Computer \nTrue randomness is one of those things everyone assumes they have… right up until security\, trust\, or assurance actually matters.\nThis session reveals a practical way to pull physical entropy from a real quantum computer and inject it into FPGA and embedded systems as a usable\, engineering-grade input. You’ll see quantum behaviour turned into something tangible and immediate — a live “quantum dice” demonstrator that makes the invisible visible — and you’ll learn why this matters far beyond novelty. \nWe’ll explore what changes when your randomness isn’t “noisy enough” pseudo-random\, but rooted in genuine physical uncertainty\, and how that can reshape thinking around key generation\, nonces\, reseeding\, and trusted system design. A live comparison between simulation and real quantum hardware draws a clear line between “looks random” and “is random”. \nIf you build secure edge systems and care about trust boundaries\, this will change how you think about entropy. \nprofile×Phill J Payne\nPhill J Payne is Principal Digital Design Engineer at Novomorphic\, specialising in secure\, real-time FPGA and embedded architectures for edge AI. He is developing convolution acceleration and a modular hardware fabric that composes reconfigurable pipelines\, reduces memory pressure\, and delivers high-performance vision and inference at the edge. Across 26 years\, Phill has turned novel architectural ideas into deployable systems under tight power\, latency\, throughput\, and reliability constraints\, with deep experience in security-grade FPGA development and signal-processing workloads. Previously\, he delivered end-to-end FPGA firmware and software for advanced systems\, including a patented communications technique designed to operate in contested jamming environments\, later acquired by a major defence prime. He also built specialised training systems used in preparation for the London 2012 Olympic Games\, translating complex engineering into practical tools. \nMartin Thompson\, Senior Technical Specialist\,  ZF Engineering Solutions\nPresentation: Are FPGAs unique for security?\n \nIn this talk we will investigate the degree to which systems containing programmable logic (including FPGAs) can be considered “unique” in their security requirements and implementation options\, when compared to more conventional microcontroller and desktop processor systems. \nWe will briefly define what we mean by “security” in this context (both in terms of market requirements and attacker motivations) and what primitives can be used to achieve it. A review of the variety of potential attacks will be presented and we will spend some time on the peculiarities of FPGA-based systems by comparing them directly with other implementation strategies. Finally\, we will conclude with an answer to the question posed in the title. \nprofile×Martin Thompson\nMartin Thompson is a Senior Technical Specialist at ZF Engineering Solutions. He has spent over 30 years developing systems and algorithms for products in the automotive and aerospace domains. He enjoys working across the full range of software and electronics disciplines\, from desktop algorithm development to microcontroller\, DSP and FPGA code as well as electronic design\, PCB layout (and when the need arises\, soldering!). He specialises in optimisations of whole electronic systems\, based on a detailed understanding of the trade-offs across multiple domains. Particular highlights have included the development of very low-cost FPGA-based imaging and radar-systems. \nSince 2015\, Martin has been heavily involved in the cybersecurity of embedded systems and is currently the technical leader of an penetration-testing team with an embedded-system focus. He contributes to the Internet of Things Security Foundation Assurance Framework\, the Automotive Threat Matrix\, and is a member of the MITRE hardware CWE SIG and the CWE-RTL working group. Finally\, he spends some of his time researching novel side-channel attacks in pursuit of a PhD\, with the University of Durham. \nMans Ahmadian\, Chief Innovation Officer\, Sundance\n\nPresentation: Hardware-Rooted Bitstream Security and Secure Manufacturing Workflow\n \nA Defense-Grade Implementation Using PolarFire FPGA on Sundance PCIe104N Platform As FPGAs become central to mission-critical defense and aerospace systems\, the security challenge has shifted. It is no longer enough to protect configuration data in the fi eld; we must also secure it during manufacturing\, programming\, testing\, and across the entire supply chain. When production is distributed across multiple facilities and third-party partners\, the FPGA bitstream becomes a high-value target\, vulnerable to interception\, overbuilding\, hardware substitution\, or reverse engineering. This talk presents a defence-grade secure provisioning workflow implemented on the Sundance PCIe104N platform\, built around the PolarFire MPF500T FPGA\, and explains how it establishes trust from silicon to system deployment. \nRead More \nAt the heart of this approach is hardware-rooted security. PolarFire devices generate a unique\, silicon-derived identity using Physically Unclonable Functions (PUFs)\, meaning that no two FPGAs are electrically identical and no identity can be copied or cloned. During secure provisioning\, this identity is validated before any sensitive key material is transferred. The customer’s encrypted bitstream and User Encryption Key are generated inside their own trusted environment and securely delivered for programming using Microchip’s Secure Production Programming Solution. If authentication fails at any stage\, such as in a dummy FPGA impersonation attempt\, the process stops immediately. No keys are exposed\, and no firmware is released. What this workflow ultimately provides is confidence. Confidence that the hardware being programmed is genuine. Confidence that only the approved number of boards can ever be provisioned. Confidence that the bitstream cannot be intercepted\, modified\, or extracted through side-channel attacks. By combining controlled manufacturing\, independent validation\, hardware security modules\, authenticated encryption\, and built-in DPA countermeasures\, Sundance ensures customers receive fully tested\, securely programmed boards\, without any risk of supply-chain compromise or intellectual property leakage. Today\, I will walk you through how this architecture works and why it sets a scalable model for secure FPGA manufacturing. \n\nprofile×Mans Ahmadian\nMans Ahmadian serves as the Chief Innovation Officer at Sundance\, where he leads the architecture of next-generation\, high-density AI Systems-on-Modules (SoMs). In this role\, he directs the design of specialized AI Engines and systems otimized for low-power\, high-throughput inference in rugged environments. He is instrumental in bridging the gap between AI frameworks and SundanceDSP hardware. Additionally\, his work ensures the reliability of autonomous Edge AI platforms in mission-critical settings by optimizing SWaP (Size\, Weight\, and Power) solutions and integrating safety-critical\, “fail-safe” R&D workflows. \nThroughout his career\, he has been granted numerous patents for his innovations in image processing\, advanced camera systems and imaging sensor operations. His technical and commercial achievements have earned him several prestigious honors\, including the IET (Institute of Engineering and Technology) Innovation Award in software development\, the SMART::SCOTLAND Innovation Award\, and a Business Plan Competition win. These accolades are supported by a robust academic foundation\, including a PhD in Medical Image Processing\, an MSc in Biomedical/Medical Engineering\, and a BSc in Electronics from The University of Edinburgh\, and postgraduate certificates in Health Data Science and Big Data and AI. \nDaniel Tee\, Senior Firmware (FPGA) Engineer\, Leonardo\n\nPresentation: Beyond Bitstream Encryption: FPGA Security for High-Assurance Systems\n \nField programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) are increasingly deployed in systems where failure or compromise is not an option – from defence and aerospace to critical infrastructure and advanced industrial platforms. In these high assurance environments\, security requirements extend beyond the protections normally offered by device vendors. Engineers must consider the broader context of threats\, deployment conditions\, and system level risk. \nRead More \nThis presentation explores the evolving landscape of FPGA security and outlines practical considerations for designing and deploying secure programmable logic systems. It introduces the principles that shape high assurance engineering\, highlights common security challenges unique to reconfigurable hardware\, and discusses methods for establishing trust from initial configuration through runtime operation. The talk also touches on modern approaches to isolation\, secure execution\, and configuration protection\, alongside emerging trends that FPGA developers should be aware of as threats and technologies continue to advance. \nAttendees will gain a clearer understanding of how to think about security in FPGA based systems\, along with a set of concepts and design patterns that can be adapted to a wide range of high assurance applications. \n\nprofile×Daniel Tee\nDaniel Tee is a Senior Firmware (FPGA) Engineer at Leonardo\, working within the product security team. He joined Leonardo as a graduate in 2022 after completing an integrated MEng in Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Edinburgh\, where he focused on a number of cybersecurity modules in his final year. Daniel now applies his interest in hardware security to developing robust FPGA‑based security solutions for customer‑driven\, mission‑critical applications. \nIan Pearson\, Pr. ESE\, Microchip Technology Inc.\n\nPresentation: Leveraging Microchip Secure FPGAs\n \nThe foundation of a secure end product lies in the right choice of components. CRA requires a ‘Secure by Design’ approach to product development and support throughout the lifecycle. Microchip FPGA’s have a long history of secure FPGA’s designed to meet the most demanding of military applications but available to all \nprofile×Ian Pearson\nIan Pearson is a Principle Embedded Solutions Engineer with Microchip Technology covering FPGA\, Security and IoT. He is also the chair of the IoT Security Foundation – Security Assurance Framework Working Group. \nPeter Trott\, Staff FAE\, Microchip Technology Inc.\n\nPresentation: Overview of prEN50767 : CRA Vertical Standard for FPGA/ASIC\n \nThe EU CRA requirements can be met via a presumption of conformity using horizontal and vertical harmonised standards. These standards are in development and will release very close to the enforcement date. In this session we will give some insight into what is coming in the vertical standard for FPGA/ASIC. The prEN50767 standard provides the requirements for FPGA/ASIC vendors to meet the Important Class I categorisation of FPGA/ASIC in the EU CRA. \nprofile×Peter Trott\nPeter Trott is a Staff Applications engineer at Microchip with over 30yrs experience in the FPGA sector. He has extensive experience in both military and industrial design using FPGA’s. Peter is also a key member of the EU TC47x WG4 Trusted Silicon work group for FPGA/ASIC who are creating the prEN50767 harmonised standard relative to the Important Class I FPGA/ASIC with security features
URL:https://desn.org.uk/event/fpga-frontrunner-2026/
LOCATION:Microchip\, 720 Wharfedale Road\, Winnersh\, RG41 5TP
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SUMMARY:Designing the Future: Analogue Mixed Signal (AMS)
DESCRIPTION:Designing the Future: Analogue Mixed Signal (AMS)Jump to SpeakersJump to AgendaREGISTERAs complexity accelerates\, designers face growing challenges in architecture\, design\, system scaling and workflow.  \nFollowing our Digital Design event in November\, this next event brings together Analogue and Mixed Signal chip architects and designers to explore real-world pain points and application trends. During the day\, we will hear from experts about the challenges and opportunities facing industry and identify how\, by working together\, we can support industry growth.  \nThe event is structured around three contemporary themes\, with a plenary discussion after each to discuss the topics raised and identify relevant actions going forward.  \nRunning concurrently at the same venue\, TechWorks and UKESF are hosting a Chip Design Early Careers event to bring together industry and emerging talent. The UKESF Digital Design – Early Careers track\, will give companies the opportunity to engage with up to 50 next-generation chip designers (students and graduates) at the point where they are making career choices. Participants can speak directly to these early-career engineers who are keen to learn about a career in chip design\, and which organisations they can join and grow with.  \nOverview  \n\nThe future of AMS Design\n\nHow is AMS design evolving and where are we compared with pure-play digital CMOS  \n\nDesign for performance\, noise\, and integrity across PVT \nTrade-offs across process nodes and scaling limits; voltage\, noise\, performance\, cost \nDesign migration\, IP integration and reuse \nDesign flow and productivity: How can automation and AI help? \nLayout challenges\, routing\, optimization and physical verification \nCo-simulation\, model abstraction and system-level verification \n\n\nSystem architecture and Integration\n\nMeeting system requirements while avoiding parasitics and interference is not just a circuit-level challenge. What are the current trends in system architecture and integration? \n\nSystem partitioning\, simulation and integration: Performance / Power / Area \nDigital-analogue interfacing and interconnect. Interference mitigation and isolation \nMulti-die integration: Yield reliability\, Power delivery\, Thermal management \nSignal integrity and noise coupling in advanced packaging\, 2.5D and 3D \nMulti-die mixed signal chiplets and heterogeneous integration \n\n\nApplication drivers for AMS Design\n\nMany emerging technologies are driving AMS innovation. What are the major application challenges pushing the frontier of analogue design today? \n\nFuture compute and AI \nHigh-speed SerDes\, Photonic interconnect\, Clock & data recovery \nPower delivery\, voltage regulation and monitoring \nAnalog and in-memory compute \nIoT\, connectivity\, med-tech and wearables \nLow-noise analogue sensor integration / Energy harvesting \nPhysical AI / Neuromorphic compute \nLow power RF \n\nAGENDA \n\n\n\n\nTIME\nDETAILS\n\n\n\n\n09:15\nRegistration\n\n\n10:00\nTechWorks DESN Introduction – Scene setting & objectives\nJillian Hughes\, Head of Semiconductors\, DESN & Charles Sturman\, CEO\, TechWorks\n\n\n\nThe Future of AMS Design\nHow is AMS design evolving and where are we compared with pure-play digital CMOS\n\n\n10:10\nSystem-First Design for High-Performance Mixed-Signal\nAsad Ali\, Senior IC Architect\, Novamorphic\n\n\n10:30\nBridging the Verification Gap Between Digital and Analog IC Design \nMarcel Ahmedzai\, Application Engineer Architect\, Cadence\n\n\n10:50\nTop‑Down Approach to Mixed‑Signal Verification\nGautham Sathyan\, Mixed Signal Modeling & Verification Engineer\, Cirrus Logic\n\n\n11:10\nVerifying AMS Designs\nMike Bartley\, CEO\, Alpinum\n\n\n11:30\nDiscussion and CTA\n\n\n11:55\nSponsor talk: Lee Harrison\, Director of Product Marketing\, Tessent\, Siemens EDA\n\n\n12:00\nNetworking Lunch\n\n\n\nSystem architecture and Integration\nMeeting system requirements while avoiding parasitics and interference is not just a circuit-level challenge. What are the current trends in system architecture and integration?\n\n\n13:00\nStructured AMS migration: Device-level validation to layout closure with intelligent automation\nChris Yates\, Head of AI and Machine Learning\, Thalia\n\n\n13:20\nRevolutionizing Analog Layout Synthesis through GenAI and Machine Learning Technologies\nNeel Goplan\, Executive Director\, Technical Product Management\n\n\n13:40\nBeyond 1.8 V: Enabling Robust 3.3 V Interfaces in 28 nm CMOS and 7 nm FinFET with Overvoltage Tolerant Specialty I/Os\nBart Keppens\, Chief Business Development\, Sofics\n\n\n14:00\nDiscussion & Call to Action\n\n\n14:25\nBreak\n\n\n\nApplication drivers for AMS Design\nMany emerging technologies are driving AMS innovation. What are the major application challenges pushing the frontier of analogue design today?\n\n\n15:10\nAMS from beamforming arrays to safety critical ASICs\nKonstantinos Glaros\, Associate Director – Analogue IC Design\, Ensilica Plc\n\n\n15:20\nAnalog Scan: A new frontier for Mixed-signal test\nVladimir Zivkovic\, Principal Product Engineer\, Siemens EDA\n\n\n15:40\nDiscussion & Call to Action\n\n\n16:05\nRefreshments and Networking\n\n\n17:00\nClose\n\n\n\n\nAGENDA \n\n\n\n\n09:15\nRegistration\n\n\n10:00\nTechWorks DESN Introduction – Scene setting & objectives\nJillian Hughes\, Head of Semiconductors\, DESN & Charles Sturman\, CEO\, TechWorks\n\n\nThe Future of AMS Design\nHow is AMS design evolving and where are we compared with pure-play digital CMOS\n\n\n10:10\nSystem-First Design for High-Performance Mixed-Signal\nAsad Ali\, Senior IC Architect\, Novamorphic\n\n\n10:30\nBridging the Verification Gap Between Digital and Analog IC Design\nMarcel Ahmedzai\, Application Engineer Architect\, Cadence\n\n\n10:50\nTop‑Down Approach to Mixed‑Signal Verification\nGautham Sathyan\, Mixed Signal Modeling & Verification Engineer\, Cirrus Logic\n\n\n11:10\nVerifying AMS Designs\nMike Bartley\, CEO\, Alpinum\n\n\n11:30\nDiscussion and CTA\n\n\n11:55\nSponsor talk: Lee Harrison\, Director of Product Marketing\, Tessent\, Siemens EDA\n\n\n12:00\nNetworking Lunch\n\n\nSystem architecture and Integration\nMeeting system requirements while avoiding parasitics and interference is not just a circuit-level challenge. What are the current trends in system architecture and integration?\n\n\n13:00\nStructured AMS migration: Device-level validation to layout closure with intelligent automation\nChris Yates\, Head of AI and Machine Learning\, Thalia\n\n\n13:20\nRevolutionizing Analog Layout Synthesis through GenAI and Machine Learning Technologies\nNeel Goplan\, Executive Director\, Technical Product Management\n\n\n13:40\nBeyond 1.8 V: Enabling Robust 3.3 V Interfaces in 28 nm CMOS and 7 nm FinFET with Overvoltage Tolerant Specialty I/Os\nBart Keppens\, Chief Business Development\, Sofics\n\n\n14:00\nDiscussion & Call to Action\n\n\n14:25\nBreak\n\n\nApplication drivers for AMS Design\nMany emerging technologies are driving AMS innovation. What are the major application challenges pushing the frontier of analogue design today?\n\n\n15:00\nAMS from beamforming arrays to safety critical ASICs\nKonstantinos Glaros\, Associate Director – Analogue IC Design\, Ensilica Plc\n\n\n15:20\nAnalog Scan: A new frontier for Mixed-signal test\nVladimir Zivkovic\, Principal Product Engineer\, Siemens EDA\n\n\n15:40\nDiscussion & Call to Action\n\n\n16:05\nRefreshments and Networking\n\n\n17:00\nClose\n\n\n\n\nAMS SpeakersChris Yates\nHead of AI and Machine Learning\, Thalia \nChris Yates\, Vice President of Software Engineering\, leads development of EDA software for analog and mixed-signal design\, optimisation and technology migration. His work applies statistical methods\, mathematical optimisation and AI and machine learning to automate performance tuning and preserve circuit intent across process nodes. With a background in statistics\, mathematics and artificial intelligence\, he focuses on reducing design iteration time while maintaining predictability and robustness in advanced AMS flows. \nPresentation×Structured AMS migration: Device-level validation to layout closure with intelligent automation\nAnalog and mixed signal IP migration using manual or in-house methods is rarely optimal and often slow and difficult. Y et migration remains necessary due to commercial and technical pressures. This session outlines practical ways to make migration predictable and efficient\, including automated device-level comparison\, early PPA assessment and intelligent layout adaptation. Drawing on recent project experience with machine learning-enhanced tools\, it demonstrates how AMS engineers can preserve performance while establishing a repeatable migration methodology. The approach combines traditional analog expertise with selective automation to reduce iteration cycles and improve reliability. The discussion will show where intelligent tools can augment\, not replace\, engineering judgment in critical design decisions. \nCloseMarcel Ahmedzai\nApplication Engineer Architect\, Cadence \nMarcel Ahmedzai is an engineering architect at Cadence with a focus on mixed signal verification and is based in Bracknell\, England. Prior to Cadence he was a CAD engineer at Mitel Semiconductor and Zarlink Semiconductor. Marcel has been with Cadence for over 20 years and has a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from the University of Hertfordshire. \nPresentation×Bridging the Verification Gap Between Digital and Analog IC Design\nAs transistor geometries continue to shrink\, modern integrated circuit designs face escalating complexity that challenges the effectiveness and efficiency of traditional verification practices. Even at the block level\, the functional checks required to ensure correct behavior demand substantial time and resources\, and this burden increases dramatically when scaling to chip‑level and system‑level verification. In digital design\, these challenges have long been addressed through established verification methodologies\, dedicated verification engineers\, and standardized frameworks such as UVM. In contrast\, analog and mixed‑signal (AMS) design teams often lack a comparable verification mindset\, leading to late discovery of bugs\, costly respins\, and delays in time‑to‑market. This paper outlines the requirements and methodologies needed to elevate AMS verification to the maturity of its digital counterpart. By examining current gaps\, resource impacts\, and emerging best practices\, we provide a structured view of how systematic AMS verification can significantly reduce design risk and improve overall product quality. \nCloseMike Bartley\nF0under and CEO\, Alpinum \nMike started in software testing in 1988 after completing a PhD in Math\, moving to semiconductor Design Verification (DV) in 1994\, verifying designs (on Silicon and FPGA) going into commercial and safety-related sectors such as mobile phones\, automotive\, comms\, cloud/data servers\, and Artificial Intelligence. Mike built and managed state-of-the-art DV teams inside several companies\, specialising in CPU verification. \nMike founded and grew a DV services company to 450+ engineers globally\, successfully delivering services and solutions to over 50+ clients . The company was acquired by Tessolve Semiconductors in 2020 and Mike worked at Tessolve as SVP. \nMike started Alpinum in April 2025 to deliver a range of start-of-the art industry solutions. \nPresentation×Verifying AMS Designs\nWe will be investigating strategies for verifying AMS designs from test planning\, through test bench design and bring up\, to test generation\, closure and signoff. The talk will focus on practical\, best-practice verification solutions for a variety of designs\, so that the delegates can take away ideas that they can start using immediately. \nCloseAsad Ali\nSenior IC Architect ‑ Analogue and Mixed Signal\, Novomorphic \nAsad Ali\, Senior IC Architect at Novomorphic\, champions a System First approach to analogue and mixed-signal development. He has held leadership roles at Maxim Integrated\, OnSemi\, Dialog Semiconductor and LSI Logic\, leading the development of high-volume RFIC\, power and mixed-signal IC products from concept to production. \nPresentation×System-First Design for High-Performance Mixed-Signal\nIn modern mixed-signal systems\, the analog figure-of-merit (FOM)\, capturing the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) delivered per unit power over a defined bandwidth\, is a key determinant of overall system efficiency. As CMOS technology continues to scale\, reduced intrinsic gain\, lower supply voltages\, and increased variability are fundamentally limiting the ability of traditional analog design techniques to sustain competitive FOM\, directly impacting power budgets\, performance headroom\, and implementation cost. \nThis talk reframes the problem from a circuit-centric challenge to a system-level opportunity – a System First Approach. Rather than relying solely on device-level optimisation\, we examine architectural and system-partitioning strategies that shift performance dependencies. \nWe present practical\, system-driven design methodologies that mitigate technology-imposed analog limitations\, enabling next-generation mixed-signal platforms to achieve aggressive performance targets while improving power efficiency\, scalability\, and time-to-market in line with Power-Performance-Cost objectives. \nCloseKostas Glaros\nAssociate Director – Analogue IC Design\, Ensilica Plc \nKostas Glaros is an analogue/mixed-signal technical lead with EnSilica Plc. Over the past decade he has led teams bringing multiple mixed-signal ASICs from initial concept to mass production. He focuses on medical\, automotive\, and industrial control applications\, and has a keen interest on design methodology and tools. Kostas holds a PhD in low-power medical electronics from Imperial College London. \nPresentation×AMS from beamforming arrays to safety critical ASICs\nIn large\, multi-channel SoCs\, AMS verification is essential for validating the integration of multiple analogue channels operating concurrently alongside complex digital signal processing. Safety-critical ASICs\, such as industrial and automotive controllers\, demand demonstrable vertical integration and traceable compliance with requirements. This talk discusses examples of AMS and DMS verification in such applications and some associated challenges. \nCloseGautham Sathyan\nMixed Signal Modeling & Verification Engineer\, Cirrus Logic \nGautham Sathyan is part of the Mixed-Signal Modeling and Verification group at Cirrus Logic in the Newbury office. His work spans a wide range of responsibilities\, including early stage architectural modeling of mixed signal blocks\, requirements definition\, and establishing analog/digital boundary and the chip level schematic hierarchy. He is involved in netlisting and chip bring up DMS simulation\, SystemVerilog real number modeling of low level analog cells\, and to define and implement chip level AMS simulations. \nWith a background in analog design\, Gautham particularly enjoys the challenges of modeling and debugging complex mixed signal systems. Outside of work\, he spends most of his time running after his young children\, though he hopes to one day start learning to play Indian music on the guitar. \n×Top‑Down Approach to Mixed‑Signal Verification\nA framework for first‑silicon success \nSilicon Respins and late surprises can feel inevitable on complex mixed‑signal ASICs\, especially when sophisticated digital control meets rich analog content. They needn’t be\, argues Gautham Sathyan\, in this fast‑paced\, practitioner‑focused talk as he lays out a concrete framework combining a top‑down\, model‑driven verification methodology with tight cross‑team alignment and disciplined use of AMS co‑simulation. 3 key CTAs from this talk : \n\nModel early\, verify continuously.\nCo‑sim sparingly\, where it counts.\nShip together\, not in silos.\n\nClosePresentationVladimir Zivkovic\nPrincipal Product Engineer\, Siemens EDA \nVladimir Zivkovic is a principal product engineer for Analog Mixed-Signal and Defect-oriented Test at Siemens EDA. He graduated from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the University of Nis in Former Yugoslavia and obtained PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Twente\, the Netherlands. \nHe has more than 20 years of industrial experience in Mixed-signal DfT\, test flow automation\, test coverage analysis and AMS verification. His previous affiliations include Philips Research (Netherlands)\, NXP Semiconductors (Netherlands)\, D4T Systems (small startup company\, Netherlands)\, Nikhef/CERN (Netherlands/Switzerland)\, Cadence Design Systems (Scotland\, UK) and Infineon (Denmark). He is program committee member of IEEE European Test Symposium (ETS) and provided significant contribution during the development of IEEE 2427 standard for Analog Defect Modeling and Coverage. He is also vice chair of IEEE P1687.2 (Analog Test Access standardization) working group. \nPresentation×Analog Scan: A new frontier for Mixed-signal test\nDeveloping tests for designs with mixed-signal circuits has always been a bottleneck during IC product sign-off\, regardless of the application. This talk presents a revolutionary approach for creating efficient manufacturing mixed-signal tests that reduce test costs and test escapes. The methodology is called analog scan and requires DfT of a circuit-under-test (CUT) to inject stimulus signals and observe responses. The inserted circuitry is not placed in series with signal propagation paths\, and it is turned off in the mission mode. The control and output of the DfT circuitry is connected to test data registers (TDRs)\, typically placed outside the mixed-signal block under test. \nAnalog scan methodology brings multiple benefits. First\, there is a massive decrease of test cost\, since analog scan tests run orders of magnitude faster than a large majority of spec-based tests on ATE. Analog defect simulation also runs much faster than for spec-based tests. With appropriate automation\, top-level test development is also significantly accelerated. Defect coverage figures achieved with analog scan are usually higher than those obtained with functional tests. Lastly\, analog scan facilitates diagnosis of field returns. \nBart Keppens\nChief Business Development\, Sofics \nBart Keppens received an engineering degree in electronics in 1996 and started his career at imec in Belgium. From 2002 he joined Sarnoff Europe\, solving on-chip ESD related problems for customers worldwide. After a management buy-out in June 2009\, Sarnoff Europe became ‘SOFICS – Solutions for ICs’ where Bart is responsible for global business development. Bart (co-) authored more than 40 peer-reviewed published articles on ESD protection. \nPresentation×Beyond 1.8 V: Enabling Robust 3.3 V Interfaces in 28 nm CMOS and 7 nm FinFET with Overvoltage Tolerant Specialty I/Os\nAs CMOS nodes scale\, designers face a widening gap between core capabilities and system-level requirements. While foundry GPIOs in FinFET and GAA processes typically top out at 1.8V\, many applications still demand 3.3V “Over-Voltage Tolerant” (OVT) interfaces for legacy compatibility and robust system integration. Conversely\, the rise of chiplet architectures introduces the opposite challenge: Die-to-Die (D2D) interfaces that must operate at specialty voltages below the typical GPIO range (1V or lower) to minimize power and maximize speed. \nThis presentation explores the design and ESD protection of these specialty interfaces. We examine the “3.3V in a 1.8V process” dilemma\, focusing on stacking techniques to maintain Safe Operating Area (SOA) during power sequencing and transient events. We then pivot to the unique requirements of chiplet interconnects. Unlike standard I/Os\, D2D interfaces require: (a) Specialized ESD: Traditional >2kV HBM protection is often overkill for D2D\, introducing excessive parasitic capacitance that limits bandwidth. (b) Thin-Oxide Integration: To achieve high speeds\, D2D circuits utilize sensitive thin-oxide transistors that are easily damaged without custom ESD clamps. (c) Area Efficiency: With thousands of required connections\, standard I/O pads consume prohibitive silicon area. \nAttendees will gain a practical framework for specifying and verifying both higher and lower voltage specialty I/Os\, with an emphasis on co-designing circuits and ESD to optimize PPA in modern\, heterogeneous systems. \nLee Harrison\nDirector of Product Marketing\, Tessent\, Siemens EDA \nLee Harrison is Director\, Product Marketing\, with Siemens Tessent Division. He has over 25 years of industry experience working with Siemens Tessent DFT products\, with a focus on safety and security. Lee Received his BEng in MicroElectronic Engineering from Brunel University London in 1996. Lee presents regularly at industry conferences such as DAC\, ITC\, VTS\, ETS\, and DATE. \nNeel Goplan\nExecutive Director\, Technical Product Management\, Synopsys \nNeel Gopalan is an Executive Director\, in the Products and Market group. Neel leads Technical Product Management for AMS tools including Custom Compiler\, PrimeSim and Characterization. Neel has been with Synopsys for the last 20 years; during this time he has been part of Custom Compiler Product Engineering team. He was an integral part of the team that built Custom Compiler along with all the collaterals needed for Custom Design. Neel and his team built industry’s 1st iPDK\, which is now the standard for PDKs in the industry. Neel now leads Analog Design Migration\, ASO and Layout Synthesis. Prior to Synopsys\, Neel worked for Cadence for 5 years \nPresentation×Revolutionizing Analog Layout Synthesis through GenAI and Machine Learning Technologies\nThe rapid advancement of semiconductor technology necessitates innovative approaches to Analog Layout Synthesis\, a critical aspect in circuit design for FinFET and GAA nodes. This presentation introduces Industry’s First transformative potential of Generative AI (GenAI) and Machine Learning (ML) in automating and optimizing the analog layout process. We will discuss how GenAI can generate high-quality layout designs by learning from vast datasets of existing designs\, while ML algorithms enhance the efficiency of design creation and predictions. Furthermore\, we will delve into the role of AI in facilitating intelligent decision-making throughout the design process\, enabling adaptive responses to design constraints and objectives. By integrating these cutting-edge technologies\, we aim to significantly reduce design time\, improve layout quality\, and foster innovation in analog circuit design. This presentation will provide insights into the methodologies employed\, the challenges encountered\, and the future directions of analog layout synthesis in the context of AI-driven advancements \n×Meet the Students\n\nFrom RTL and verification to open-source silicon tapeouts\, these exceptional students are already making an impact in digital chip design \n James Ashie Kotey | Electronics & Computer Engineering\, University of Sheffield | IC Engineering Intern at EnSilica \nJames has contributed to commercial ASIC projects in RTL design and functional verification\, and has led three open-source silicon projects from concept to tapeout using open-source EDA tools and PDKs. \nCarys MacIntyre | Robotics Engineering (Integrated Master’s)\, University of Bath | Hardware Intern at Siemens EDA (Tessent Embedded Analytics) \nCurrently on a 12-month placement in digital RTL verification\, Carys is gaining hands-on verification experience alongside her master’s studies. \nCharlie Teare | Mechatronics & Robotic Systems (BEng with Year in Industry) \, University of Liverpool \nFollowing a placement with EnSilica’s digital design team\, Charlie continues collaborating with industry while completing his final year project focused on a fabric/interconnect generator. \nRonit Ravi | Electronic Engineering\, Imperial College London \nNow in his final year\, Ronit previously completed a placement in Design Verification at Siemens EDA and continues to collaborate during his master’s research. \nThis event provides students and early-career designers with direct exposure to professionals in digital chip design \,  embedding their learning and offering tangible inspiration for careers in the UK semiconductor sector. \n\nDigital Design Early Careers SpeakersHaydn Povey\nFounder and CEO\, SCI Semiconductor \nWith over 30 years experience in the technology domain Haydn has unparalleled experience in microprocessor IP\, cyber security\, and real world cyber-physical systems. \nHaving led the introduction of Arm Cortex-M processors he subsequently led the Processor Divisions security technologies\, including TrustZone & SecurCore. \nHe is a founder board member of the IoT Security Foundation. \nDave Sanders\nAssociate Fellow\, Rolls-Royce \nDave Sanders is an Associate Fellow at Rolls-Royce specialising in the development of complex electronic hardware. He has 28 years of experience working in the electronics industry\, with 26 of those developing the safety critical microprocessors that form the heart of the Rolls-Royce control systems for both aerospace and non-aerospace applications. \nDave is a member of the European DO254 Users Group since 2012 and has contributed to various regulation working groups including co-authoring AMC 20-152A. He became a Fellow of the IET in 2018 and was awarded the Rolls-Royce Controls Gold Innovation Award in 2015 in recognition of the successful development of the sixth-generation safety critical microprocessor\, which has already accumulated over 30 million fault free flying hours. \nIn his spare time\, Dave is a keen runner and currently Lichfield Running Club Secretary. \nMichael O’Sullivan\nEngineering director\, Cadence \nMichael O’Sullivan is an engineering director at Cadence with a focus on verification and is based in Edinburgh\, Scotland. Michael has been with Cadence for over 27 years with various roles in sales\, marketing and design services. \nPrior to Cadence he was a design engineer at S3 Group in Dublin\, Ireland and at Philips in Eindhoven\, The Netherlands. Michael has an Masters of Engineering Science from the National University of Ireland. \nLoay Qteet\nStaff Application Engineer\, Synopsys \nLoay Qteet\, Applications Engineering\, Staff Engineer at Synopsys\, with six years of experience in the Electronic Design Automation (EDA) field. He specializes in physical design\, RTLIIGDS flow development\, and EDA applications of Implementation and AI. Loay has played a key role in supporting various customer\, helping them to achieve their goals effectively and ensuring that Synopsys products meet their evolving requirements. \nCatriona Wright\nCo-founder\, Chipletti \nCatriona Wright is co-founder of Chipletti\, a Cambridge-based fabless semiconductor startup developing AI accelerators for physical AI systems that require low power\, high performance real-time operation within tight SWaP-C constraints. She works across strategy\, partnerships\, and operations while helping translate emerging AI compute needs into practical hardware solutions. \nRead More \nCatriona has more than 25 years of experience delivering complex semiconductor products from concept through to production. Her career spans digital design\, program leadership\, and scaling multidisciplinary teams to deliver advanced silicon. Before founding Chipletti\, she held roles at both start-ups and large companies including Riverlane\, DisplayLink\, Cambridge Semiconductor\, TTPCom and Nortel Networks\, leading IC development programmes and coordinating cross-functional engineering teams. \nShe holds a First Class MEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Edinburgh and an MBA from The Open University. Catriona is passionate about building strong deep tech teams and helping grow the semiconductor ecosystem in the UK. She is also active in outreach\, running coding clubs for primary school students and encouraging more young people – particularly girls – to explore engineering. \n\n\nModerator \n\nMatt Cossins\nEcosystem Development Manager\, Arm \nMatt Cossins is an Ecosystem Development Manager in Arm’s AI and Developer Platforms group\, where he supports the adoption of Arm-powered AI compute platforms through developer education\, enablement\, and collaboration between industry and academia. \nRead More \nAn alumnus of the UKESF programme\, he holds an MEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Nottingham\, where his thesis focused on neuromorphic AI. He previously held engineering roles at Capgemini\, delivering software and embedded research projects for multiple clients\, and at Cambridge-based cellXica\, where he worked on embedded and RTL design for software-defined radio in 5G communications. \nMatt is a recipient of awards from organisations including the IET\, UKESF\, and Electronics Weekly\, and mentors engineering students through the Arkwright Scholarships Trust. \n\nRaj Gawera\nChief Operating Officer\, UK Semiconductor Centre \nRaj has over 30 years of experience in the semiconductor field having held senior technical and commercial roles in semiconductor organisations spanning IP\, Fabless and IDM business models. He is now COO of the newly formed UK Semiconductor Centre – with an ambitious plan to strengthen the UK semiconductor ecosystem and grow international partnerships. \nRead More \nIn his early career\, Raj was part of initial IEEE 802.11 team to define first WLAN standard in 1996 – a technology which has now shipped many billions of units. Raj also helped pioneer the first 3G data transmissions working with Motorola and others to demonstrate one of the first 3G video calls at the 3GSM show in 1998 – many years before 3G licences were awarded. \nRaj was a founder member of 3G technology startup UbiNetics (1999)\, that successfully exited in 2005 for over $120m USD. As part of that deal\, Raj joined CSR and ultimately took the role of VP Marketing where he was part of the team that acquired SiRF Technologies for $136m (2009) to add GPS technology to CSR portfolio. In 2012\, he helped sell CSR’s handset business to Samsung in a deal worth $310m for 310 staff. As part of Samsung\, Raj was promoted to VP heading up the SCSC division leading the silicon and software development for Samsung’s chipsets for over a decade\, providing connectivity technology that shipped in hundreds of millions of Samsung products. \nRaj has held a number of board positions including Chair of Cambridge Wireless and NED for CSA Catapult bringing experience and advice on the global semiconductor market. \n\nMahdieh Ghoddusi\nDirector of Delivery\, UKESF \nMahdieh Ghoddusi\nDirector of Delivery\, UKESF \nProf. Nick McKeown
URL:https://desn.org.uk/event/designing-the-future-analogue-mixed-signal-ams/
LOCATION:Regents University London\, Inner Circle\, Regent’s Park\, London\, NW1 4NS
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SUMMARY:FPGA Frontrunners:  Building Resilient and Cyber Secure FPGA Systems in an Adversarial World
DESCRIPTION:REGISTERSponsored by Sundance\nEvent Overview\nIn today’s hyper-connected\, adversarial digital landscape\, the resilience and security of Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) are no longer just engineering challenges\, they are regulatory\, legal\, and reputational imperatives. \nA system is resilient if\, and only if\, there is justifiable and enduring confidence that it will function as expected\, when expected. This is the baseline of trust in modern technology.But resilience alone is not enough. A system is secure when it can sustain this performance under direct adversarial pressure. When that adversary is remote\, persistent\, and capable of leveraging the vast cyber domain\, we call this cyber security. \nSecurity is not optional \, it is mandated by law. Increasingly\, regulatory bodies around the world are enforcing strict standards\, and the penalties for non-compliance are not limited to fines.There is a real and growing risk of parallel criminal and civil proceedings arising from the same cyber security failure\, placing immense responsibility on engineers\, designers\, and decision-makers to implement effective\, demonstrable security controls. \nThis FPGA-focused event will equip you with the knowledge\, techniques\, and assurance frameworks necessary to design systems that are not only resilient and secure—but demonstrably so. \nWho Should Attend: \n\nFPGA Designers and Engineers\nSystem Architects\nSafety and Security Specialists\nSupply Chain Professionals\nIndustry Regulators and Standards Bodies\n\nWhy Attend? \n\nGain insights from leading experts on the evolving risks and mitigation strategies\nLearn how to meet functional safety and security requirements across multiple industries\nNetwork with industry peers and potential collaborators\nParticipate in discussions on best practices\, regulatory trends\, and real-world case studies\n\nAgenda \n\n\n\n\n\nTime\nSession\n\n\n\n\n10:00\nRegistration\n\n\n10:30\nA Hardware-Accelerated Future: Pedro Machado\, Nottingham University\n\n\n11:00\nA Defence Against Remote Power Side-Channel Attack on FPGA-based CNN: Jing He\, University of Southampton\n\n\n11:30\nFPGA System and Device Level Security Considerations: Ian Pearson\, Microchip Technology Inc.\n\n\n12:00\nSecurity Risks & Controls Across the HW-to-Cloud Stack: Mike Bartley\, Alpinum Consulting\n\n\n12:15\nLunch\n\n\n13:00\nComparison of Embedded Cryptography Algorithms for an FPGA-Based Multi-Process: Jack Sampford\, Phixos\n\n\n13:30\nDesigning Reusable\, Portable and Secure IP for FPGA: Steinn Gustafsson\, Chevin Technology Limited\n\n\n14:00\nWhat do you mean Secure? Peter Davies & Sukhi Gill\, Thales\n\n\n14:30\nWrap Up\n\n\n\n\nSpeakersIan Pearson\nPrinciple Embedded Solutions Engineer\, Microchip Technology Inc. \nIan is a Principal Field Applications Engineer at Microchip Technology Inc. He has held roles in MCU and MPU applications and also led the EU Wireless team for many years introducing Wi-Fi and Bluetooth into the embedded product lines. He has been involved with IoT since it’s inception and is an advocate of enhancing security in Connected Embedded Systems. To aid this he is active on several working groups in the IoT Security Foundation and has presented on security topics at several conferences. More recently he has returned to the FPGA space and supports Microchip clients on FPGA\, SoC and Security needs across multiple market segments. \nPresentation: FPGA System and Device Level Security Considerations \nCreating a secure system is a complex task where multiple vulnerabilities in the design\, manufacture\, supply chain and maintenance of a product must be accounted for. Security is a whole of business challenge yet the foundation of a secure design relies heavily on the security capabilities of a semiconductor device and how they leverage correct implementation within the overall security posture of a product. In this presentation we will look at some of the factors involved in creating a secure FPGA\, some of the threats and mitigations and how Microchip FPGA’s implement key functionality that create devices with military grade security available to all markets. \nJing He\nDepartment of Electronics and Computer Science\, University of Southampton\nJing He is a PhD candidate in the Department of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton\, UK. He is a member of the Sustainable Electronic Technologies Group\, and his research focuses on hardware security. Specifically\, he explores lightweight\, runtime defence techniques for heterogeneous systems\, with an emphasis on protecting multi-tenant-based neural network accelerators. \nPresentation: A Defence Against Remote Power Side-Channel Attack on FPGA-based CNN \nThis talk introduces a lightweight\, runtime defence mechanism for FPGA-based deep learning accelerators against remote power side-channel attacks. By leveraging distributed convolution\, we enhance the security of CNN execution in FPGA-based environments. The session will also present recent experimental results and discuss future research challenges. \nSteinn Gustafsson\nFounder\, Chevin Technology\nSteinn Gustafsson is the founder of Chevin Technology\, a leading developer of accelerated IP for security\, data protocols\, and compute engines tailored to the defence\, aerospace\, and scientific sectors. With over 25 years of expertise in FPGA technology\, Steinn has driven innovation in communication systems\, ASIC design\, signal processing\, and digital security\, and is the holder of multiple patents. \nHe leads a highly skilled engineering team focused on delivering secure\, high-performance\, and low-latency solutions\, built for mission-critical environments. Steinn is deeply committed to technical excellence\, strategic collaboration\, and personal development\, forging partnerships that enable shared success in solving complex industry challenges. \nJack Sampford\nSenior Firmware Engineer\, Phixos\nJack is a Senior Firmware Engineer at Phixos\, with experience leading the design and implementation of multiple FPGA-based products\, primarily for space and defence applications. \nHe has worked with Phixos for the past 5 years\, providing engineering services to many industry-leading OEMs\, particularly in the domain of mission- and safety-critical FPGA designs. \nPresentation: Comparison of Embedded Cryptography Algorithms for an FPGA-Based Multi-Processor Design \nSecurity within multi-processor architectures is an increasingly important consideration\, with their recent usage within safety-critical systems highlighting the need for protection against potential attacks. These attacks can originate within the system\, such as the possibility of a malicious program being run on one of the processors which attempts to access memory belonging to another processor. Mitigation of these types of attacks can be achieved using encryption to protect data belonging to a processor\, traditionally achieved using the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm. AES implementation on FPGA/ASIC hardware can require significant area on a device\, which is a premium resource within an embedded system. In this paper\, an alternative lightweight encryption algorithm\, eXtended Tiny Encryption Algorithm (XTEA)\, is implemented and iteratively optimised on an Altera Cyclone V FPGA as part of a multi-processor design and compared to an AES implementation in terms of throughput\, area utilisation\, and power consumption. The obtained results show that the XTEA implementation improves throughput by 48.6%\, and reduces ALM utilisation\, register utilisation\, and dynamic power consumption by 87.2%\, 85.4%\, and 86.5% respectively. This represents a significant improvement\, especially in terms of area and power consumption\, the most important metrics for the embedded multi-processor system this implementation is integrated into.
URL:https://desn.org.uk/event/building-resilient-and-cyber-secure-fpga-systems-in-an-adversarial-world/
LOCATION:Thales\, 350 Longwater Ave\, Reading\, RG2 6GF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:FPGA Front Runners: Prototyping systems using FPGA
DESCRIPTION:Prototyping systems using FPGARegisterSponsored by Sundance\nWe’ve seen in today’s rapidly evolving industry\, FPGA prototyping plays a crucial role in ASIC design validation and early hardware/software integration. \nThe event will provide invaluable insights into how FPGA-based prototyping can de-risk development\, optimize performance\, and accelerate time-to-market. \nPotential Topics of Interest: \n\nEnsuring Confidence in ASIC Design Before Tapeout – Identifying and resolving potential design flaws before committing to silicon\nEarly Hardware/Software Integration – Bridging the gap between design and implementation to streamline development\nOvercoming Simulation Bottlenecks – Enabling longer\, more complex test scenarios that traditional simulations cannot handle\nAutomotive-Specific FPGA Applications – Exploring how FPGA prototyping is transforming the future of automotive electronics.\n\nWho Should Attend? \n\nASIC Designers – Validate and optimize your designs efficiently.\nAutomotive Engineers – See how FPGA enhances real-world automotive applications.\nEmbedded & System Architects – Leverage FPGA for early integration and debugging.\nTech Leaders & Decision-Makers – Stay ahead of industry trends and network with experts.\n\nAgenda \n\n\n\n\n\n09:00\nArrival and Registration\n\n\n09:30\nSundance – Multi FPGA solution for prototyping\n\n\n09:40\nChipflow -Fast FPGA prototyping with python for Automotive & Industrial\n\n\n10:00\nExostiv Labs- You can’t fix what you don’t see – A plea for visibility in FPGA\n\n\n10:30\nCadence- Use of Prototyping and Emulation in the semiconductor industry in 2025\n\n\n11:00\ndSpace- Enabling detailed HiL testing for electric drives with high speed FPGA\n\n\n11:30\nBreak\n\n\n12:00\nSiemens – How Veloce pro FPGA CS accelerates HW and SW verification closure ?\n\n\n12:30\nWeeteq-Utilising FGPAs to develop real time system response correction\n\n\n13:00\nEtas- The Importance of Deterministic Recompute when Developing ADAS Systems\n\n\n13:30\nSynopsys- EP-Ready Hardware-Assisted-Verification Platforms\n\n\n14:00\nLunch and Factory Tour\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\nFrederic Leens\nCEO and founder\, Exostiv Labs \nFrederic is the CEO and founder of Exostiv Labs. Before establishing Exostiv Labs\, he worked as a designer and provider of design services for companies such as Barco\, NXP\, Philips\, Atos\, and ASML. This experience spanned various industries using semiconductors\, including finance\, medical imaging\, video and broadcast\, military\, and avionics. With over 20 years of expertise\, Frederic and his co-founders envisioned Exostiv Labs with the belief that properly instrumented FPGAs are crucial for enhancing product quality and streamlining design cycles. \nPresentation: You can’t fix what you don’t see – A plea for visibility in FPGAs \nAs FPGAs become more complex\, the design process has evolved in comprehensiveness. Interestingly\, tools—and sometimes engineers—have become highly specialised for specific tasks\, except for ‘debugging’\, which remains a somewhat vague concept that occurs throughout the entire design cycle. \nIn this brief talk\, we will examine the limitations of traditional methodologies and demonstrate that achieving orders of magnitude greater visibility is crucial for effective FPGA design and debugging. \nMichael O’Sullivan\nEngineering Group Director\, Cadence \nMichael O’Sullivan is an engineering director at Cadence with a focus on verification and is based in Edinburgh\, Scotland. . Michael has been with Cadence for over 27 years with various roles in sales\, marketing and design services. Prior to Cadence he was a design engineer at S3 Group in Dublin\, Ireland and at Philips in Eindhoven\, The Netherlands. Michael has an Masters of Engineering Science from the National University of Ireland. \nPresentation: Use of Prototyping and Emulation in the semiconductor industry in 2025 \nRob Taylor\nCEO\, Chipflow \nRob Taylor is driven by his passion for empowering individuals to unleash their creativity\, believing this will enable new products and business models that we can’t yet imagine. With over 20 years of commercialising open source software\, and two previous successful exits (Rev 10m)\, he combined startup leadership experience with deep technical knowledge to bring the vision\, strategy and delivery. \nPresentation: Fast FPGA prototyping with python for Automotive & Industrial  \nDr Philip Clarke\ndSPACE \nDr Clarke works for dSPACE\, a provider of solutions for the development and test of embedded control systems. He will talk about how FPGA technology supports high fidelity real time tests for complex controllers. \nPresentation: Enabling detailed HiL testing for electric drives with high speed FPGA models  \nFlemming Christensen\nSundance \nFlemming founded Sundance in 1989\, designing and building Multiprocessor solution based around INMOS’s Transputer. \n36 years later and not a lot has changed. \nSundance Multiprocessor Technology Ltd. was founded in 1989 and has thousands of man-years of experience operating as an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). It offers a range of Commercial-of-the-shelf (COTS) boards for a broad range of customers. \nThey have in-house manufacturing equipment for electronics board and full test facilities. We run an ISO9001 Quality System to monitor all processes and have done since 1999. \nPresentation: Multi FPGA solution for prototyping  \nTaner Dosluoglu\nWeeteq \nDr Taner Dosluoglu\, Founder & CEO\nWeeteq \nSemiconductor Executive with decades of successful technology innovation and disruptive product introduction experience \nExperienced Semiconductor Executive with demonstrated history of successful technology innovation and disruptive product introduction in a Start-up environment as well as R&D teams within larger companies. Extensive experience in operations and product development as well as direct technical contributions in analog architecture\, circuits and system level design\, device and process innovations\, and publications in photonics\, semiconductor devices and circuits. \n• Previously: Sarnoff Corporation\, Tektronix\, SRI International\, Dialog Semiconductor\, Chaoyang Technologies\, Endura Technologies.\n• Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering in 1992 from Oregon Graduate Institute at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland\, Oregon. \nJames Dickie\nEtas \nAn experienced product manager with detailed knowledge of emdedded software and development tools in the automotive and general embedded systems markets. \nGraham Harris & Amr EiDieb\nSiemens \nPresentation :How Veloce proFPGA CS accelerates HW and SW verification closure ? \nLearn how Veloce CS Systems are transforming the hardware assisted verification methodology to cope with the market transformation. Part of Veloce CS systems is the comprehensive prototype solution proFPGA CS aimed at maximizing the verification speed\, while offering a configurable capacity scalability from single FPGA to multi-blades/multi-FPGA’s configurations. \nXavier Mathes\nSynopsys \nXavier Mathes is a Principal Application Engineer at Synopsys. He is in charge of the Synopsys HAV products including HAPS\, EP and Synplify for Southern Europe and UK. Xavier previously worked at IBM\, Philips Semiconductor\, Synplicity\, and other semiconductor companies. His combined 28 years working in the industry has brought a wealth of knowledge and experience in the areas of semiconductor design and verification.\nXavier has a Master of Science in Electrical Engineer from CentraleSupelec. \nPresentation: EP-Ready Hardware-Assisted-Verification Platforms \n• Synopsys’ EP2 platforms for supporting emulation and prototyping are advanced solutions designed to accelerate the development and validation of complex semiconductor designs. These platforms provide a unified environment for hardware emulation and FPGA-based prototyping\, enabling engineers to efficiently verify functionality\, debug designs\, and validate system performance. EP2 platforms are highly scalable\, supporting designs ranging from small IP blocks to full-system SoCs. This scalability ensures flexibility for projects of varying complexity. The EP2 platforms utilize high-capacity FPGAs to create accurate prototypes of the design. \n• Prototyping allows enbles for real-world testing and validation\, including performance benchmarking\, power analysis\, and interoperability testing with external systems. \n• These platforms support high-speed interfaces and connectivity for seamless integration with external hardware and software environments. \n• The platforms support early software bring-up and validation\, allowing software teams to test drivers\, firmware\, and applications on the hardware prototype. \n• This reduces the risk of software-hardware integration issues and accelerates time-to-market.
URL:https://desn.org.uk/event/fpga-front-runners-prototyping-systems-using-fpga/
LOCATION:Rolls-Royce Control Systems\, 5000 Solihull Parkway\, Birmingham\, B37 7YH
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SUMMARY:FPGA FRONT RUNNER : Using AI in development and product for FPGA
DESCRIPTION:FPGA FRONT RUNNER : Using AI in development and product for FPGARegisterThe FPGA Front Runner event aims to bring together FPGA design and verification communities to discuss gate array-related topics. Participants can share knowledge\, learn about current developments\, and network with others. \nThe FPGA Front Runner event\, themed “Using AI in development and product for FPGA\,” is scheduled for Tuesday\, 18th February 2025\, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Renishaw\, UK. For more information and registration\, visit https://www.tickettailor.com/events/alpinumconsulting/1505991 \nA few speaker slots are still open for industry experts to share their insights. If you’re interested in presenting\, please contact Mike Bartley at mike.bartley@tessolve.com. \nAgenda (GMT) \n \n\n\n\n\nTime\nSpeaker\nDetails\n\n\n\n\n09.00\nArrival and registration\n\n\n\n09.30\nPete Leonard\, Renishaw\nIntroduction to Renishaw\n\n\n09.40\nGareth Richards\, AI Manager\, TechWorks\nTechWorks\n\n\n10.00\nAlexander Montgomerie Corcoran\, CEO\, Heronic\nHeronic\n\n\n10:30\nDavid Harold\, Chief Operating Officer\, RED Semiconductor\nRED Semiconductor\n\n\n11.00\nPedro Machado\, Senior Lecturer in Computer Science\, Nottingham Trent University\nNottingham Trent\n\n\n11:30\nRefreshment break\n\n\n\n12:00\nJeremy Bennett\, Embecosm\n\n\n\n12:30\nTBC\n\n\n\n13:00\nTBC\n\n\n\n13::30\nLunch\n\n\n\n14:00\nClose\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrior to the main event\, we are pleased to offer a pre-event overview showcasing the key areas of discussion on Tuesday\, 21st Jan 2025. We kindly request your attendance for a 30-minute preview.
URL:https://desn.org.uk/event/fpga-front-runner-using-ai-in-development-and-product-for-fpga/
LOCATION:Renishaw\, Wotton-Under-Edge\, GL12 8JR\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:FPGA Frontrunner: FPGA Technology and Methodology Roadmaps
DESCRIPTION:FPGA Frontrunner: FPGA Technology and Methodology Roadmaps\nThe FPGA Front runners is all about bringing together the FPGA & ASIC design communities to discuss all things FPGA\, to share knowledge\, find out what is going on and network with like minded people.\nThis event is hosted at a member site\, thus allowing us more space for networking. There will be a mini expo with members promoting their products and services to the group. A site tour will be arranged. \nWe are also inviting students from across the UK to the event\, to bring them closer to the community\, for them to understand about the world of FPGAs and meet our members who are actively seeking graduates. \nEveryone is welcome\, come along and get involved in what is becoming a vibrant community for FPGA & ASIC design engineers. \nRegisterSpeakers\nWe are happy to announce our speakers : \n\nFlemming Christensen\, Sundance\nHarald J Werner\, Efinix\nIan Pearson\, Microchip\nDirk Koch\, University of Manchester\nDavid Clift\, Aldec (FirstEDA)\n\nNote that when you sign up to this event you will be added to our TechWorks newsletter list. You can unsubscribe at any time. For more information please see the T&Cs below. \nHarald Werner\nEMEA Senior Sales Director and Managing Director\nEfinix Inc. \n28 years experience in the FPGA market in technical and Sales management position. 5 years at Actel as FAE\, 20 years in Technical and Sales management position at Lattice semiconductor\, 4 years in management position and managing director at Efinix GmbH \nIan Pearson\nPrinciple Embedded Solutions Engineer\nMicrochip Technology Inc. \nIan has held roles in MCU and MPU applications and also led the EU Wireless team for many years introducing Wi-Fi and Bluetooth into the embedded product lines. He has been involved with IoT since it’s inception and is an advocate of enhancing security in Connected Embedded Systems. To aid this he is active on several working groups in the IoT Security Foundation and has presented on security topics at several conferences. More recently he has returned to the FPGA space and supports Microchip clients on FPGA\, SoC and Security needs across multiple market segments.
URL:https://desn.org.uk/event/fpga-frontrunner-fpga-technology-and-methodology-roadmaps/
LOCATION:Microchip\, 720 Wharfedale Road\, Winnersh\, RG41 5TP
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SUMMARY:DESN FPGA Frontrunner AI/ML in FPGA
DESCRIPTION:FPGA Frontrunner AI/ML in FPGA\nThe FPGA Front Runners event will be hosted by Renishaw at their venue in Wotton-under-Edge.\nThe event will focus on “Using AI in development and product for FPGA”. \nIf you are interested in speaking at this event please email mike.bartley@techworks.org.uk \nTopics for talks: \n\nWhat AI support is being built into the FPGA fabrics?\nHow are they used?\nWhat input language is used and how does it find it’s way into the FPGA?\nHow is the AI trained?\n\nRegisterDirections\nWhen you arrive at Renishaw\, visitors should park in Car Park A (no charges) using Entrance A\, and register at the Innovation Centre.\nThe event will be hosted in Room Brunel 3\, but everything will be set in the Renishaw Innovation Centre. \nRenishaw MapSpeakers\nWe are happy to announce our speakers : \n\nAndrew Swirski\, Beetlebox Ltd\nJavier Carnero\, Samtec\nPete Leonard\, Renishaw\nChristos Bouganis\, Intelligent Digital Systems\nIan Pearson\, Microchip\nSuleyman Demirsoy\, Intel\n\nDetails will appear below as they become available. \nJavier Carnero\nField Applications Engineer\nSamtec \nJavier is a Field Applications Engineer for Samtec supporting customers across Europe on High Speed and RF product designs. Graduated on Electronics Product Development and having a good knowledge of physics he understands the signal channel from transceiver to receiver. \nPrior to Samtec he’s worked as FAE and Product Manager specialized on connectors with more than fifteen years of experience on the industry. \nAbstract \nFlyover technology\, low loss\, low latency interconnect solutions for AI/ML \nGrowing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning applications require faster FPGA SERDES for data processing which at the same time can benefit from new architecture topologies to support higher bandwidths to limit losses on the signal channel. \nCopper cable inside the server or edge computing can mitigate losses and latency at the same time they can reduce overall cost in the channel and design time carrying high speed signals from a chip adjacent or co-packaged connector to the front panel I/O and backplane. \n\nPete Leonard\nElectronics Design Manager – Group Engineering\nRenishaw PLC \nPete Leonard started his engineering career with EMI (later Thorn EMI) developing broad skills as an undergraduate within a number of defense projects\, specialising in Radar development including advanced airborne systems. Graduating in 1989 from UWE Bristol\, Pete went onto develop several high-speed data acquisition systems which included digital control\, incorporating FPGA devices. System validation was completed onsite at many MOD coastal locations in the UK. \nAbstract \nRenishaw is a FTSE 250 company with a broad range of metrology and manufacturing solutions and instrumentation\, including some healthcare products. The presentation will cover the sectors supported and an overview of some of the products and technology used. The use of AI is challenged including how products are designed\, and possible use of AI in products to improve performance – questioning how to control the environment in development and product performance. \n\nAndrew Swirski\nFounder and Managing Director\nBeetlebox Ltd \nAndrew Swirski is the founder and managing director of Beetlebox\, based in London. At Beetlebox\, he and his team created the first CI/CD platform focused on the embedded sector. Their platform has seen use within AI\,IoT\, 5G and the robotics sector. \nCaptivated by the potential of embedded systems to change the lives around us\, whilst as masters’ student at Imperial College London\, Andrew has been continually involved in the area\, whether as an engineer or as a business leader. He previously worked at Intel (Altera) on FPGAs for telecoms systems. \nAbstract \nWe are living in an unprecedented time for AI hardware. NVIDIA has promised the world’s most powerful chip with their new Blackwall-architecture GPUs. Hailo has debuted a new edge AI chip that is able to run generative AI with less than 5 Watts of power. Meanwhile FPGAs seem to constantly lag a model behind and require teams of experts to get results that compete with other chips. \nAt Beetlebox we are working with Imperial College London to solve the problem of constant obsolescence and the need for FPGA experts. By combining Imperial’s Automated Machine Learning tool\, MASE\, with our Development Operation (DevOps) platform\, BeetleboxCI\, our goal is to develop the first system capable of automatically building\, training\, deploying\, and operationalizing FPGA models that surpass GPUs in energy efficiency. We will explore why DevOps is an important factor and provide practical steps in building commercial systems. Join us as we discover how DevOps can unlock new possibilities in AI hardware innovation. \n\nIan Pearson\nPrinciple Embedded Solutions Engineer\nMicrochip Technology Inc. \nIan is a Principle Embedded Solutions Engineer at Microchip Technology Inc. He has held roles in MCU and MPU applications and also led the EU Wireless team for many years introducing Wi-Fi and Bluetooth into the embedded product lines. He has been involved with IoT since it’s inception and is an advocate of enhancing security in Connected Embedded Systems. To aid this he is active on several working groups in the IoT Security Foundation and has presented on security topics at several conferences. More recently he has returned to the FPGA space and supports Microchip clients on FPGA\, SoC and Security needs across multiple market segments. \nAbstract \nAI Solutions on Microchip FPGA and SoC \nAI/ML can be used in a wide variety of use cases. Some require specialist knowledge\, many can leverage available models to ease the development cycle. Microchip FPGA’s and SoC’s provide a platform for performant\, low power systems supported by AI/ML SDK’s and toolchains to create task optimised\, flexible\, scalable AI/ML solutions for Sensor and Edge devices. \n\nChristos-Savvas Bouganis\nProfessor of Intelligent Digital Systems\nImperial College London \nChristos-Savvas Bouganis is a Professor of Intelligent Digital Systems in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, Imperial College London\, U.K. He is leading the iDSL group at Imperial College (https://www.imperial.ac.uk/idsl)\, with a focus on the theory and practice of reconfigurable computing and design automation\, mainly targeting the domains of Machine Learning\, Computer Vision\, and Robotics. \nAbstract \nDeep Neural Networks in the Embedded Space: Opportunities and Challenges \nThe talk will discuss the challenging problem of designing FPGA-based hardware accelerator for Convolutional Neural Networks targeting specifically the embedded space. The talk will focus on the opportunities that are provided when customisation of the design is possible through the use of reconfigurable computing\, and the challenges that a designer faces when maps large CNN models onto embedded FPGA devices. Furthermore\, details will be provided on our fpgaConvNet toolchain that addresses some of those challenges and enables the generation of high performance CNN accelerators achieving state of the art results. \n\nSuleyman Demirsoy\nSystem Architect\nAltera \nSuleyman Demirsoy is a System Architect in Altera / Intel Programmable Solutions Group. His interest and activity areas include AI\, DSP\, HPC and Cloud / DC workloads\, tools and platform optimization. He has been working with FPGAs for more than 20 years. \nAbstract \nAI on Altera FPGAs \nThe talk will provide a brief overview of Altera FPGAs’ AI capabilities and how our FPGA AI Suite helps embedded AI applications.
URL:https://desn.org.uk/event/technes-fpga-front-runner/
LOCATION:Renishaw\, Wotton-Under-Edge\, GL12 8JR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:DESN Event
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SUMMARY:Engineering Trustworthy AI Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Engineering Trustworthy AI Workshop\nRegister TECHWORKS PARTNERED WORKSHOP: OPEN TO ALL\nAI innovation is accelerating and the legislative and governance responses are being rapidly assembled; but how should industry collectively respond to ensure a healthy balance between innovation and protection? \nTechWorks is keen to support the development of trustworthy AI systems. \nAt the workshop\, we will dive into what it takes to engineer trustworthy AI systems and how a collaborative effort can support that intent. We will be exploring the constituent parts such as design schemas\, methods\, approaches\, best practices\, frameworks\, and the potential for standards. Whilst the core theme will be “engineering AI systems”\, we cannot achieve our aim without understanding the wider contexts presented by the business\, policy\, legal and ethical themes as well. If your interest is in any of these areas – you should come along as we want to hear from you. \nThis is your opportunity to present your position and help forge the collective industry response. \nAs an outcome of the Trustworthy AI workshop\, we will:\n• Identify and prioritise areas for collective industry action.\n• Publish the results and start building appropriate industry-led groups.
URL:https://desn.org.uk/event/engineering-trustworthy-ai-workshop/
LOCATION:Caledonian Club\, 9 Halkin Street\, London\, SW1X 7DR
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SUMMARY:Engineering Trustworthy AI
DESCRIPTION:Engineering Trustworthy AI\nRegister for FREE\nArtificial intelligence (AI) is one of the most transformative technologies of our time. It has the potential to solve some of the world’s most pressing problems\, however\, it also poses risks and in recent years as the field has exploded\, there have been growing concerns about those risks.\nElon Musk\, for example\, has warned that AI could be potentially more dangerous than nuclear weapons. With two prominent experts in the field\, Dr. Nick Allott and Professor Subramanian Ramamoorthy\, this Zoom webinar will explore how we can engineer AI systems so that they are trustworthy. \nJoin host Chris Bennison on Thursday 29th June.
URL:https://desn.org.uk/event/engineering-trustworthy-ai/
LOCATION:Webinar
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SUMMARY:FPGA Frontrunner Meet and Greet
DESCRIPTION:FPGA Frontrunner Meet & Greet\nRequirements Driven Development and Verification and the implications for Safety\nRegisterThe FPGA Front Runners event will be hosted by Renishaw at their venue in Wotton-under-Edge.\nThe event will focus on “Requirements Driven Development and Verification and the implications for Safety”. \nIf you are interested in speaking at this event please email mike.bartley@techworks.org.uk \nTopics for talks: \n\nHow to capture and verify requirements\nSpec creep and implementation changes\nHow to verify and ensure these are correctly addressed\nVerification as a review of the system\nImplications for safety\n\nAgenda:  \n\n\n\n08:45\nArrival and Registration\n\n\n09.30\nPete Leonard – Overview of Renishaw\n\n\n10:00\nRenishaw Engineering Talk\n\n\n10:30\nJon Wright\n\n\n11:00\nStewart Edmondson & Steve Drew\n\n\n11:15\nBreak\n\n\n11:45\nPuneet Goel\n\n\n12:15\nDiarmuid Maguire\n\n\n12:45\nJim Lewis\n\n\n13:15\nNick Tudor\n\n\n13:45\nClosing remarks\n\n\n13:50\nBuffet Lunch\n\n\n14:30\nAccess to demo area and Q&A\n\n\n\nExhibitors\nSundance Multiprocessor Technology Ltd\nSundance Multiprocessor Technology Ltd. was established in 1989. Our strategy is to produce a comprehensive range of well engineered products for the high-performance embedded processing market for Robotics\, Vision\, Motion and Sensor applications. \nTheir first products were designed for the parallel processing market. The product portfolio included PC add-in boards and modules. Sundance rapidly developed and built a wide range of processor modules and boards on industry standard form-factors\, like PC/104\, PXIe\, FMC and OpenVPX. The range included many special purpose modules and allowed Sundance to act as a ‘one-stop’ shop for system designers and manufacturers. \nToday\, the Sundance product range includes modular systems based on the Texas Instruments KeyStone range of multicore DSPs\, as well as the Xilinx Zynq multicore SoCs and Xilinx’s Series-7 FPGAs. \nhttps://www.sundance.com \n \nNanoES\nNanoES is unique in the industry in offering a range of solutions to customers looking for electronic manufacturing solutions\, electronic design capability or test solutions. By working with approved and vetted third party companies\, NanoES is able to identify the right partner for your products\, managing the whole process for you. \n​Having worked for a number of electronic manufacturing companies\, it’s clear that a large percentage of business is done with the customer never actually visiting the factory. Even with all transactions being done via email. But what happens if this process breaks down? \nNanoES bridges this gap\, by representing the suppliers directly\, we are able to link the customer to the supplier\, by finding the best solution and using trusted partners. NanoES manages the process for you\, leaving you the time to get on with more important business. \nhttps://www.nanoelectronicservices.com \nSpeakers\nNick Tudor\, CEO of D-RisQ Ltd.\nFollowing a full career as RAF Officer Engineer\, Nick has been working in software and high integrity systems for the past 2 decades. As co-Founder of D-RisQ\, he has worked in multiple sectors including aerospace\, defence\, automotive\, rail\, autonomous systems in air\, land\, sea\, nuclear decommissioning and cyber-security. He is one of only 3 UK nationals on the invite only panel for DO-178C advice and conducts audit and training in DO-178C and DO-254. D-RisQ is close to achieving the aim of being able to fully automatically formally verify from system requirements through to the binary using easily accessible tools and hence changing the way the world does software.. \nPresentation: In Silico AI \nWhen we undertake a task as humans\, we instinctively know how to undertake such a task (having had suitable experience and training). In order for a computer to do the same thing typically requires considerable computational power\, especially memory\, as well as time\, as the approach requires a sift through various combinations of actions to check whether a task is feasible and then to come up with a plan. Often the techniques try to optimise the plan requiring more time and resources. Having the ability to plan and to replan when something in the environment changes in real time without human intervention would be extremely useful. \nStewart Edmondson\, CEO of  UK Electronics Skills Foundation (UKESF)\nStewart Edmondson has been the CEO of the UK Electronics Skills Foundation (UKESF) since 2015.  The purpose of the UKESF is to tackle the Electronics’ sector skills shortage in a coherent way. Their aim is to: “encourage more young people to study Electronics and to pursue engineering careers in the technology sector”.  Stewart has a degree in Electronics and is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Engineering & Technology.  He served for 24 years as an engineering officer in the Royal Air Force.  He is currently a Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor at Aston University. \nPresentation: – UKESF’s current work and future initiatives \nThe recently published National Semiconductor Strategy stated that “skills are a fundamental building block underpinning the semiconductor sector at every stage. However\, from our engagement with industry it is clear that the UK needs to do more to sustain and grow the pipeline of talent available so that the sector has the people it needs to scale up” and that there was a need for “industry-led learning to ensure a robust pipeline of talent that meets their needs”. The presentation will update the audience on the UKESF’s current work and future initiatives\, in response. \nSteve Drew\, Owner of Nano Electronic Services Ltd.\nSteve has been working in the electronics industry for over 30 years\, promoting and selling semiconductors as well as design \, kitting and contract electronic manufacturing solutions. A knowledgeable and approachable industry veteran. Now running his own successful manufacturing agency\, helping customers with manufacturing challenges. Still keen to connect industry and academia and encourage the next generation through. \nPresentation: Promoting Soldering & Manual Skills to Students \nWorking alongside the IPC and Advanced Rework Technology\, Nano is involved in developing a series of roadshows to tour the UK to look to connect students and teenagers to the world of engineering. Focussing on soldering and electronics related manual skills to show youngsters there are alternative careers to be had in electronics \nDiarmuid Maguire\, Principal Engineer at Cambridge Consultants.\nDiarmuid Maguire is a Principal Engineer\, responsible for FPGA / ASIC development at Cambridge Consultants\, having joined in 2015. Diarmuid specialises in the implementation and verification of signal processing algorithms in RTL. During his time at Cambridge Consultants\, he has supported many international clients in their challenging FPGA & ASIC developments and has worked on verification and emulation of digital ASIC designs\, implementations of low power audio co-processors and beamforming and measurement systems for telecoms applications. \nPresentation: Developing ASIC quality and scale designs within FPGA timescales \nThe talk will focus on Cambridge Consultants’ experience producing ASIC quality and scale designs within FPGA timescales. It explores how different verification techniques allows for faster verification coverage of FPGA designs\, while still maintaining high confidence of meeting the requirements. \nJim Lewis\, Expert VHDL Trainer at SynthWorks Design Inc.\nJim Lewis is an innovator and leader in the VHDL community. He has 30 plus years of design and teaching experience. He is the Chair of the IEEE 1076 VHDL Standards Working Group. He is a co-founder of the Open Source VHDL Verification Methodology (OSVVM) and the chief architect of the packages and methodology. He is an expert VHDL trainer for SynthWorks Design Inc. In his design practice\, he has created designs for print servers\, IMA E1/T1 networking\, fighter jets\, video phones\, and space craft. Whether teaching\, developing OSVVM\, consulting on VHDL design and verification projects\, or working on the IEEE VHDL standard\, Mr Lewis brings a deep understanding of VHDL to architect solutions that solve difficult problems in simple ways. \nPresentation: OSVVM in a Nutshell \nOSVVM is an advanced verification methodology that defines a VHDL verification framework\, verification utility library\, verification component library\, scripting API\, and co-simulation capability that simplifies your FPGA or ASIC verification project from start to finish. Using these libraries you can create a readable\, powerful\, and concise testbench that will boost productivity for either low level block tests (unit tests) or complex FPGA and ASIC tests. \nPuneet Goel\, CTO at Coverify Systems Technology\nPuneet Goel is the co-founder and CTO at Coverify\, where he is crafting opensource tools\, libraries\, and VIPs for Hardware Verification. Currently\,Puneet is leading the hardware verification team at IncoreSemi to create verification solutions for Incore’s state-of-the-art RISC-V processors. Puneet has over twenty-seven years experience in the VLSI industry. He was an early adapter of SystemVerilog. He has also participated as a member of the IEEE technical committee for SystemC standard. He has multiple DVCon publications and a couple of patents to his credit. \nPresentation: Co-verification of SoCFPGA Designs \nVerification of hardware modules on an SoCFPGA based systems presents a unique chanllenge since the hardware modules mapped on the Progmmable Logic (FPGA Core) is tightly integrated with systems software that runs on the Hard Processor System (Embedded Processor). Embedded UVM (eUVM) is an opensource implementation of the IEEE 1800.2 Universal Verification Methodology standard that compiles natively to executable binaries that can be run on embedded processors enabling a novel hardware software cosimulation technique. During hardware design\, eUVM integrates seamlessly with Verilog\, VHDL\,SystemC as well as with Qemu based emulators. The same eUVM stimulus generators can later be seamlessly integrated on the SoCFPGA processor\, to facillitate validation of the hardware modules deployed on an SoCFPGA platform.
URL:https://desn.org.uk/event/fpga-frontrunner-meet-and-greet-renishaw/
LOCATION:Renishaw\, Wotton-Under-Edge\, GL12 8JR\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:AI/ML and Students in Design Verification Day
DESCRIPTION:AI/ML and Students in Design Verification Day\nThe motivation for this event is to identify joint research projects between companies and universities with the objective of accelerating the application of AI (Artificial Intelligence) and ML (Machine Learning) in products and product development. We will also be trying to establish closer collaborations between companies and universities to promote our industry to student\,
URL:https://desn.org.uk/event/ai-ml-and-students-in-design-verification-day/
LOCATION:Thales\, 350 Longwater Ave\, Reading\, RG2 6GF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:DESN Event
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SUMMARY:RF\, Micro & Milli Wave Network Event
DESCRIPTION:RF\, Micro & Milli Wave Network Event\nRegisterThis is the first RF Networking event for DESN.\nTo be held at the Huawei R&D Facility in Cambridge\, the aim of the group is to bring together design engineers from the RF\, Microwave and Milliwave communities together\, to collaborate and share knowledge as well as working to encourage the next generation of design engineers through. \nThis first meeting is to start to bring together companies to understand the needs and challenges for todays RF engineers. \nAll are welcome and we encourage the community to come together.
URL:https://desn.org.uk/event/rf-micro-milli-wave-network-event/
LOCATION:Huawei Technologies Research & Development (Uk) Limited\, Unit 101 Science Park\, Milton Road\, Cambridge\, CB4 0FY
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