Who is DESN?

The global economy relies on semiconductors. From individual chip design to system-level integration, the design of electronic and photonic devices and systems is fundamental to many industries. Indeed, innovations at the design stage are often where entirely new markets are born.

TechWorks DESN network was established to provide a platform for collaboration and cross-sector innovation connecting leading companies across various industrial sectors. Our mission is to sustain and grow world-class UK chip design capability, driving an innovative agenda that shapes the future.

We operate across all aspects of semiconductor and microelectronic / photonic design, from hardware development to system-level and software engineering.

Read our response to the UK Government Strategy, The UK Semiconductor Opportunity

Special Interest Groups

Heterogeneous SoC Design

  • Emerging trends, roadmaps and best practice
  • Digital & mixed signal, multi-CPU clusters and open source
  • Multi-vendor IP integration
  • Design for chiplets

EDA & Design Methodology

  • Best practice design & verification methodologies
  • Multi-vendor and application specific tool flows
  • Emerging trends in Design, Verification, Back-end and AI based automation• Best practice design & verification methodologies

Novel processor architectures

  • Innovation in data processing and compute, including embedded AI & ML
  • Tiny AI, optimised for edge processing algorithms

Wireless communications and RF system design

  • End to end system modelling and validation
  • RF design, tools and optimisation requirements.

FPGA Group

  • Performance, optimisation and prototyping.

System Verification Forum

  • Design and verification methodologies, modelling and simulation.

Testimonials

DESN is great, I have found the working groups useful and the opportunity to network with my peers invaluable to my business.

Jason Strauss, CEO of ML Associates

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Grant Rollo, IT Manager, TechWorks

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TechWorks appoints Charles Sturman as CEO

TechWorks, the UK’s Industry Association for deep tech connected communities has announced the appointment of Charles Sturman as CEO effective from 1st March 2023.

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