ASP-DAC 2026 Distinguished Speaker: Patrick Groeneveld
Each year, CEDA invites experts in EDA to present at the Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference (ASP-DAC). The IEEE CEDA Distinguished Speaker Luncheon will be presented by Patrick Groeneveld, adjunct lecturer in Stanford University's Department of Electrical Engineering.
Date: 20 January 2026
Presenter: Dr. Patrick Groeneveld is Senior Fellow at AMD and adjunct lecturer in Stanford University's Department of Electrical Engineering
Talk Title: When Moore Surpasses Mind: The Impact of Six Decades of Relentless Design Automation
Abstract: After sixty years of scaling, we've crossed a symbolic threshold: a single chip now contains more transistors than the human brain has neurons. Machines built from these devices are beginning to rival—or surpass—human intelligence. This transformation forces us to revisit a question raised at the very first Design Automation Conference in 1964: how does automation reshape our work and our society? Today, that question is more urgent than ever—not only for electronic designers but for the broader world that depends on automation. Decades of progress in Electronic Design Automation made these trillion-transistor systems possible. Synthesis, placement, and routing of billions of components—while balancing cost, performance, power, and reliability—represent one of the most intricate engineering achievements in human history.
Speaker Bio: Dr. Patrick Groeneveld is Senior Fellow at AMD and adjunct lecturer in Stanford University's Department of Electrical Engineering. With an extensive career in Electronic Design Automation, he has held roles at both Cadence and Synopsys and served as Chief Technologist at Magma Design Automation, where he contributed to the development of a pioneering RTL-to-GDS2 synthesis tool. Patrick has also worked with AI hardware startups and held a Full Professorship in Electrical Engineering at Eindhoven University. He is the Finance Chair on the Executive Committee of the Design Automation Conference. Patrick earned his MSc and PhD degrees from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands.