2026 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD)

November 8-12, 2026
California, USA

Scope

The 2026 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD 2026) is a premier international forum for exploring new challenges, presenting innovative solutions, and identifying emerging technologies in electronic design automation and computer-aided design.

Jointly sponsored by IEEE and ACM, ICCAD 2026 covers the full range of computer-aided design topics, from device and circuit level through system level and post-CMOS design. The conference brings together researchers, engineers, practitioners, and industry professionals to discuss advances in electronic design automation and related technologies.

The technical program covers fundamental areas such as logic synthesis, verification, physical design, simulation, reliability, and manufacturing, as well as emerging areas including artificial intelligence and hardware, 3D integrated circuits, chiplets, advanced packaging, hardware security, low-power computing, reconfigurable architectures, quantum computing, neuromorphic computing, and post-CMOS technologies.

Topics of Interest Include

• System-Level CAD
• System Modeling and Hardware/Software Co-Design
• Simulation and Heterogeneous SoCs
• AI and Accelerators
• Neural Network Hardware
• AI Algorithms and CAD for AI
• Embedded Systems and Edge Computing
• Cyber-Physical Systems
• FPGAs and CGRAs
• Hardware Security
• Hardware Trust and Encryption
• Side-Channel Attack Prevention
• Low-Power and Approximate Computing
• Logic Synthesis
• Technology Mapping and Optimization
• Physical Design
• Floorplanning, Placement and Routing
• Clock Tree Synthesis
• Verification and Test
• Formal Verification
• Emulation and Automatic Test Pattern Generation
• Post-Silicon Debug
• Timing, Power and Signal Integrity Analysis
• Design for Manufacturability
• Yield Estimation and Reliability Analysis
• Analog and Mixed-Signal Design
• RF Device Modeling and Electromagnetic Simulation
• Nanoscale and Post-CMOS Technologies
• Emerging Devices and Nanophotonics
• CAD for Mixed-Domain and Field-Coupled Technologies
• Non-Von Neumann Architectures
• Quantum Computing
• DNA Computing
• Neuromorphic Hardware
• Swarm Intelligence
• Green Computing
• Bio-CAD
• CAD for Microfluidics
• CAD for Biosensors
• Synthetic Biology
• 3D Integrated Circuits
• Chiplets and Advanced Packaging
• Hardware Security and Trust
• AI for CAD and CAD for AI Accelerators

Paper Submission

The 2026 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Computer-Aided Design solicits original technical submissions addressing significant advances in computer-aided design, electronic design automation, and related emerging technologies.

Technical contributions may address system-level CAD, logic synthesis, verification, physical design, analysis, simulation, modeling, reliability, manufacturing, embedded systems, artificial intelligence, hardware security, low-power computing, emerging computing paradigms, and post-CMOS technologies.

ICCAD 2026 also includes workshops, tutorials, special sessions, and panels covering current and emerging topics in electronic design automation and computer-aided design.

Important Dates

Conference Focus

ICCAD 2026 focuses on computer-aided design and electronic design automation across the complete design spectrum, from device-level physics and circuits to system-level architecture.

The conference addresses traditional and emerging challenges in logic synthesis, verification, physical design, simulation, modeling, reliability, manufacturing, embedded systems, hardware security, low-power computing, artificial intelligence, 3D ICs, chiplets, advanced packaging, quantum computing, neuromorphic hardware, and post-CMOS computing.

Conference Website

https://iccad.com/2026