Council on Electronic Design Automation (CEDA)

What Council on Electronic Design Automation (CEDA) does

Council on Electronic Design Automation (CEDA) is a Technical Council within the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), established to foster design automation of electronic circuits and systems at all levels. CEDA is governed as a non-profit, headquartered in the United States, and comprises seven IEEE member societies (Antennas and Propagation, Circuits and Systems, Computer, Electron Devices, Electronics Packaging, Microwave Theory and Technology, and Solid-State Circuits). As of 2025, CEDA reaches a record 33,573 participants globally, with 67.5% concentrated in Region 10 (Asia-Pacific) and 51.4% holding Professional Member status. The organization serves academic researchers, graduate students, industry engineers, and EDA tool vendors by providing a neutral platform for collaboration across academia, industry, and government.

CEDA's core "products" are academic publications, conferences, awards, and educational programs rather than commercial technology. It manages the IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems (TCAD) and IEEE Embedded Systems Letters (ESL), and co-sponsors six additional publications (Design&Test, IoT Magazine, JxCDC, TCASAI, TSPI, T-SUSC). It financially and technically co-sponsors major EDA conferences including the Design Automation Conference (DAC, jointly with ACM), DATE, and ICCAD, alongside 10+ specialized symposia (MPSoC, IOLTS, ISLPED, MLCAD, GLSVLSI, SMACD, COINS, SBCCI). CEDA administers high-prestige awards such as the Phil Kaufman Award (with ESD Alliance), Phil Kaufman Hall of Fame, Ernest S. Kuh Early Career Award, A. Richard Newton Technical Impact Award (with ACM SIGDA), and the Donald O. Pederson and William J. McCalla best paper awards. Educational initiatives include the Distinguished Lecturer Program, Virtual Distinguished Lecturer Program, DAWN webinar series, Student Travel Grants, Young Professionals programming, and the CAD for Assurance hardware-security research portal.

The business model is non-commercial: IEEE members join CEDA as participants at no additional cost, so there is no membership revenue. Funding flows indirectly through conference co-sponsorship income, publication royalties via IEEE Xplore, Phil Kaufman Award dinner sponsorship in Silicon Valley, and back-office support from Conference Catalysts LLC. The current 2026-2027 President is Cristiana Bolchini of Politecnico di Milano; the President-Elect is Tsung-Yi Ho of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Leadership includes representation from Intel, Cadence, Mentor/Siemens, IBM Research, Samsung, and Sandia National Laboratories, alongside top-tier academic EDA groups. The organization is governed by an Executive Committee and a Board of Governors with designated representatives from each member society and technical committee.

Name

Council on Electronic Design Automation (CEDA)

Legal name

IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation

Website

https://ieee-ceda.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Council on Electronic Design Automation (CEDA) is an IEEE Technical Council that fosters electronic design automation research and practice. It serves 33,573 academic and industry participants globally through co-sponsored conferences (DAC, DATE, ICCAD), peer-reviewed journals (TCAD, ESL), educational programs, and prestigious EDA awards.

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Product category

Professional Engineering Technical Organization

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

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Engineering & Technical Professions (PE, Engineering CPD) (EDAAALAF)

Keywords

• Electronic design automation
• Professional technical council
• Academic publications
• Technical conferences
• Engineering research community

Headquarters

HQ city

Gainesville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. IEEE Membership Participation: IEEE members can join CEDA as participants at no additional cost. This creates a large community base without direct revenue generation from membership fees.
2. Conference Sponsorship: CEDA financially and technically co-sponsors conferences including DAC, DATE, ICCAD, MPSoC, IOLTS, ISLPED, SBCCI, MLCAD, GLSVLSI, SMACD, COINS. Sponsorship revenue supports operations and activities.
3. Publication Activities: CEDA manages publications including TCAD (Transactions on Computer-Aided Design), ESL (Embedded Systems Letters), and co-sponsored publications (Design&Test, IoTM, JxCDC, TCASAI, TSPI, T-SUSC). Revenue from publication activities supports the organization.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

CEDA is an IEEE Technical Council that facilitates the design automation of electronic circuits and systems through a portfolio of peer-reviewed journals (TCAD, ESL), co-sponsored publications, and financially and technically co-sponsored conferences (DAC, DATE, ICCAD, MPSoC, IOLTS, ISLPED, SBCCI, MLCAD, GLSVLSI, SMACD, COINS). It also delivers educational programs (Distinguished Lecturer Program, Virtual DLP, DAWN webinars, Student Travel Grants), community resources (CAD for Assurance portal, Presentation Library, Currents Newsletter), and recognition programs (Phil Kaufman Award, Ernest S. Kuh Early Career Award, and conference/publication best paper awards) to the global EDA research community.

Product overview

The Council on Electronic Design Automation (CEDA) is an IEEE Technical Council that serves as a professional organization rather than a traditional product company. CEDA's offerings consist of academic publications (including TCAD and ESL journals), conferences (DAC, DATE, ICCAD, and others), awards programs (Phil Kaufman Award, Ernest S. Kuh Early Career Award, and publication/conference paper awards), educational initiatives (Distinguished Lecturer Program, Virtual DL Program, Student Travel Grants), and community resources (CAD for Assurance portal, DAWN webinar series, Presentation Library). The portfolio includes co-sponsored publications such as IEEE Design&Test and IEEE IoT Magazine. These services collectively support the global EDA research community through knowledge dissemination, networking, recognition, and professional development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits & Systems (TCAD)
• Embedded Systems Letters (ESL) Peer-reviewed journal providing rapid dissemination of technical contributions on embedded systems research.
• Design Automation Conference (DAC) Premier conference for electronic design automation, financially and technically co-sponsored by CEDA along with ACM.
• Design Automation and Test in Europe (DATE) Leading European conference on design, automation, and testing of electronic systems, co-sponsored by CEDA.
• International Conference on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD) Major international conference focused on computer-aided design of electronic circuits and systems, co-sponsored by CEDA and ACM SIGDA.
• IEEE Design&Test (D&T) Co-sponsored magazine covering design and test methodologies for electronic systems.
• IEEE Internet of Things Magazine (IoTM) Co-sponsored magazine focused on IoT technologies and applications.
• IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Artificial Intelligence (TCASAI) Co-sponsored journal covering AI applications in circuits and systems.
• Distinguished Lecturer Program Program creating a pool of subject matter experts to present on EDA topics at chapters, universities, and companies worldwide.
• Virtual Distinguished Lecturer Program (VDLP) Online webinar series featuring distinguished lecturers presenting on electronic design automation topics.
• Student Travel Grant Program Financial support program enabling student participation in CEDA-sponsored conferences.
• CAD for Assurance Academic dissemination effort providing information on CAD tools for hardware trust and security, including open-source tools, metrics, publications, and video demos.
• Design Automation WebiNar (DAWN) Online seminar series featuring multiple presentations on shared topics in design automation research.
• Presentation Library Archive of tutorials and talks from industry experts and professionals in electronic design automation.
• Currents Newsletter Regular newsletter providing updates on CEDA activities, news, and developments in electronic design automation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 33,573 participants reached globally
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Huntington Ingalls IndustriesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical co-sponsor of CAD for Assurance program, supporting hardware security research dissemination initiatives.
• Mercury SystemsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical co-sponsor of CAD for Assurance program, contributing to aerospace and defense industry engagement in hardware security.
• Northrup GrummanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical co-sponsor of CAD for Assurance program, supporting defense technology engagement in EDA and hardware security.
• UF Nelms Institute for the Connected WorldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsor of CAD for Assurance website, an academic dissemination effort for hardware security research. The institute is jointly sponsored with CEDA for advancing connected world technologies.
• IEEE Hardware Security & Trust Technical Committee (HSTTC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsor of CAD for Assurance program, helping researchers understand hardware security challenges and develop countermeasures.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• ESD Alliance (Electronic System Design Alliance): An industry consortium representing EDA, IP, and semiconductor design companies. It co-presents the Phil Kaufman Award with CEDA and operates in the same ecosystem from a commercial/industry angle rather than academic.
• IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society: A CEDA member society covering solid-state circuit design, with overlapping conferences and publication activity. SSCS competes for sponsorships and member engagement in adjacent chip-design topics.
• IEEE Circuits and Systems Society: One of CEDA's seven member societies, with overlapping conference and publication portfolios in circuit design that intersect with EDA. CAS competes for sponsors and research submissions in adjacent design-related topics.
• IEEE Computer Society: A parent-like IEEE society that overlaps with CEDA in design automation research, conferences, and publications. It serves a much broader computing community but competes for attention and member share within the EDA subfield.

Direct peers

• ACM SIGDA: The ACM Special Interest Group on Design Automation is the most direct parallel to CEDA. SIGDA co-sponsors flagship EDA conferences (DAC, ICCAD) and publications, serves the same academic and industry research community, and competes for the same volunteer talent and sponsorship dollars.
• Si2 (Silicon Integration Initiative): A research consortium focused on IC design challenges and EDA standards. It operates in the same EDA ecosystem as CEDA, serving semiconductor and design-tool companies and academic researchers on collaborative R&D.
• DATE Conference: The Design, Automation and Test in Europe conference is one of CEDA's flagship co-sponsored events. It is a peer venue in the same global EDA conference circuit, sharing attendee and sponsor overlap with DAC and ICCAD.
• Accellera Systems Initiative: An industry-led organization focused on EDA standards and interoperability (SystemC, UVM, etc.). It complements CEDA's research focus with standards development, serving overlapping industry and academic stakeholders in EDA.

Regional players

• ISPD (International Symposium on Physical Design): A specialized EDA conference community focused on physical design. It draws from the same academic and industry research base as CEDA's conference portfolio and competes for paper submissions and attendee mindshare in a sub-niche of EDA.

Others

• SIAM Activity Group on Supercomputing: A broader scientific society with adjacent publication, conference, and award programs serving applied math and computational researchers. While not a direct EDA peer, SIAM shares the professional society operating model and competes for academic engagement in computational fields that overlap with EDA.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries7 records

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