ANAHEIM, USA: The 45th Design Automation Conference (DAC) announced the winners of the inaugural Best of DAC Awards in a presentation. The "Best of DAC" Awards recognize exhibitors that received the most attendee votes in each of the six categories. The exhibitors receiving the next highest number of votes are recognized as "Trendsetters."

The following exhibitors were recognized based on the results of attendee votes collected during the first three days of the conference:

• Best Overall New Product – Apache Design Solutions, Inc. (for Sentinel-PI)
Trendsetter – Duolog Technologies Ltd. (for Spinner I/O Fabric Generator)
Trendsetter – Magma Design Automation, Inc. (for Titan)

• Best Demonstration on Exhibit Floor – Apache Design Solutions, Inc. (for SoC Power, Noise, Reliability Analysis)
Trendsetter – Hewlett Packard Co. (for "Got a Minute?")
Trendsetter – Duolog Technologies Ltd. (for "Is that an elephant in your design flow?")

• Most Interesting First-Time Exhibitor – Duolog Technologies Ltd.
Trendsetter – Cyclos Semiconductor, Inc.
Trendsetter – Common Platform

• Most Interesting Veteran Exhibitor – Synopsys, Inc.
Trendsetter – Mentor Graphics Corp.
Trendsetter – Magma Design Automation, Inc.

• Best Booth – Synopsys, Inc.
Trendsetter – Apache Design Solutions, Inc.
Trendsetter – Mentor Graphics Corp.

• Best Booth Giveaway – Synopsys, Inc.
Trendsetter – Common Platform
Trendsetter – Mentor Graphics Corp.

"There is a spirit of friendly competition on the exhibit floor this year, with new colorful and fun booth designs," said Limor Fix, general chair, 45th DAC Executive Committee. "The Best of DAC Awards achieved our objectives for them."