ICCAD 2012 Panel

Thirty years is a long time for any conference to exist, and it is a tribute to ICCAD and to the field that this work is still going strong. But where is it going, and for how long? Areas which have been declared dead have become vital again, and new challenges arise with decreases in feature size, increases in system complexity, and new applications. Are we seeing more, smaller, incremental improvements being advanced by a clone army, or are there major imperial breakthroughs that yet await? Is the proliferation of smaller conferences a good thing, or does it threaten the established venues? Will smaller start-ups flourish, or will the "Big N" dominate? The panelists will both reminisce about the ICCAD and CAD experiences of the past and prognosticate about the future.