Expo and conference · Santa Clara, California

DesignCon 2027

Electronics · Semiconductor · Engineering

Dates2–4 Feb 2027Dates announced · read on designcon.com · checked 11 Nov 2026
VenueSanta Clara Convention CenterSanta Clara, California · where the 2018 edition was; venue not yet confirmed
RunningSince 2010Annual · 9 editions on record
Last checked11 Nov 2026Organiser website checked
Dates announced by the organiser. We read them on designcon.com on 11 Nov 2026. Dates can change; we check again as the show gets closer.

Key numbers

Visitors
3,300in 2015, organiser's figure
Editions on record
9first in 2010

About DesignCon

DesignCon, the premier conference for chip, board, and systems design engineers, returns to Silicon Valley for its 22nd year. DesignCon serves the high speed communications and semiconductor communities offering state-of-the-art design methodologies, applications, technologies, and unparalleled networking opportunities.

Taking place annually, DesignCon remains the largest gathering of chip, board, and systems designers in the country. Combining technical paper sessions, tutorials, industry panels, product demos, and exhibits; DesignCon brings engineers the latest theories, methodologies, techniques, applications, and demonstrations on PCB design tools, power and signal integrity, jitter and crosstalk, high-speed serial design, test and measurement tools, parallel and memory interface design, ICs, semiconductor components, and more.

From our listing of the 2018 edition. Details may have changed since.

Editions

YearDatesWhereExhibitorsVisitors
20272–4 Feb 2027
Dates announced
Santa Clara Convention Center
Santa Clara, California
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201830 Jan – 1 Feb 2018Santa Clara Convention Center
Santa Clara, California
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201731 Jan – 2 Feb 2017Santa Clara Convention Center
Santa Clara, California
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201527–30 Jan 2015Santa Clara Convention Center
Santa Clara, California
—3,300
201428–31 Jan 2014Santa Clara Convention Center
Santa Clara, California
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201328–31 Jan 2013Santa Clara Convention Center
Santa Clara, California
—3,300
201230 Jan – 2 Feb 2012Santa Clara Convention Center
Santa Clara, California
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201131 Jan – 3 Feb 2011Santa Clara Convention Center
Santa Clara, California
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20101–4 Feb 2010Santa Clara Convention Center
Santa Clara, California
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Past editions from the bvents archive (2008–2019) and organiser figures where they were published.

Questions

When is DesignCon?

2–4 Feb 2027 — dates announced on the organiser's website.

Where is it held?

The 2018 edition was at Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California. The organiser hasn't confirmed the venue for this edition yet.

How often does it take place?

Annual, judging by the 9 editions on record since 2010.

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