Internet, Networking, & Security > Around the Web DesignCon 2024: Dates, News, Rumors, and Everything Else To Know What to expect from this engineering event By S.E. Slack S.E. Slack Senior Strategy & Editorial Director, Lifewire.com California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo S.E. Slack has 30+ years' experience writing about technology. She has authored 12 books, thousands of articles, and worked for IBM and Microsoft. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on February 6, 2023 Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Around the Web Browsers Cloud Services Error Messages Family Tech Home Networking 5G Antivirus Around the Web This event is targeted at engineers, primarily in the electronics industry. The organizers tout it as the "Must Attend Event for Chip, Board, And Systems Design Engineers." But anyone into hardware design at all will be right at home attending this event. When Are the Dates for DesignCon 2024? DesignCon 2024 will occur from January 30 to February 1, 2024, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California. How to Register to Attend You can register for the event and get more details on the DesignCon website. What Kinds of Topics Are Covered at DesignCon? DesignCon is a highly technical event involving technical paper sessions, panels, tutorials, and boot camps. Tracks cover automotive electronics and intelligence, advanced I/O interface designs for memory, system co-designs, and machine learning. DesignCon 2023 included keynotes about cryptography, autonomous robots, and artificial intelligence. Over a hundred exhibitors showcased various technologies, including 3D printing, AI and machine learning, IoT software, design, battery components, computers, displays, sensors, wireless technologies, firmware, and oscilloscopes. Other exhibitors focused on package design and manufacturing systems. The Latest News While you can always read the latest technology news on Lifewire, here are some pieces of interest involving DesignCon and related topics from computer chips to robots and other cool hardware tech. New Computer Chips Could Process More Like Your Brain Does At CES, a new era of hardware addresses the work-from-home shift Designing customized “brains” for robots Hardware vs. Software vs. Firmware: What's the Difference? Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit