The Design & Verification Conference is looking for submissions for the in-person 2026 Conference and Exhibition. This conference focuses on the practical aspects of design and verification of electronic systems and integrated circuits. This could be applications of languages, tools, methodologies, and/or standards. This could be your chance to help the industry we are all a part of.  For those familiar with DVCon, the submission timeline has changed for this year. Please see below for more details. 

DVCon honors the Sutherland Best Paper submissions. The awards will be selected by the attendees at DVCon, based on the quality of both the paper and their presentation. Awards will be offered for both lecture and poster presentation formats. So please submit your abstract and join DVCon U.S. 2026!
Please submit your extended abstract outlining your proposed presentation by Sunday, September 15. Full instructions and details for the extended abstract submission process can be found on dvcon.org. 

Because of the delayed submission deadline for DVCon U.S. 2026, extensions will not be provided at any point during the submission process. If the guidelines/deadlines are not followed, DVCon will remove your submission.

Submissions

  • ALL submissions must be made online from this website.
  • Email submissions will NOT be accepted.
  • If you need to edit any author information or resubmit your abstract, it may be done up until the submission deadline.

Document Specifications 

  • Use our templates to meet the formatting requirements below. Your abstract must comply with the following specifications:
  • Abstract Length: a minimum of 600 words, a maximum of 1200 words (approximately 2 pages, not including diagrams, figures, or tables)
  • Full Paper Length: 6-8 pages 
  • Paper Size: US Letter (8.5″ x 11″)
  • Fonts: Embed ALL fonts in your PDF file. Avoid the use of Type 3 fonts.
  • File Format: Adobe PDF (.pdf)
  • Allowed File Size: 5.0MB
  • Do NOT page number your abstract
  • Do NOT apply security settings to your PDF file.
  • Note: Deviations from the above abstract specifications could impede the review of your abstract and result in rejection.

For your convenience, the paper templates are available through the following links:

Font Embedding:

  • It is strongly recommended that you EMBED ALL FONTS (including system fonts) when producing your PDF file. By default, most programs that create a PDF will not embed system fonts, unless you specifically configure it to do so.

Review and Acceptance Process

DVCon U.S. will use a 2-stage review process.  After the Technical Program Committee (TPC) reviews the submitted abstracts, authors may receive a Preliminary Acceptance.  This is an invitation to submit a full paper for review.  The Technical Program Committee (TPC) will review the Final submitted full paper to determine if the submission will be accepted for presentation at DVCon.

Abstract submissions are double-blind, please remove the author information.

All other submissions should include the author's information.

Because of the delayed submission deadline for DVCon U.S., extensions will not be provided at any point during the submission process. If the guidelines/deadlines are not followed, DVCon will remove your submission.

Copyright Form

To publish your paper in the proceedings, we must receive your copyright form NO LATER THAN: December 24, 2025, 23:59 (GMT -0700)

Upload a scanned copy (PDF format) of the completed copyright form using the Upload File link on the submission page.

PDF Copyright Form

  • Fill in the TITLE of the paper.
  • Fill in ALL author names.
  • NOTE: Please input the Title, Author & Paper ID info directly in Acrobat BEFORE printing the form.
  • SIGN the form.

Remember, without the copyright form we can NOT include your paper in the proceedings!

Speaker Policy

All speakers are expected to present in person.

If the presenter can’t present in person, the speaker is responsible for finding an alternative speaker who can present in person (should be a co-author).

  • If no co-authors can present in person and thus an alternative speaker can not be found, then it is up to the committee to determine if the presentation will remain in the program.
  • Consequences for withdrawing an accepted paper may include, but are not limited to, a ban on submissions to DVCon U.S. for a period of two (2) years from the date of withdrawal.
  • The presentation format (lecture or poster) will be announced on February 9th. Please note that specific sessions and time slots can not be guaranteed.

Pre-recorded videos will NOT be played onsite. The pre-recorded videos are for quality assurance purposes, for the Accellera archives, and/or in the case that DVCon U.S. moves virtual.

  • Pre-recorded videos are required for all authors.
  • Pre-recorded videos are optional for tutorials, workshops, and panel speakers.
  1. July 15, 2025
    Submission Site Opens

  2. September 7, 2025
    Abstract Submission Deadline

  3. October 2, 2025
    Preliminary Accept/Reject Notification Deadline

  4. November 2, 2025
    Draft Paper Submission Deadline

  5. December 1, 2025
    Paper Accept/Reject Notification Deadline

  6. December 24, 2025
    Final Paper Submission/Author Registration/Copyright Form Deadline

  7. January 23, 2026
    Program Grid / Presentation Format Announcement

  8. February 9, 2026
    Final Poster/Slide/Video Deadline