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Going to IP-SoC every year since 2006, I have enjoyed the conference as it’s the only one 100% IP focused and a very good opportunity to network within this rather small ecosystem of IP vendors… but I must admit that, since 2012, the attendance tend to be lower than before. Because of the well-known “chicken & egg” theorem, low attendance was linked with less presentation. Let’s stop IP-SoC bashing here, because the above is not true anymore (just take a look at the impressive presentation list below). It’s really amazing to see the foundry corner, including SMIC as well as TSMC (the clear #1) and STMicroelectronics and GlobalFoundries both communicating about FD-SOI.