[IDAS 2026 Design Automation Industry Summit was held in Shanghai: Shanghai will accelerate EDA/IP breakthroughs and strengthen cutting-edge technological innovations such as AI EDA] September 1st, according to the Shanghai Economic and Information Technology Commission, on the morning of September 1st, the "IDAS 2026 Design Automation Industry Summit" was successfully held at Shanghai Zhangjiang Science Hall. The summit focused on industry development hotspots such as Tao's Law, system collaboration and innovation for discussions and exchanges. EDA is a basic software tool for chip design, manufacturing, packaging and other aspects, and it is also the basis for supporting the ecological construction of the integrated circuit industry. Under the guidance and support of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Shanghai has actively formulated and implemented EDA/IP innovative development support policies, established industry merger and acquisition funds, established the Shanghai EDA/IP Innovation Center and the EDA Development Promotion Association, accelerated the improvement of the industrial ecology, and helped enterprises become bigger and stronger. In the next step, Shanghai will focus on the innovative development of the entire integrated circuit industry chain, accelerate the construction of platform carriers, accelerate EDA/IP breakthroughs, strengthen cutting-edge technological innovations such as AI EDA, support product application promotion, continue to optimize the industrial ecology, and accelerate the creation of an integrated circuit design automation innovation highland with international influence and competitiveness.