The purpose of the DASC is to promote the development of standards in the Design Automation industry. Such standards are beneficial to the designers and users of tools in this industry since they provide a mechanism for defining common semantics for the operation of tools. The DASC acts as the administrator for the working groups under it which develop and maintain standards. In this role the DASC also provides liaison to the governing bodies of the IEEE and represents the interests of the working groups in these bodies.