Dear Colleague, On behalf of the ICCAD 2003 Executive Committee, we would like to invite you to participate in the 2003 International Conference on Computer-Aided Design. Complementing its traditional topics, ICCAD is now putting additional focus on overall design technologies and challenges. More details on this area and others can be found in the Call For Papers below or on the ICCAD website at Http://www.iccad.com/. Please note that the prestigious IEEE/ACM William J. McCalla ICCAD Best Paper Award, which includes a significant monetary recognition, will be awarded to recognize one or more outstanding paper submissions. Best regards, Andreas Kuehlmann, General Chair Hidetoshi Onodera, Program Chair Majid Sarrafzadeh, Program Vice Chair ----------- CALL FOR PAPERS IEEE/ACM INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN ICCAD is oriented toward EDA and Design professionals, concentrating on CAD and Design for Integrated Circuits and Systems. NOVEMBER 9-13, 2003 DOUBLETREE HOTEL, SAN JOSE, CA AUTHOR'S SCHEDULE Deadline for submissions: April 16, 2003 Notification of acceptance: June 27, 2003 Deadline for final version: August 11, 2003 Papers will not be accepted for submission after 5:00 PM Mountain Daylight Time, April 16, 2003. This deadline is firm and inflexible. No exceptions will be made. AREAS OF INTEREST: Complementing its traditional topics, ICCAD is now putting special focus on overall design technologies and challenges. Original technical papers on (but not limited to) the following topics are invited: 1) PHYSICAL DESIGN AND TEST 1.1 Placement and floorplanning. Hierarchical design and management. Physical design planning and optimization. Estimation techniques. Partitioning. 1.2 Routing. Clock and global signal design. Clocking strategy. 1.3 Library design. Layout verification. Sub-wavelength lithographic problems and approaches. 1.4 Analog, RF, and mixed signal design and CAD. Mixed technology design (thermal, packaging, micro-mechanical). 1.5 Testing. Fault modeling, delay test, analog and mixed signal test. Fault simulation. ATPG. BIST and DFT. Memory, core and system test. 2) SYNTHESIS AND SYSTEM DESIGN 2.1 Logic synthesis. Optimization for area, timing, power. FPGA design and optimization. Interaction between layout and logic synthesis. Technology mapping. Asynchronous circuit design. 2.2 Behavioral synthesis. Synthesis with IP libraries and reuse. Memory system synthesis. HW interface synthesis. 2.3 System synthesis (HW and SW). Hardware platform Synthesis. ASIP synthesis. HW and SW estimation and analysis 2.4 Embedded and programmable systems. Real-time software and RTOS. System level reuse techniques. Rapid system prototyping. 3) VERIFICATION, MODELING AND SIMULATION 3.1 Interconnect parameter extraction and circuit model generation. 3.2 Signal integrity analysis. Power/Ground network analysis. 3.3 Gate, switch, and circuit level timing and power analysis. 3.4 Formal verification techniques. HW/SW co-simulation. Switch, logic and behavioral simulation and design validation. Software verification. 4) INNOVATIVE DESIGN TECHNOLOGIES FOR DEVICES, CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS 4.1 New concepts and open problems in layout, circuit, logic and system design. SoC architectures including memory, processor, communication structures and programmable platforms. 4.2 Design fabrics: special layout, circuit, and system architectures for low-power, performance, configurability, variability, and reliability. 4.3 Design and analysis for manufacturability, reliability, and robustness. 4.4 Emerging technologies. Modeling, simulation and analysis for new device structures. Nanotechnology, MEMS, molecular and bioelectronics, single electron and optical/photonic devices and circuits. AUTHOR INFORMATION AND FORMAT One or more of the outstanding submissions will be recognized with the IEEE/ACM William J. McCalla ICCAD Best Paper Award. Proposals for Panel Sessions and Tutorials are also invited. Panel proposals should be sent to the Vice Chair. Tutorial proposals should be sent to the Tutorial Chair. PAPER SUBMISSION: ICCAD submissions must be made electronically in PDF format through the ICCAD web site. Reference the ICCAD web page for instructions on electronic submissions: http://www.iccad.com. Please submit the following in PDF format: * One pdf file which should contain the complete paper including the title and abstract, but excluding the authors' names and affiliations. This file should be no more than 8 pages using proceedings format, double columned, 9pt. or 10pt. fonts including figures, tables and references. (In the proceedings, four pages are free of charge and each page beyond four pages is charged $100.00 per page). * Papers in the wrong format, exceeding the eight page limit, or identifying the authors or their affiliations will be rejected immediately. * Previously published papers will not be considered; this includes papers appearing in published workshop proceedings. Papers presented only orally, or only available via informal distribution at a workshop or meeting can be submitted for publication at ICCAD. * Authors should clearly address the significance of their contribution as part of the paper. Please direct all correspondence to: ICCAD Publication Department: MP Associates, Inc Telephone: (303) 530-4562 5305 Spine Rd., Suite A Fax: (303) 530-4334 Boulder, CO 80301 E-mail: terri@mpassociates.com ICCAD Home Page: http://www.iccad.com =============================================================== ___________________________________________________________________ You are receiving this email because you have attended or requested information from the International Conference on Computer Aided Design (ICCAD). If you would like to remove yourself from this list, please click: http://mpassociates.post.intellimedia.com/UM/U.asp?B1031.34102.146.10274 and you will be removed immediately! Thank you!