IEEE Micro 
May/June 2003 
http://computer.org/micro 

Challenges and Trends in Microelectronics 

Guest Editors' Introduction: Trends and Directions in Microelectronics 
Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, Luciano Lavagno 

Electronic-System Design in the Automobile Industry 
Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli 

System on a Chip: Changing IC Design Today and in the Future 
Theo A.C.M. Claasen 

Interconnect Opportunities for Gigascale Integration 
James D. Meindl 

Integrating Nonelectronic Components into Electronic Microsystems 
Bruno Murari 

Features 

The iCore 520-MHz Synthesizable CPU Core 
Nick Richardson, Lun Bin Huang, Razak Hossain, Julian Lewis, Tommy Zounes, and Naresh Soni 

SOI Technology for Future High-Performance Smart Cards 
Amaury Neve, Denis Flandre, and Jean-Jacques Quisquater 

Columns and Departments 

Editor-in-Chief's Message 
Design and integration: Chip- and system-level challenges 

Micro Economics 
An era of error 

Micro Review 
Evolution 
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