Dear Colleague:

Please find the attached info for the call for papers for the 21^st IEEE International SoC Conference. Check the link for additional details:  http://www.ieee-socc.org

Thanks and Regards,

Nagi Naganathan

SOCC-2008 – TPC Member

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                       *** CALL FOR PAPERS ***
           
              21st IEEE International SOC Conference
 
                        September 17-20, 2008
                   Newport Beach California – USA
 
                       http://www.ieee-socc.org
        Sponsored by the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society
 
                        *** IMPORTANT DATES ***
     Website open for online submission:     JANUARY 31, 2008
     Deadline for paper submission:          APRIL 11, 2008
     Notification of paper acceptance:       JUNE 13, 2008
     Final camera-ready papers due:          JULY 18, 2008
 
Multibillion transistor System on Chip (SoC) devices, comprised of RF, analog, optical, digital and Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), are integral parts of ubiquitous communication, entertainment, medical, logistics and carrier products. SoC has been the enabling technology and main thrust behind the evolution of the Internet into a global communication and economic paradigm.  Recent advances in deep-submicron and nano process technology unleash new opportunities but also new challenges at the circuit and system levels. These challenges include managing design and verification complexity, EDA tools, on-chip communication, design reuse, handling inevitable faults and the efficient integration of emerging MEMS and nano components into next generation SoCs.
 
The SOC Conference provides a premier forum for sharing advances in SoC and nano technologies and applications in the areas of design methods, tools and automation, manufacturing and test, and emerging MEMS and nano technologies. The 21st SOCC will be held in Newport Beach Los Angeles/California and will offer three days of technical papers, a full day of technical workshops, and a vendor exhibition.
 

  *** SUBMISSION OF PAPER AND WORKSHOP/TUTORIAL PROPOSALS ***
 
Electronic paper submission requires a full paper in Adobe PDF, limited to four double-column IEEE format pages, including figures and references. SOCC 2008 also solicits workshop and tutorial proposals (half-day or full-day session) in the related areas of SoC. A proposal with title, a half-page summary, and speaker's short bio should be submitted to the Workshop Chair by April 11, 2008. Details will be posted on the conference web page shortly. For corporate sponsorship and vendor exhibition, please contact the Exhibition Chair.
 

                *** SOCC TECHNICAL SCOPE ****
 
Papers are invited which address new and previously unpublished results in the area of Systems on Chip, and related areas and topics. SOCC 2008 will feature a special track on Nano and MEMS technologies, devices and design methodologies. Especially industrial contributions related to the state-of-the-art R&D activities in the filed of nano, MEMS and SoC technology are welcome.
 
  * Analog, Mixed-Signal and RF Circuits and Systems
 * Embedded Systems, Multi/Many Core Systems and Embedded
   Memory Technologies
 * Low-Power Circuits, Systems and Design Methodologies
 * Signal Integrity, Design for Testability and Design Verification
 * Video and Multimedia Processing Circuits and System
 * Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Circuits and Systems
 * Network on Chip (NoC) & Interconnects
 * System Level Design Methodology, EDA and Design Tools for SoC
 * Reconfigurable and Programmable Circuits and Systems, System on
   Programmable Devices (FPGAs)
 * Wireline & Wireless Communication Circuits and Systems
 * NEMS/MEMS Devices, Nano-technology and Design Methodologies
 

               *** ORGANIZING COMMITTEE ***
 
General Chair:                Thanh Tran – Texas Instruments
Technical Program Chair:      Thomas Buechner – IBM
Technical Program Co-Chair:   Andrew Marshall – Texas Instruments
Steering Committee Chair:     Suhwan Kim – SNU Korea
Workshop Chair:               Kaijian Shi - Synopsys
Publicity/Exhibit Chair:      Sakir Sezer – QUB UK
Publications Chair:           Tughrul Arslan – UE UK
Asia Liaison:                 Sao-Jie Chen – NTU Taiwan
Publicity/Exhibition Chair    Sakir Sezer - Queens University Belfast