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*                            CALL FOR PAPERS                          *
*                  23rd Intl. Conference on VLSI Design               *

*                9th Intl. Conference on Embedded Systems             *
*                            Jan 3 - 7, 2010                          *
*                           Bangalore, India                          *

*                     http://www.vlsiconference.com                   *
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THEME: Affordable Technology for Emerging Markets

This joint conference is a forum for researchers and designers to
present and discuss various aspects of VLSI design, electronic design
automation (EDA), enabling technologies, and embedded systems. It covers

the entire spectrum of activities in the two vital areas of very large
scale integration (VLSI) and embedded systems, which underpin the
semiconductor industry. The five-day technical program will consist of
three days of regular paper sessions, special sessions, embedded

tutorials, industry presentation sessions, panel discussions, design
contests and industrial exhibits, and two days of full-day tutorials.
Electronic systems are ubiquitous today in multiple applications, with
emerging markets in health-care, entertainment and machine intelligence

spurring several new ones. These markets often hinge delicately on the
right blend of technology and affordability. Accordingly, the theme for
this conference is set as "Affordable Technology for Emerging Markets".


TOPICS: Papers are invited on topics related to (but not limited to) the
following areas:

1) VLSI Design and Design Methodologies:

       Analog and RF mixed-signal design
       CMOS sensors and MEMS

       Design for manufacturability, reliability and yield
       High-performance computing
       Medical and automotive electronics
       Mixed-signal design and technology CAD
       Multi-core architectures

       Nano-scale  computing and nano-electronics
       Networks-on-chip
       Packaging and board design
       Physical design
       Power analysis and low-power design
       Synthesis, DFT and test

       Thermal analysis and temperature-aware design
       Verification (simulation and formal)

2) Embedded Systems

       Audio, image and video processing
       Case studies
       ESL design flows

       Embedded software tools
       Emerging applications: Health-care, imaging systems,
       entertainment, sensor networks, ambient  intelligence
       Extensible, application-specific and reconfigurable processing

       FPGA/Emulation based design prototyping
       Hardware/Software co-design
       Performance analysis and profiling
       Security and compression

3) Conference Theme

       Automation needs to meet new product challenges

       Concurrent engineering
       Design and technology management
       Economics of design and manufacturing
       Emerging markets

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: All submissions must be made at the conference

web site, http://www.vlsiconference.com.

Regular papers: The manuscript, to be prepared in IEEE two-column
conference format and not to exceed six pages, must describe previously

unpublished work, focusing on novel ideas, results and applications of
the contribution. Submissions will undergo a BLIND review process:
Papers disclosing the identity of the authors will be rejected.

Embedded tutorials & Special Sessions: Proposals in emerging areas of

relevance to this conference can be submitted as two-page extended
abstracts with details of topics covered. Accepted proposals will
require full regular papers to be submitted.

Panels: Proposals must be submitted together with an abstract, together

with names of panelists.

All submissions of papers and proposals will imply that, if selected,
the same must be presented at the conference in person. Hence, approvals
from parent organizations must be obtained before the submissions are made.


TUTORIALS: Two days will be dedicated to full-day tutorials on important
and emerging topics. Coordinating presenters are encouraged to submit
proposals in the specified format giving adequate information on topics

covered and details of other presenters.

EXHIBITS: The conference provides a unique opportunity for vendors of
VLSI design tools and services to display their products and services.
Exhibition space is limited, hence those interested should contact the

Exhibit Chair.

DESIGN CONTEST:  Please check the conference website or contact the
Design Contest Chair for more information.

FELLOWSHIPS: The Fellowship Chairs will award fellowships, based on need
and merit, to partially cover the expenses of attendees from India.

Candidates with accepted submissions will be given preference.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Submissions:
        Regular papers                                   Jul 10, 2009
        Special sessions, Embedded Tutorials & Panels    Jul 10, 2009

        Full-day tutorials                               Jul 10, 2009

Acceptance notification                             Sep 15, 2009
Fellowship applications due                         Oct 01, 2009

CONFERENCE COMITTEE:


Steering Committee Chair
Vishwani D. Agrawal, Auburn University, vagrawal@...

General Chairs:
Mahesh Mehendale, Texas Instruments, m-mehendale@...

Srivaths Ravi, Texas Instruments. srivaths.ravi@...

Program Chairs:
Niraj K. Jha, Princeton University, jha@...

Rubin A. Parekhji, Texas Instruments. parekhji@...

Tutorial Chairs
Anand Raghunathan, Purdue University, raghunathan@...

Preeti Ranjan Panda, IIT Delhi, panda@...

Publications Chair
C. P. Ravikumar, Texas Instruments, ravikumar@...


Organizing Committee
R. Madhu (Chair), Texas Instruments, rmad@...
S. Ramesh (Chair), Texas Instruments, s-ramesh@...


Sponsorship Chair
S. Uma Mahesh, Indrion Technologies, mahesh@...

Exhibit Chair
Jai Durgam, Synopsys, jai.durgam@...


Industry Forum Chair
Pradip Dutta, Synopsys, pradip.dutta@...

Publicity Chair
Kanishka Lahiri, AMD, kanishka.lahiri@...


Finance Chair
Gopal Naidu, Texas Instruments, srgnaidu@...

Design Contest Chair
Nagendra Krishnapura, IIT Chennai, nagendra@...


Fellowship Chairs
V. Kamakoti , IIT Chennai, kama@...

Pradip Thaker, Analog Devices, pradip.thaker@...


Regional Liaisons
Dimitris Gizopoulos, Univ. of Piraeus, dgizop@...
Vijay K. Narayanan, Penn State University, vijay@...

Kazumi Hatayama, STARC, hatayama.kazumi@...

IEEE Liaison
N. Ranganathan, Univ of South Florida, ranganat@...


Student Track Chairs
Virendra Singh, IISc Bangalore, virendra@...
R. Venkatraman, Texas Instruments, rvenkat@...


For more information, please visit http://www.vlsiconference.com

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