ICCAD 2012: Preliminary Call for Papers

[Daniel Nenni]

The International Conference on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD) continues to be the premier and most selective conference devoted to technical innovations in design automation. Preliminary Call for Papers PDF Deadline: Monday April 16, 2012 Please visit the ICCAD website with submission details and specific paper requirements. Submission Categories: Synthesis, Verification and Physical Design System-Level CAD CAD for Reliability, Manufacturability, and Test CAD for Circuits, Devices, and Interconnect CAD for Nanoscale and Biological Systems ICCAD serves EDA and design professionals, highlighting new challenges and innovative solutions for Integrated Circuit Design Technologies and Systems. ICCAD covers the full range of CAD topics – from device and circuit-level CAD up through system-level CAD and embedded software, as well as CAD for post-CMOS design and novel application areas, such as biology and nanotechnology. © Copyright 2012 ICCAD

[Daniel Nenni]

Preliminary Call for Papers
DEADLINE FOR ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAPERS:
Monday,April16,2012-5:00pmPacificDaylightTime(GMT-7)

Original technical submissions on, but not limited to, the following topics are invited:

1) SYNTHESIS, VERIFICATION AND PHYSICAL DESIGN
2) SYSTEM-LEVEL CAD
3) CAD FOR RELIABILITY, MANUFACTURABILITY, AND TEST
4) CAD FOR CIRCUITS, DEVICES, AND INTERCONNECT
5) CAD FOR NANOSCALE AND BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

SUBMISSION DETAILS
Paper submissions must be done through the online submission system at:
SUBMIT NOW!

Regular papers will be reviewed as finished papers; preliminary submissions will be at a disadvantage.

REGULAR PAPER SUBMISSIONS
· All papers must be in PDF format only, with saveable text.
· Each paper must be no more than 8 pages (including the abstract, figures, tables, and references), double-columned, 9pt or 10pt font.
· Your submission must not include information that serves to identify the authors of the manuscript, such as name(s) or affiliation(s) of the author(s), anywhere in the manuscript, abstract, or in the embedded PDF data. References and bibliographic citations to the author(s) own published works or affiliations should be made in the third person.

TEMPLATES
These will be available on the ICCAD website, www.iccad.com, for your convenience, but are not required.
PROPOSALS

Call for Workshop, Tutorial, Special Session, Panel and Keynote Proposals
Monday, April 30, 2012

WORKSHOP PROPOSALS
ICCAD provides a vibrant and supportive environment for small-to-medium-sized affiliated workshops. Typical workshops are one-day events on the Thursday of ICCAD, with ICCAD providing all logistical support (registration, lunch, room bookings, hotel, pre-conference financials, etc.) All workshop proposals should be sent to Alan Hu, General Chair.
TUTORIAL PROPOSALS
AllICCADtutorialsareembeddedinthemaintechnicalprogramandfree to conference attendees, providing value to attendees and a good audience for presenters. Typical tutorials run 1.5-2 hours, although longertutorials(consistingoftwosessionblocksof1.5-2hourseach)may be considered. Tutorial suggestions should not exceed two pages, should describe the topic and intended audience, and must include a list of suggested participants with biographical data. Proposals should focus on the state-of-the-art in a specific area of broad interest amongst ICCAD attendees. All tutorial proposals should be sent to Diana Marculescu, Tutorial Chair.
SPECIAL SESSION PROPOSALS
Special Sessions are 1.5 hours. Special session proposals should focus on in-depth treatment on a topic of timely interest to the ICCAD audience. Special session proposals should not exceed two pages, should describe the topic and intended audience, and must include a list of suggested participants with biographical data. All special sessionproposalsshouldbesentto Diana Marculescu, Tutorial Chair.PANEL PROPOSALS
Panelsuggestionsshouldnotexceedtwopages,shoulddescribethetopicandintendedaudience,andshouldincludealistofsuggestedparticipants. Panel suggestions must include a bulleted outline of covered topics. All panel proposals should be sent to Yao-Wen Chang, TechnicalProgramVice-Chair.
KEYNOTE PROPOSALS
Keynoteproposalsshouldincludedescriptionsofsuggestedkeynotespeakers, and the importance of the speech to the ICCAD audience. All keynoteproposalsshouldbesenttoJörg Henkel,TechnicalProgramChair.
ICCAD reserves the right to restructure all panel, special session, and tutorial proposals.

If you need assistance, please contact the appropriate committee members:
AlanHu, General Chair: ajh@cs.ubc.caJörg Henkel,TechnicalProgramChair:Henkel@kit.eduYao-Wen Chang, Technical Program Vice-Chair: ywchang@cc.ee.ntu.edu.twDiana Marculescu,Tutorial Chair:dianam@cmu.edu