======================================================================== SIGDA -- The Resource for EDA Professionals www.sigda.org ======================================================================== 15 August 2005 ACM/SIGDA E-NEWSLETTER Vol. 35, No. 16 Online archive: http://www.sigda.org/newsletter Online feedback: http://www.sigda.org/newsletter.php?op=survey ======================================================================== (This ACM/SIGDA E-NEWSLETTER is being sent to all persons on the ACM/SIGDA mailing list. To manage your subscription, go to "Subscriber's corner" on http://listserv.acm.org/ - you need to login using the email address where this newsletter is delivered. First time users will be required to choose a password.) ======================================================================== Contents of this E-NEWSLETTER: (1) Current DA TechNews issue Friday August 15 2005 From: "Diana Marculescu" (2) Upcoming Conferences and Symposia Friday August 15 2005 From: "Igor Markov" (3) Upcoming Funding Opportunities Friday August 15 2005 From: "Iris Bahar" (4) Call for Participation: ASPDAC 2006 Ph.D. Forum Friday August 15 2005 From: "Farzan Fallah" (5) Postdoctoral Fellow Position available Friday August 15 2005 From: "Dhiraj Pradhan" ======================================================================== Dear ACM/SIGDA members, The SIGDA E-Newsletter is actively looking for industrial sponsors. If you are an EDA company interested in getting more visibility and supporting our E-Newsletter, please contact the Newsletter editor, Diana Marculescu (dianam@ece.cmu.edu). You can find the content of the current issue of SIGDA TechNews at http://www.acm.org/da_technews/current/homepage.html As always, we welcome your comments and suggestions. If you would like to participate or contribute to the content of the E-Newsletter, please feel free to contact any of us. Diana Marculescu, SIGDA Chair and E-Newsletter Editor Larry Pileggi, SIGDA E-Newsletter TechNews Associate Editor R. Iris Bahar, SIGDA E-Newsletter Associate Editor Igor Markov, SIGDA E-Newsletter Associate Editor Hiroto Yasuura, SIGDA E-Newsletter Associate Editor, Asian Activities DA TechNews headlines: "Hardware, Software Design on Collision Course, Panel Finds" http://www.acm.org/da_technews/articles/2005-3/0811t.html#item1 "Asynchronous Design Limited by Tools, Expertise" http://www.acm.org/da_technews/articles/2005-3/0811t.html#item2 "IBM Doubles Speed of Silicon Germanium Chips" http://www.acm.org/da_technews/articles/2005-3/0811t.html#item3 "Thanks for the Future Memories" http://www.acm.org/da_technews/articles/2005-3/0811t.html#item4 "China's Godson-2 Processor Takes Center Stage" http://www.acm.org/da_technews/articles/2005-3/0811t.html#item5 "Optoelectronic Integration Overcoming Processor Bottlenecks" http://www.acm.org/da_technews/articles/2005-3/0811t.html#item6 "DAC 2005: NEC Announces C-Language Input ESL" http://www.acm.org/da_technews/articles/2005-3/0811t.html#item7 "Hot Interconnects Tips Optics Research" http://www.acm.org/da_technews/articles/2005-3/0811t.html#item8 "IBM Looks to Turn Down Heat With New Cool Blue Technology" http://www.acm.org/da_technews/articles/2005-3/0811t.html#item9 "A New Spin on Silicon" http://www.acm.org/da_technews/articles/2005-3/0811t.html#item10 "DFT Drives Yield Improvement" http://www.acm.org/da_technews/articles/2005-3/0811t.html#item11 "Low-Power Leader Sequence Design Sponsors 2005 ISLPED" http://www.acm.org/da_technews/articles/2005-3/0811t.html#item12 "Engineers Chart Semiconductors on the Scale of Atoms" http://www.acm.org/da_technews/articles/2005-3/0811t.html#item13 "Adventures in the Second Dimension" http://www.acm.org/da_technews/articles/2005-3/0811t.html#item14 "The Reality of ESL Is Mixed-Abstraction Design and Verification" http://www.acm.org/da_technews/articles/2005-3/0811t.html#item15 "Intel to Borrow From Laptops for Server Chips" http://www.acm.org/da_technews/articles/2005-3/0811t.html#item16 "Penn Researchers Take a Big Step Forward in Making Smaller Circuits" http://www.acm.org/da_technews/articles/2005-3/0811t.html#item17 "CMOS Technology Evolves to High-Speed, Low-Dissipation" http://www.acm.org/da_technews/articles/2005-3/0811t.html#item18 "China Emerging as Chip Design Centre--iSuppli" http://www.acm.org/da_technews/articles/2005-3/0811t.html#item19 "High-Speed Interfaces Supercharge Micros" http://www.acm.org/da_technews/articles/2005-3/0811t.html#item20 "Cooling the System Efficiently" http://www.acm.org/da_technews/articles/2005-3/0811t.html#item21 "The Impact of Innovation" http://www.acm.org/da_technews/articles/2005-3/0811t.html#item22 "Some Recent Trends in RFIC/MMIC Technology" http://www.acm.org/da_technews/articles/2005-3/0811t.html#item23 "FPGA Companies Will Design Supercomputer" http://www.acm.org/da_technews/articles/2005-3/0811t.html#item24 ======================================================================== Submission deadlines: --------------------- DATE 2006 - Design Automation and Test in Europe (DATE) Munich, Germany Deadline: September 6 2005 Conference dates: March 6-10, 2006 http://www.date-conference.com/ ISCAS 2006 - Intnl Symp on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS) Kos Island, Greece Conference dates: May 21-24, 2006 Deadline: October 1, 2005 http://www.iscas06.org/ ISQED 2006 - International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design San Jose, CA Deadline: September 30, 2005 Symposium dates: March 27-29, 2006 http://www.isqed.org ISOCC-2005 - Intnl SoC Design Conf. (ISOCC), Seoul, Korea Deadline: July 15, 2005 Symposium dates: Oct. 20-21, 2005 http://www.isocc.org/ ALENEX06: Workshop on Algorithm Engineering and Experiments ANALCO06: Workshop on Analytic Algorithmics and Combinatorics Workshop dates: January 21, 2006 co-located with SODA 2006 DAC 2006 - Design Automation Conference San Francisco, CA Deadline for papers: December 19, 2005 Deadline for the Student Design Contest: Dec. 6, 2005 Conference dates: July 24-28, 2006 http://www.dac.com FLoC 06 - The 2006 Federated Logic Conference Seattle, Washington The following six conferences will participate in FLoC: - Conference on Computer-Aided Verification (CAV). - International Conference on Logic Programming (ICLP). - International Joint Conference on Automated Deduction (IJCAR). - IEEE Symposium on Logic in Computer Science (LICS). - Conference on Rewriting Techniques and Applications (RTA). - International Conference on Theory and Applications of Satisfiability Testing (SAT). Conference dates: August 12-21, 2006 http://research.microsoft.com/floc06/ Upcoming symposia, conferences and workshops: --------------------------------------------- ISSPDA - Int'l Symp. on Signal Processing Applications Sydney, Australia Symposium dates: August 22-25, 2005 http://www.elec.uow.edu.au/isspa2005/ FPL 2005 - Int'l Conf. on Field Programmable Logic and Applications Tampere, Finland Conference dates: August 30-31, 2005 http://fpl.org/ CHES 2005 - Workshop on Cryptograhic Hardware and Embedded Systems Edinburgh, Scotland Workshop dates: August 29 - September 1, 2005 http://islab.oregonstate.edu/ches/ SBCCI 2005 - 18th Symposium on Integrated Circuits and Systems Design FlorianspoliDACs, Brazil Symposium dates: Sept. 4-7, 2005 http://www.sbc.org.br/sbcci CODES+ISSS 2005 - Third IEEE/ACM/IFIP Intl. Conf. on Hardware/Software Codesign and System Synthesis Jersey City, USA (New York Metropolitan area) Conference dates: September 19-21, 2005 http://www.codes-isss.org ESTIMedia 2005 - Third IEEE Workshop on Embedded Systems for Real-Time Multimedia New York Metropolitan Area, USA Workshop Dates: September 22-23, 2005 More info: http://peace.snu.ac.kr/ESTIMedia ICCD 2005 - Intl. Conf. on Computer Design San Jose, California, USA Conference dates: October 2-5, 2005 http://www.iccd-conference.org/ CP 2005: Intl. Conf. on Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming Sitges (Barcelona), Spain Conference dates: October 1-5, 2005 http://www.iiia.csic.es/cp2005/ FOCS 2005 - 46th Symp. on Foundations of Computer Science Pittsburgh, PA Symposium dates: October 23-25, 2005 http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~FOCS05/ ICCAD 2005 - Int'l. Conf. on Computer-Aided Design for Integrated Circuits San Jose, CA Conference dates: Nov. 6-10, 2005 http://www.iccad.com The 2005 International Conference on Embedded Software and Systems (ICESS-05) December 16-18, 2005 Xi'an, P.R. China http://icess05.icess.org/ The 2005 IFIP International Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing (EUC'2005) Nagasaki, Japan 6-9 December 2005 http://euc05.euc-conference.org/ VLSI Design 2006: Intl. Conf. on VLSI Design and Intl. Conf. on Embedded Systems Theme: Mobile Embedded Systems Conference dates: January 3-7, 2006 Hyderabad, India http://vlsi.nj.nec.com/ SODA 2006: ACM/SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms Miami, Florida Symposium dates: January 22-24, 2006 http://www.siam.org/meetings/DA06/ ASP-DAC 2006: Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference Yokohama City, Japan Conference date : Janurary 24-27, 2006 http://www.aspdac.com/aspdac2006/ ======================================================================== NSF PROGRAMS Science and Society (S&S) http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2005/nsf05588/nsf05588.htm Deadline: August 23, 2005 Computing Research Infrastructure http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04588/nsf04588.htm Letter of Intent: July 25, 2005 Full Proposals: August 22, 2005 Communicating Research to Public Audiences http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2003/nsf03509/nsf03509.html No fixed deadline ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SRC programs No current calls ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DARPA programs SPO Office Wide BAA http://www.darpa.mil/baa/baa04-40.htm Deadline: September 15, 2005 Knowledge Aided Sensor Signal Processing Expert Reasoning (KASSPER) http://www.darpa.mil/baa/PRDA0107IFKPA.htm Deadline: September 30, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- See http://www.aro.army.mil/research/index.htm for general listing of funding opportunities from US defense sources Window on the United States Program http://www.afosr.af.mil/pages/afrpgacq.htm Deadline: ongoing Window on Europe, Asia, Canada, Central and South America http://www.afosr.af.mil/pages/afrpgacr.htm Deadline: ongoing Department of Homeland Security http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/USN/ONR/HQ/BAA05-008/Grant.html Department of Defense http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/DOD/DARPA/CMO/BAA05-27/Grant.html ======================================================================== ASP-DAC 2006: Ph.D. Forum Information http://www.aspdac.com/aspdac2006/phdforum/index.html ASPDAC will host a poster session for Ph.D. students to present their research work. This is a great opportunity for students to get feedback and have discussion with people from academia and industry. This year travel grants may be available for some of the students attending the forum. The details will be announced soon. Please check the website for updates. Eligibility Students must have at least one published paper and must be within 1-2 years of completing their dissertations. Students who have presented previously at ASP-DAC's, DAC's or DATE's Ph.D> Forums are not eligible. Important Dates * Submission Deadline: September 1 , 2005 * Notification Date: September 30, 2005 * Forum Presentation: To Be Announced Submission Requirements: * Abstract of the dissertation including name of the student and advisor, institution, contact information, estimated graduation date, track number, figures, tables and bibliography (if applicable). The abstract must be at most two pages (this is a hard limit). * A list of all papers related to the dissertation authored by the student. * A published supporting paper authored by the student and related to the dissertation. * Please send the above to Dr. Farzan Fallah: farzan @ fla. fujitsu.com. Format: * The abstract must be in .pdf or .ps formats (.pdf format is preferable). The font should not be smaller than 10 points. Please make sure all pages print well. * The abstract must be well organized and should not have any spelling error. * The bibliography and the list of published papers must be in IEEE style (See http://www.computer.org/author/style/refer.htm). Tracks: [1] System Level Design Methodology: System VLSI and SOC design methods, System specification, Specification languages, Design languages, Design reuse and IPs, Platform-based design, Network on chip design [2] Embedded and Real-Time Systems: Hardware-software co-design, Co-simulation, Co-verification, Real-time OS and middleware, Design language for embedded systems, Compilation techniques, ASIP synthesis [3] Behavioral/Logic Synthesis and Optimization: Behavioral/RTL synthesis, Technology independent optimization, Technology mapping, Interaction between logic design and layout, Sequential and asynchronous logic synthesis [4] Validation and Verification for Behavioral/Logic Design: Logic simulation, Symbolic simulation, Formal verification, Equivalence checking, Transaction-level/RTL and gate level modeling and validation [5] Physical Design (Routing): Routing, Repeater issues, Interconnect optimization, Interconnect planning, Module generation, Layout verification [6] Physical Design (Placement): Placement, Floorplanning, Partitioning, Hierarchical design [7] Timing, Power, Signal/Power Integrity Analysis and Optimization: Timing analysis, Power analysis, Signal/power integrity, Clock and global signal design [8] Interconnect, Device and Circuit Modeling and Simulation: Interconnect modeling, Interconnect extraction, Package modeling, Circuit simulation, Device modeling/simulation, Library design, Design fabrics, Design for manufacturability, Yield optimization, Reliability analysis, Emerging technologies [9] Test and Design for Testability: Test design, Fault modeling, ATPG, BIST and DFT, Memory, core and system test [10] Analog, RF and Mixed Signal Design and CAD: Analog/RF synthesis, Analog layout, Verification, Simulation techniques, Noise analysis, Analog circuit testing, Mixed signal design [11] Leading Edge Design Methodology for SOCs and SIPs: Microprocessors, DSP, IP-core design, Design for multimedia, Design for wireless communication, A/D mixed circuits, Memories, Sensors, MEMS chips, FPGA design, Novel reconfigurable systems, Rapid prototyping Contact Information Should you have any questions, please send e-mail to Dr. Farzan Fallah: farzan @ fla. fujitsu.com. ======================================================================== Post Doctoral Fellow in Computer Science- CAD, Design and Test Recent Ph.D graduates with an interest in VLSI, Architecture, CAD and Test are invited/encouraged to apply for a Post Doc position at the University of Bristol in United Kingdom. The university counts among Europe's prestigious, ranked among best universities worldwide by Peterson Guide for Study Abroad(2001). The University, too, is notable as an institution with Winston Churchill as a Vice Chancellor and incorporating Nobel Laureates likes of Physicist Paul Dirac. The University of Bristol has a keen appreciation of excellence in education, admitting only seven percent of all applicants (compared to, for instance, a 11% admittance rate at Harward, or 12 % at Princeton). Fiercely supportive of research/scholarship, the University has recently received 7.5 Million(British) Pounds from the government, as grants geared toward expansion of computer science and engineering research programs especially. Recent rankings place the computer science and electronics in consensus top 5 within UK. Located 100 miles from London, near the coast with Wales, Bristol, as a city of hald-million, offers year-round temperate climate. Picturesquely perched on hills, a river meandering throughout, Bristol's night-life is vibrant, tempered by near-by Bath's charm & shopping-making for, overall, a very fine quality of life. The climate is temperate, without extremes, in this part of England's green and pleasant land. Queries can be directed to: Prof. Dhiraj K. Pradhan Chair in Computer Science University of Bristol Department of Computer Science Merchant Venturers Building Woodland Rd. Bristol BS8 1UB UK http://www.cs.bris.ac.uk/~pradhan Resumes to be emailed to my assistant Jimson Mathew at jimson@cs.bris.ac.uk ========================================================================