<P>The International Conference on Computer Aided Design (ICCAD) offers a place for CAD developers and IC designers to meet and exchange ideas about the problems and solutions in the era of system–on–a–chip. </P> <P><B>Keywords:</B> PHYSICAL DESIGN AND TEST <BR>Placement and floorplanning techniques. RTL area estimation. Partitioning for layout. Timing–driven and noise avoidance routing. Automatic special net routing. Layout for manufacturability. Routing estimation. Module generation and layout synthesis. Layout migration. Symbolic design & compaction. Physical design planning. Layout verification. Analog, RF, and mixed signal circuit synthesis, optimization and layout. Analog, RF and mixed signal simulation techniques. Mixed technology design simulation (thermal, packaging, micromechanical). Testing. Yield and manufacturability analysis. Fault modeling, delay test, analog and mixed signal test. Fault simulation. ATPG. BIST and DFT. Memory, core and system test. <BR><BR>SYNTHESIS AND SYSTEM DESIGN<BR>Combinational and sequential logic synthesis. Optimization for area, timing, power. FPGA optimization. Interaction between layout and logic synthesis. Technology mapping. Asynchronous circuit design. High–level synthesis. Datapath and control synthesis. Synthesis with IP libraries and reuse. Estimation and analysis in high–level synthesis. Memory system synthesis and optimization. HW interface synthesis. HW/SW co–synthesis. System synthesis. Hardware platform synthesis and optimization. ASIP synthesis. Core based design. Embedded software synthesis. HW and SW estimation and analysis. Interface synthesis. Specification, modeling and validation of embedded systems. Real–time software and RTOS. System level reuse techniques. Embedded systems engineering Rapid system prototyping. <BR><BR>VERIFICATION, MODELING AND SIMULATION <BR>Interconnect parameter extraction and circuit model generation, Signal integrity analysis. Power/Ground network analysis, Gate, switch, and circuit level timing and power analysis, Formal verification techniques, HW/SW co–simulation, Switch, logic and behavioral simulation and design validation. Software verification. <BR><BR>INNOVATIVE DESIGN TECHNOLOGIES FOR DEVICES, CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS <BR>New concepts and open problems in layout, circuit, logic and system design. SoC architectures including memory, processor, communication structures and programmable platforms, Design fabrics: special layout, circuit, and system architectures for low–power, performance, configurability, variability, and reliability, Design and analysis for manufacturability, reliability, and robustness, Emerging technologies. Modeling, simulation and analysis for new device structures. Nanotechnology, MEMS, molecular and bioelectronics, single electron and optical/photonic devices and circuits.</P>
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