22nd IEEE International SOC Conference, Belfast, Irland

<div><font size=&#8243;2&#8243;><font face=&#8243;Courier New&#8243;>Multibillion transistor System on Chip (SoC) devices, comprised of RF, analog, optical, digital and Micro&#8211;Electro&#8211;Mechanical Systems (MEMS), are integral parts of ubiquitous communication, entertainment, medical, logistics and carrier products&#046; SoC has been the enabling technology and main thrust behind the evolution of the Internet into a global communication and economic paradigm&#046; Recent advances in systems, deep&#8211;submicron and nano process technology are nleashing new opportunities, and also new challenges&#046; These challenges include managing design and verification complexity, EDA tools, on&#8211;chip communication,design reuse, handling inevitable faults and the efficient integration of emerging MEMS and nano components into next generation SoCs&#046; </font></font></div> <div> </div> <div><font size=&#8243;2&#8243;><font face=&#8243;Courier New&#8243;>The SOC Conference provides a premier forum for sharing advances in SoC technologies and applications in the areas of digital systems, circuit architectures, design methods, tools and automation, manufacturing and test, and emerging MEMS and nano technologies&#046; </font></font></div> <div> </div> <div><font size=&#8243;2&#8243;><font face=&#8243;Courier New&#8243;>The 22nd SOCC will be held in Northern Ireland under the auspices of the Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology (ECIT) and Queen&#8242;s University Belfast, and will offer three days of technical papers, technical workshops, and a vendor exhibition&#046;</font></font></div>