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ICCAD
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Westminster
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United States
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<br>1) SYSTEM&#8211;LEVEL CAD<br>1&#046;1 System Design<br>System&#8211;level specification, modeling, and simulation<br>System design flows and methods<br>HW/SW co&#8211;design, co&#8211;simulation, co&#8211;optimization, and co&#8211;exploration<br>HW/SW platforms for rapid prototyping<br>System design case studies and applications<br>System&#8211;level issues for 3D integration<br>Micro&#8211;architectural transformation<br>Memory architecture and system synthesis<br>System communication architecture<br>Network&#8211;on&#8211;chip design methodologies and CAD<br>Modeling and simulation of heterogeneous platforms<br>High&#8211;level synthesis for heterogeneous computing<br>Power/performance analysis of heterogeneous and cloud platforms<br>Programming environment of heterogeneous computing<br>Application driven heterogeneous platforms for big data, machine learning etc&#046;<br>Applications and designs for systems based on optical devices<br>1&#046;2 Embedded Systems and Cyberphysical Systems<br>Multi&#8211;core/multi&#8211;processors systems<br>HW/SW co&#8211;design for embedded systems<br>Static and dynamic reconfigurable architectures<br>Memory hierarchies and management<br>System&#8211;level consideration of custom memory/storage architectures<br>Application&#8211;specific instruction&#8211;set processors (ASIPs)<br>CAD for Internet&#8211;of&#8211;Things (IoT) and sensor networks<br>Design issues for Internet&#8211;of&#8211;Things (IoT) Devices<br>Modeling and analysis of CPS<br>CAD for automotive systems and power electronics<br>Dependable and safe CPS design<br>Analysis and optimization of data centers<br>CAD for display electronics<br>Green computing (smart grid, energy, solar panels, etc&#046;)<br>1&#046;3 Neural Network and Neuromorphic Computing<br>Hardware and devices for neuromorphic and neural network computing<br>Design method for learning on a chip<br>Systems for neural computing (including deep neural networks)<br>Neural network acceleration techniques including GPGPU, FPGA and dedicated<br>ASICs<br>CAD for bio&#8211;inspired and neuromorphic systems<br>1&#046;4 Embedded Systems Software and Software Security<br>Real&#8211;time software and operating systems<br>Middleware and virtual machines, runtime support and resource management<br>Timing analysis and WCET<br>Profiling and compilation techniques, domain&#8211;specific embedded libraries<br>Design exploration, synthesis, validation, verification, and optimization<br>Software techniques and programming models for multicores, GPUs, and multithreaded embedded architectures<br>System and embedded software security techniques<br>Malware and Cloud security<br>Security and privacy for the Internet of Things<br>Embedded software forensics<br>1&#046;5 Hardware Security<br>Hardware&#8211;based security (CAD for PUF’s, RNG, AES etc)<br>Detection and prevention of hardware Trojans<br>Side&#8211;channel attacks, fault attacks and countermeasures<br>Split Manufacturing for security<br>Design and CAD for security<br>Security implications of CAD<br>Cyberphysical system security<br>Nanoelectronic security<br>Supply chain security and anti&#8211;counterfeiting<br>1&#046;6 Low Power and Approximate Computing in System Design<br>Power and thermal estimation, analysis, optimization, and management techniques for hardware and software systems<br>Energy&#8211; and thermal aware application mapping and scheduling<br>Energy&#8211; and thermal&#8211;aware dark silicon system design and optimization<br>Energy&#8211; and thermal&#8211;aware architectures, algorithms and techniques<br>Run&#8211;time management for the dark silicon<br>New hardware techniques for approximate/stochastic computing<br>2) SYNTHESIS, VERIFICATION, &amp; PHYSICAL DESIGN<br>2&#046;1 High&#8211;Level, Behavioral, and Logic Synthesis and Optimization<br>High&#8211;level/Behavioral/Logic synthesis<br>Technology&#8211;independent optimization and technology mapping<br>Functional and logic timing ECO<br>Resource scheduling, allocation, and synthesis<br>Interaction between logic synthesis and physical design<br>2&#046;2 Testing, Validation, Simulation, and Verification<br>High&#8211;level/Behavioral/Logic modeling and validation<br>High&#8211;level/Behavioral/Logic simulation<br>Formal, semi&#8211;formal, and assertion&#8211;based verification<br>Equivalence and property checking<br>Emulation and hardware simulation/acceleration<br>Post&#8211;silicon functional validation<br>Digital fault modeling and simulation<br>Delay, current&#8211;based, low&#8211;power test<br>ATPG, BIST, DFT, and compression<br>Memory test and repair<br>Core, board, system, and 3D IC test<br>Post&#8211;silicon validation and debug<br>Analog, mixed&#8211;signal, and RF test<br>2&#046;3 Cell&#8211;Library Design, Partitioning, Floorplanning, Placement<br>Cell&#8211;library design and optimization<br>Transistor and gate sizing<br>High&#8211;level physical design and synthesis<br>Estimation and hierarchy management<br>2D and 3D partitioning, floorplanning, and placement<br>Post&#8211;placement optimization<br>Buffer insertion and interconnect planning<br>2&#046;4 Clock Network Synthesis, Routing, and Post&#8211;Layout Optimization and Verification<br>2D and 3D clock network synthesis<br>2D and 3D global and detailed routing<br>Package&#8211;/Board&#8211;level routing and chip&#8211;package&#8211;board co&#8211;design<br>Post&#8211;layout/&#8211;silicon optimization<br>Layout and routing issues for optical interconnects<br>3) SOC ANALYSIS, DESIGN, SIMULATION, &amp; TESTING<br>3&#046;1 Design for Manufacturability and Design for Reliability<br>Process technology characterization, extraction, and modeling<br>CAD for design/manufacturing interfaces<br>CAD for reticle enhancement and lithography&#8211;related design<br>Variability analysis and statistical design and optimization<br>Yield estimation and design for yield<br>Physical verification and design rule checking<br>DFM for emerging devices (3D, nanophotonics, non&#8211;volatile logic/memory, etc&#046;)<br>Machine learning for smart manufacturing and process control<br>Analysis and optimization for device&#8211;level reliability issues (stress, aging effects,<br>ESD, etc&#046;)<br>Analysis optimization for interconnect reliability issues (electromigration, thermal,<br>etc&#046;)<br>Reliability issues related to soft errors<br>Design for resilience and robustness<br>Reliability issues for emerging devices (3D, optical, non&#8211;volatile, etc&#046;)<br>3&#046;2 Timing, Power and Signal Integrity Analysis and Optimization<br>Deterministic and statistical static timing analysis and optimization<br>Power and leakage analysis and optimization<br>Circuit and interconnect&#8211;level low power design issues<br>Power/ground network analysis and synthesis<br>Signal integrity analysis and optimization<br>3&#046;3 CAD for Analog/Mixed&#8211;Signal/RF and Multi&#8211;Domain Modeling<br>CAD for analog, mixed&#8211;signal, RF<br>CAD for mixed&#8211;domain (semiconductor, nanoelectronic, MEMS, and electrooptical) devices, circuits, and systems<br>CAD for nanophotonics and optical devices<br>Analog, mixed&#8211;signal, and RF noise modeling and simulation<br>Device, interconnect and circuit extraction and simulation<br>Package modeling and analysis<br>EM simulation and optimization<br>Behavior modeling of devices and interconnect<br>Modeling of complex dynamical systems (molecular dynamics, fluid dynamics, computational finance, etc&#046;)<br>4) CAD FOR EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, PARADIGMS, &amp; APPLICATIONS<br>4&#046;1 Biological Systems and Electronics, Brain Inspired Computing, and New Computing Paradigms<br>CAD for biological computing systems<br>CAD for systems and synthetic biology<br>CAD for bio&#8211;electronic devices, bio&#8211;sensors, MEMS, and systems<br>4&#046;2 Nanoscale and Post&#8211;CMOS Systems<br>New device structures and process technologies<br>New memory technologies (flash, phase change memory, STT&#8211;RAM, memristor, etc&#046;)<br>Nanotechnologies, nanowires, nanotubes, graphene, etc&#046;<br>Quantum computing<br>Optical devices, computing, and communication<br>