CICC'09

The 2009 IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC) will take place on September 13-16, 2009, at the DoubleTree Hotel in San Jose, California, in the heart of Silicon Valley.CICC is one of the top conferences on circuit design. The main topics of the conference are Analog Circuit Design, Digital and Mixed Signal SoC/ASIP/SIP/3D, Embedded Memory, ICs for MEMs, Manufacturing, Power Management, Test, Circuit Characterization, Debug, and Reliability, Wired Communications, Wireless Designs, and Simulation and Modeling, including Compact Device Modeling. The topics of compact models for extreme environment operation SOI and multiple gate device modeling are explicitly mentioned in the Call for Papers.

The paper submission deadline is April 21.

CICC 2009 will include technical paper presentations (both oral presentations and posters), panel discussions, educational sessions as well as topcial events and exhibits.

CICC is the premier conference devoted to IC development. It is the right conference to find out how to solve design problems and improve circuit design and design techniques

CICC 2009 will intend to show the latest developments in Compact Modeling, for the training of designers and to facilitate a close interaction between designers and compact model developers. It is a wonderful city with many other attractions: golf courses, wineries, and for hikers and nature lovers, the Alum Rock Park. Besides, San Jose, which is called the "Safest Big City in America", has an intense nightlife, with many dance clubs and sports bars.

TCAD Central

Juan Sanchez (see his profile in LinkedIn) has just launched TCAD Central, which he intends to be It a wiki were users can collaborate on technology Computer-Aided Design (TCAD) topics. He also says he has obtained permission to re-publish a historical place (TCAD Central from Michael Duane), which was last updated circa 1999.
You can found all these things plus others, like some nice TCAD jokes (yes, it is actually possible to do jokes about that...) in http://www.tcadcentral.com ...

Thank you very much, Juan!

Exploration of (sub-) 45nm CMOS for Analog, RF and mm-wave Applications (ST-190)

The NANO-RF project is a European funded project in the 6th Frame Program (Priority 2 : Information Society Technology), to explore the potential of (sub-)45nm CMOS for Analog, RF and mm-wave applications. Planar bulk CMOS and FinFET technologies with different gate stacks and strain engineering have been studied. The key results of this project in the field of technology optimization for analog and RF, modeling capability for FinFET transistors and varactors, ESD protection of FinFET circuits and benchmark circuit design in planar bulk and FinFET technology will be presented.

The workshop highlights :

* Fully functional complex analog building blocks in FinFET technology (10 bit 300MS/s DAC, charge pump PLL)
* 5 GHz small band LNAs and DC-5 GHz wideband LNAs in planar bulk and FinFET technology
* 24 GHz LNA, VCO and Mixer for FinFET technology
* PSP-based compact model for FinFETs
* Optimization of the 1/f noise of high-k/metal gate planar bulk and FinFET transistors
* Optimized matching performance for narrow fin FinFET transistors
* ESD protection for FinFET circuits

Read more about the workshop pogram

The NANO-RF Project contact: Stefaan.Decoutere {@} imec.be

The 2009 IEEE ICMTS Program

The 2009 IEEE ICMTS will be held at the Embassy Suites Mandalay Beach Resort in Oxnard, California. The Conference headquarters hotel will provide guest accommodations as well as meeting facilities for all attendees. The technical program, consisting of ten sessions of contributed papers will be held March 31-April 2. A tutorial short course will be offered on Monday, March 30.

Final ICMTS Program: http://www.see.ed.ac.uk/ICMTS/prog09.pdf

Device Research Conference 2009

The 2009 Device Research Conference (DRC 2009) will take place in the Penn State University, University Park, PA, on June 22-24 2009.

DRC is one of the oldest conferences in the field of electron devices. Every year, DRC brings together top scientists, researchers and graduate students from both the industry and academia. Their latest research results are not only presented, but also frankly discussed. The fact that DRC is always held in one university encourages the exchange of creative ideas.

Student participation in DRC is always strong. Travel support for students is offered. Besides, there is a very prestigeous Best Student Paper Award.

The technical program will include oral and poster presentations as well as three rump sessions.
The deadline for abstract submission is March 9 2009.

A limited number of late news abstracts will be accepted for presentation at DRC'09. The deadline for late news abstracts is June 9 2009.


Topics include all aspects related to electronic and optoelectronic devices, including "modeling and simulation of devices". The Call for Papers indicates with detail the types of devices addressed. Even biological devices are mentioned.

A number of prestigeous researchers will give invited talks.

Finally, there will be an excellent social programme, as can be expected when a conference takes place in a university.