Oct 24, 2007
A paper on FinFET circuits
In this month's issue of the IEEE Trans. on CAD, there is a very interesting paper from K.Roy et al, who present some interesting techniques to deal with FinFETs to create circuits. Have a look here. The model they present to estimate the current is an alpha-law one, but I should think the idea is nice and could be developed further using more complex (I mean, exact...) models.
Oct 23, 2007
MIXDES'08
Let me draw Your attention to the annual International Conference Mixed Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems (http://www.mixdes.org/), which has been organized in Poland since 1994 by the Department of Microelectronics and Computer Science, Technical University of Łódź, Poland. For the last 8 years, special sessions on Compact Modeling have been organized as an event accompanying MIXDES conferences. They have become a well recognized forum of CM knowledge exchange. Since their beginning Wladek Grabinski has been their chairman and main organizer. This year, he is being assisted by Daniel Tomaszewski in the session organization.
The next edition of the MIXDES and of the special session on Compact Modeling will be held in Poznań, 19-21 June 2008. You are kindly invited to take part in this event which, I am sure, will enrich you with many satisfying experiences, including, why not, visiting the beautiful old quarter of Poznán, with the cathedral and the old market.
The next edition of the MIXDES and of the special session on Compact Modeling will be held in Poznań, 19-21 June 2008. You are kindly invited to take part in this event which, I am sure, will enrich you with many satisfying experiences, including, why not, visiting the beautiful old quarter of Poznán, with the cathedral and the old market.
Oct 19, 2007
ITC'08
The 4th International TFT Conference (ITC'08) will take place in Chungwoonkwan, Kyung Hee University, in Seoul, Korea, on January 24-25 2008.
ITC is an annual conference which addresses all topics related to Thin Film Transistors (TFTs), from process to circuits, also including simulation and compact modeling.
Abstracts should be submitted not later than October 30 for evaluation.
A number of talks will be given by prestigeous invited speakers, such as P. Miglorato, G. Fortunato, E. Fortunato, T. Someya, H. Matsumura, Y. Uraoka, or Y. Kuo.
No doubt ITC 2008 will be a very interesting conference. Last year it was held in Rome and it was quite successful. Besides, a number of papers presented in ITC'07 were selected to be published in a Special Issue of Solid-State Electronics.
ITC is an annual conference which addresses all topics related to Thin Film Transistors (TFTs), from process to circuits, also including simulation and compact modeling.
Abstracts should be submitted not later than October 30 for evaluation.
A number of talks will be given by prestigeous invited speakers, such as P. Miglorato, G. Fortunato, E. Fortunato, T. Someya, H. Matsumura, Y. Uraoka, or Y. Kuo.
No doubt ITC 2008 will be a very interesting conference. Last year it was held in Rome and it was quite successful. Besides, a number of papers presented in ITC'07 were selected to be published in a Special Issue of Solid-State Electronics.
Oct 8, 2007
First International Symposium on Flexible Electronics (ISFE)
The First International Symposium on Flexible Electronics (ISFE) will be held in from 6-9 April 2008 in Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain). This conference will provide an opportunity to present and discuss recent advances in all topics related to flexible electronics, from the material to the circuit and system levels. The enormous increase of the applications of Flexible Electronics makes it necessary to create such a conference. The scientific program consists of invited and contributed presentations as well as one poster session.
I will be the Chairman of the ISFE Symposium. Prestigeous researchers from academia and industry are members of the Organizing and Technical Committees: Prof. Michael S. Shur, Prof. Jamal Deen, Prof. Magali Estrada, Prof. Yue Kuo, Prof. Bill Eccleston, Prof. Takao Someya, Dr. Paul Heremans, Dr. Gerwin Gelinck, Dr. Hagen Klauk, Dr. Warren Jackson (HP), Dr. Euan Smith (CDT), Dr. Erik van Veenendal (Polymer Vision), Dr. Tolos Voutsas (Sharp Labs of America),...
Papers are solicited on the following topics:
Materials for Flexible Electronics, Processing for Flexible Electronics, Device technologies, Physics and Characterization of TFTs on flexible substrates, Amorphous and polycristalline TFT, Transparent TFT, Organic and polymer TFT, OLED physics and characterization, Numerical and compact modeling of TFTs and OLEDs, TFT circuits on flexible substrates, Flexible AM-LCDs, Flexible AM-OLEDs, Flexible PVDs, Flexible large-area sensors and actuators...
The deadline for abstract submission will be December 3 2007.
ISFE is organized by the Engineering Conferences International Foundation, together with the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (the university of Tarragona, to which the Chairman, that is, myself, belongs).
The conference will be held in the Hotel Imperial Tarraco, close to the historical centre of the city of Tarragona, in Catalonia (Spain). The hotel, with a high standard of comfort and select international cuisine, is overlooking the "Balcony on the Mediterranean", which offers a wonderful view over Miracle Beach on the Mediterranean sea.
Tarragona is located in the south of Catalonia, in the northeast corner of the Iberian Peninsula.
Tarraco (the Roman name for Tarragona) was one of the most important cities in the Roman Empire. On 30 November 2000, the UNESCO committee officially declared the Roman archaeological complex of Tàrraco a World Heritage Site. This recognition is intended to help ensure the conservation of the monuments, as well as to introduce them to the broader international public.
Speaking about Tarraco’s climate, the famous Roman poet Virgil wrote: "The climate blends and confuses the seasons singularly, so that all the year seems an eternal spring." Thanks to its temperate climate, with an average yearly temperature of 23ºC, its clean beaches with fine and gloden sand, and its singular artistic and architectural heritage, Tarragona is one of the most important tourism hubs in Europe.
I truly encourage researchers on flexible electronics to submit abstracts to ISFE, and have good chances to get to know the most recent developments in the field, to make useful networking and also to enyoy some days in the beautiful city of Tarragona!
I will be the Chairman of the ISFE Symposium. Prestigeous researchers from academia and industry are members of the Organizing and Technical Committees: Prof. Michael S. Shur, Prof. Jamal Deen, Prof. Magali Estrada, Prof. Yue Kuo, Prof. Bill Eccleston, Prof. Takao Someya, Dr. Paul Heremans, Dr. Gerwin Gelinck, Dr. Hagen Klauk, Dr. Warren Jackson (HP), Dr. Euan Smith (CDT), Dr. Erik van Veenendal (Polymer Vision), Dr. Tolos Voutsas (Sharp Labs of America),...
Papers are solicited on the following topics:
Materials for Flexible Electronics, Processing for Flexible Electronics, Device technologies, Physics and Characterization of TFTs on flexible substrates, Amorphous and polycristalline TFT, Transparent TFT, Organic and polymer TFT, OLED physics and characterization, Numerical and compact modeling of TFTs and OLEDs, TFT circuits on flexible substrates, Flexible AM-LCDs, Flexible AM-OLEDs, Flexible PVDs, Flexible large-area sensors and actuators...
The deadline for abstract submission will be December 3 2007.
ISFE is organized by the Engineering Conferences International Foundation, together with the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (the university of Tarragona, to which the Chairman, that is, myself, belongs).
The conference will be held in the Hotel Imperial Tarraco, close to the historical centre of the city of Tarragona, in Catalonia (Spain). The hotel, with a high standard of comfort and select international cuisine, is overlooking the "Balcony on the Mediterranean", which offers a wonderful view over Miracle Beach on the Mediterranean sea.
Tarragona is located in the south of Catalonia, in the northeast corner of the Iberian Peninsula.
Tarraco (the Roman name for Tarragona) was one of the most important cities in the Roman Empire. On 30 November 2000, the UNESCO committee officially declared the Roman archaeological complex of Tàrraco a World Heritage Site. This recognition is intended to help ensure the conservation of the monuments, as well as to introduce them to the broader international public.
Speaking about Tarraco’s climate, the famous Roman poet Virgil wrote: "The climate blends and confuses the seasons singularly, so that all the year seems an eternal spring." Thanks to its temperate climate, with an average yearly temperature of 23ºC, its clean beaches with fine and gloden sand, and its singular artistic and architectural heritage, Tarragona is one of the most important tourism hubs in Europe.
I truly encourage researchers on flexible electronics to submit abstracts to ISFE, and have good chances to get to know the most recent developments in the field, to make useful networking and also to enyoy some days in the beautiful city of Tarragona!
"Be Flexible" 2007
The 2007 "Be Flexible" Forum will be held in Munich (Germany) on December 5-6 2007 at the Hotel Le Meridien (Munich).
This Forum `be-flexible´ was created by Fraunhofer IZM-Munich to deal with the most recent research and innovations in the world of flexible electronics. It is an interesting event for exchanges of experiences of scientists, applied researchers, equipment suppliers and users in flexible electronics. It is also a good opportunity to meet people from the leading companies and suppliers.
The Forum will consist of two Workshops: Thin Semiconductor Devices (December 5) and Flexible Electronics Systems (December 6). Some interesting papers will be presented. In the area of device physics and modeling, I want to mention a paper entitled "Conduction mechanisms in conjugated polymers", by N. Sedghi, M. Raja, D. Donaghy, and W. Eccleston, from the University of Liverpool. Prof. Eccleston's team is a pioneer in the field of physics and compact modeling of organic devices.
Besides, December 7 will be an Open Day to visit the Fraunhofer IZM facilities.
This Forum `be-flexible´ was created by Fraunhofer IZM-Munich to deal with the most recent research and innovations in the world of flexible electronics. It is an interesting event for exchanges of experiences of scientists, applied researchers, equipment suppliers and users in flexible electronics. It is also a good opportunity to meet people from the leading companies and suppliers.
The Forum will consist of two Workshops: Thin Semiconductor Devices (December 5) and Flexible Electronics Systems (December 6). Some interesting papers will be presented. In the area of device physics and modeling, I want to mention a paper entitled "Conduction mechanisms in conjugated polymers", by N. Sedghi, M. Raja, D. Donaghy, and W. Eccleston, from the University of Liverpool. Prof. Eccleston's team is a pioneer in the field of physics and compact modeling of organic devices.
Besides, December 7 will be an Open Day to visit the Fraunhofer IZM facilities.
Fourth Annual Printed Electronics USA
The fourth annual Printed Electronics USA symposium will be held in San Francisco, California (in the South San Francisco Conference Center), on November 12-15. This conference aims to be the largest in the World on the topic of Printed Electronics. It covers both organic and printed inorganic electronics.
The premium conference will include more than 60 presentations from users/potential users, and a very large printed electronics exhibition, with over 50 exhibitors.
This conference focuses more on the potential and applications of printed electronics rather than on the physics and modeling of the devices for printed electronics. However, no doubt it will be a very interesting conference to attend for device researchers, in order to learn more about the revolutionary applications printed electronics is going to have.
The program will also include tours to local companies as well as half day Printed Electronics Investment Summit.
Besides, the 2007 Printed Electronics Awards, for recognition of industry and technology development, will be given.
The premium conference will include more than 60 presentations from users/potential users, and a very large printed electronics exhibition, with over 50 exhibitors.
This conference focuses more on the potential and applications of printed electronics rather than on the physics and modeling of the devices for printed electronics. However, no doubt it will be a very interesting conference to attend for device researchers, in order to learn more about the revolutionary applications printed electronics is going to have.
The program will also include tours to local companies as well as half day Printed Electronics Investment Summit.
Besides, the 2007 Printed Electronics Awards, for recognition of industry and technology development, will be given.
Oct 7, 2007
Global Plastic Electronics Conference
The 3rd Global Plastic Electronics Conference and Showcase will be held in Frankfurt, Germany, on October 29-30 2007. The venue will be the Sheraton Frankfurt Hotels & Towers, Conference Centre.
The program consists of nine parallel symposia: Flexible Displays, Lighting & Signage, Photovoltaics, Organic Based Sensors, Organic labels & Tags, Smart Packaging, Smart Textiles, Fuel Cells & Batteries and Hybrid Opportunities.
The Global Plastic Electronics Conference and Showcase will be a very appropriate place to learn about the recent advances on plastic electronics, and also to do networking. The plenary speakers are leading authorities in the field, as well as some of the presenters.
The Call for Posters is still open! It is a good oportunity to present a scientific poster and have a chance to meet the leaders in plastic electronics.
Besides, more than 30 companies will participate in the Showcase. As said in the brochure, Science and Industry will meet in this conference.
The program consists of nine parallel symposia: Flexible Displays, Lighting & Signage, Photovoltaics, Organic Based Sensors, Organic labels & Tags, Smart Packaging, Smart Textiles, Fuel Cells & Batteries and Hybrid Opportunities.
The Global Plastic Electronics Conference and Showcase will be a very appropriate place to learn about the recent advances on plastic electronics, and also to do networking. The plenary speakers are leading authorities in the field, as well as some of the presenters.
The Call for Posters is still open! It is a good oportunity to present a scientific poster and have a chance to meet the leaders in plastic electronics.
Besides, more than 30 companies will participate in the Showcase. As said in the brochure, Science and Industry will meet in this conference.
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