May 10, 2021

Quirk is a quantum circuit simulator, great for manipulating and exploring small quantum circuits. Quirk's visual style gives a reasonably intuitive feel of what is happening, state displays update in real time, and is fast and interactive https://t.co/y5Izitamco #semi https://t.co/mLo2ZlSQQb



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May 8, 2021

10th All-Russia MES-2021 Conference

10th All-Russia Science and Technology Conference
Problems of Advanced Micro- and Nanoelectronic Systems Development 
MES-2021
March - November 2021
Moscow | Zelenograd

MES-2021 is dedicated to urgent issues of design automation of microelectronic systems, SoC, IP-blocks and a new element base of micro-and nanoelectronics. These issues have been and remain actual to science and technology, as evidenced by the major topics of the Annual International Conference on CAD and the development of micro-and nanoelectronic devices. MES is the largest conference in the field of CAD microelectronics in Russia and CIS countries. Proceedings of the MES conference is included in HAC list (issue 23.03.2021, pos. 2017) of Russian scientific journals, where should be published the main results of the PhD and DSc theses.
The upcoming 10th MES-2021 conference will be held mainly in the correspondence format, starting on March 01, 2021, and it will be concluded with its plenary session in November 2021.

Key discussion topics
1. Theoretical aspects of micro-and nanoelectronic systems (MES).
2. Methods and tools of design automation for micro-and nanoelectronic circuits and systems (VLSI CAD).
3. Experience of development of digital, analog, digital to analog, radio functional blocks of VLSI.
4. Features of VLSI design for nanometer technologies.
5. SoCs for advanced radioelectronic equipment.
6. Exhibition and presentation of commercial products.

Fields of interest of the conference include (but is not limited to) the following topics of relevant studies of VLSI design and VLSI design automation techniques:

Design
1. Circuits and Systems based on nanometer technologies
2. Systems on Chip
3. Digital VLSI Design
4. Design of analog functional blocks and radio VLSI
5. Design of mixed-signal VLSI
6. Methods of structural synthesis of analog, digital and mixed VLSI and complex functional blocks
7. Specialized (resistant to special effects, photosensitivity, etc.) VLSI

Simulation
1. Methods of simulation of digital, analog and mixed circuits and systems
2. Methods for radio VLSI simulation
3. Structural, logical, circuit, mixed and layout simulation
4. Methods for generating models and macromodels for VLSI CAD
5. Device and Technology simulation
6. Behavioral simulation

Information processing methods
1. Information coding
2. Digital data processing
3. Use of artificial intelligence methods, neural networks, etc. in micro- and nanoelectronic system designs
4. Unconventional arithmetic
5. High-performance computers

The development of nanoelectronic systems on new principles
1. Nanomagnetic storage devices
2. Magnetosensor structures

Call for participation in the conference program
I stage - After registration at least one of the co-authors of the report one can send an article. To do this, using their registration data, please log in (see upper right corner of screen). Fill in all required fields. On the website you should send a file containing the main text of the article (in Russian or English) and an extended abstract in English (if the main text is in Russian) or a simple abstract in Russian (if the main text of the article in English). Requirements for the articles sent to MES.
II stage - sending additional documents only for the articles, which have been reviewed and accepted to the conference program.

Visit the 10th MES-2021 conference website at: http://www.mes-conference.ru/index.php





May 7, 2021

[paper] 1.5-nm Node SGT SRAM Cell



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May 6, 2021

[Workshop] The Future of Nanoelectronics Devices and Systems Beyond Moore

“The Future of Nanoelectronics Devices and Systems Beyond Moore” 
Workshop on August 31, 2021

This one-day Workshop, supported; IEEE, will be devoted to the update of the European contribution to the IRDS Roadmap in the field of More than Moore, Beyond CMOS and Emerging Materials. The main challenges, most promising technologies, needed research efforts and possible applications will be presented in the following sessions; renown EU experts:
  • Beyond CMOS and Emerging Materials
    • Trends in Beyond CMOS
      Clivia Sotomayor-Torres; ICN2 and Jouni Ahopelto; VTT
    • 2D semi-metal to semiconductor transition devices and/or doping of 2D materials
      Farzan Gity; Tyndall
    • GeSn/Ge vertical nanowire GAA FETs
      Qing-Tai Zhao; FZJ
    • Flexible electronics with 2D materials
      Zhenxing Wang; AMO
    • Presentation of the new IRDS More than Moore Roadmap
      Mart Graef; TU Delft
  • Energy Harvesting for Autonomous Systems
    • Summary of the IRDS Energy Harvesting for Autonomous Systems White Paper
      Gustavo Ardila; UGA
    • Energy sustainability problems of IoT networks
      Thomas Skotnicki; CEZAMAT
    • Contribution of triboelectricity for kinetic energy harvesting using electrostatic transduction
      Philippe BASSET; ESIEE, Paris
  • Smart Sensors
    • Summary of the IRDS Smart Sensors White Paper
      Alan O’Riordan; Tyndall
    • Sensing at the Edge: Challenges and Opportunities
      Adrian Ionescu; EPFL
    • Smart Sensors and Systems for environment and human exposure monitoring
      Carmen Moldovan; IMT
  • Smart Energy
    • Summary of the IRDS Smart Energy White Paper
      Mikael Ostling; KTH
    • Smart power devices based Wide Bandgap semiconductors
      William Vandendaele; CEA LETI
    • Materials and substrates for future power devices
      Joff Derluyn; Soitec BU EpiGaN
  • Flexible/Wearable Electronics
    • Roadmap of Flexible Electronics: Challenges and Possible Solutions; Summary of the IRDS White Paper
      Benjamin Iñiguez; URV
    • Schottky barrier and organic devices for neuromorphic circuits
      Laurie Calvet; CNRS; Université Paris Saclay
    • New strategies for sustainable electronics
      Elvira Fortunato; UNL
Program: will be available soon
Registration: free of charge but mandatory; More information: 
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SINANO
Euro
IEEE

[C4P] 3rd ACM/IEEE Workshop on Machine Learning for CAD

Call for Papers: MLCAD

 3rd ACM/IEEE Workshop on Machine Learning for CAD
31 August - 2 September 2021  |  Hybrid Workshop

This workshop focuses on Machine Learning (ML) methods for all aspects of CAD and electronic system design. The workshop is sponsored by both the ACM Special Interest Group on Design Automation (SIGDA) and the IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation (CEDA). The workshop program will, in addition to technical presentations, also have keynotes and invited speakers from major CAD and industrial companies who will present their vision on machine learning for CAD.

We encourage senior researchers as well as Ph.D. students to be part of this workshop. Submitted papers which have been accepted for presentation at the workshop will be included in the workshop proceedings. A Best Paper Award will be presented at the workshop.

The MLCAD 2021 organizing committee invites proposals for special sessions. A special session is expected to have a minimum of three, up to six speakers, including the organizers, who provide an overview of the topic area. Prospective organizers of special sessions should submit proposals to the special session chair indicating: title and abstract of the session, organizers, a list of topics (please provide a list of all talks, speakers and their short biographies, co-authors, the contact information of the corresponding author, and an abstract of each contribution).

Paper submissions are due 16 May 2021. Fo more details on paper submission, visit the website

Call for Papers