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CONFERENCES

2004 NSREC GEARING UP!

The 2004 IEEE Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference will be held July 19-23, 2004 in Atlanta, Georgia, at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel. The conference features a Technical Program consisting of ten sessions of contributed papers that describe the latest observations and research results in radiation effects, a Short Course focusing on hardness assurance and photonics challenges for space systems that will be presented on July 19, a Radiation Effects Data Workshop, and an Industrial Exhibit. The Technical Program includes oral and poster sessions.

The conference hotel is conveniently located in northwest suburban Atlanta at the intersection of I-75 and I-285. A complete technical and social program is being planned to maximize opportunities for information exchange and networking in the area of radiation effects on microelectronic and photonic devices, circuits, and systems. Supporters of the Conference include the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Sandia National Laboratories, Air Force Research Laboratory, and the NASA Electronic Parts and Packaging Program.

Technical Program
Papers to be presented at this meeting will describe the effects of space, terrestrial (yes, radiation effects have reached the desktop!), or nuclear radiation on electronic or photonic devices, circuits, sensors, materials and systems, as well as semiconductor processing technology and techniques for producing radiation-tolerant devices and integrated circuits. The Conference will be attended by engineers, scientists and managers who are concerned with radiation effects. International participation in the Conference is strongly encouraged.

We are soliciting papers describing significant new findings in the following or related areas:

Basic Mechanisms of Radiation Effectsin Electronic Materials and Devices

Ionizing radiation effects
Displacement damage effects
Radiation effects on materials
Single-event charge collection phenomena and mechanisms
Processing-induced radiation effects
Radiation transport, energy deposition and dosimetry

Radiation Effects on Electronicand Photonic Devices and Circuits

MOS, bipolar and advancedtechnologies
SOI and SOS technologies
Optoelectronic and optical devices, andoptical systems
Novel devices structures, such asMEMS
Single-event effects
Modeling of effects on devices, circuitsand systems
Methods for hardened design andmanufacturing
Radiation effects at cryogenictemperatures
Particle detectors and associatedelectronics at high-energy accelerators

Space, Atmospheric and TerrestrialRadiation Effects

Characterization and modeling ofradiation environments
Space weather effects
Spacecraft charging

Hardness Assurance Technology and Radiation Testing

Testing techniques and guidelines
Hardness assurance

Radiation Effects on CommercialSpace Systems

New Developments of Interest to theRadiation Effects Community

Radiation Effects Data Workshop
The Radiation Effects Data Workshop is a forum for papers on radiation effects data on electronic devices and systems. Workshop papers are intended to provide radiation response data to scientists and engineers who use electronic devices in a radiation environment, and for designers of radiation-hardened or radiation-tolerant systems. Papers describing new simulation facilities are also welcomed.

Paper Submittal

Information on the submission of summaries to the 2004 NSREC for either the Technical Sessions or the Data Workshop can be found at www.nsrec.com. The deadline for submitting summaries is February 6, 2004.

Short Course

Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a one-day Short Course on Monday, July 19. We are currently putting together a short course that focuses on hardness assurance and photonics challenges for space systems. It will consist of tutorial presentations that begin with basic material, and develop a thorough understanding of how advanced microelectronics and photonics are affected by radiation, as well as ways to select advanced microelectronics for space applications. The course will be of interest both to radiation effects specialists and newcomers to the field alike.

Industrial Exhibit

An Industrial Exhibit will be included as an integral part of the Conference. The exhibit will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday. It will include exhibits from 35-40 exhibitors that represent companies or agencies involved in manufacturing electronic devices or systems for applications in space or nuclear environments, modeling and analysis of radiation effects at the device and system level, and radiation testing.

Conference Committee

General Chair: Dan Fleetwood Vanderbilt University, +1 615 322-2498

Technical Program: Jim Pickel PRT, Inc., +1 760 451-2256

Local Arrangements: Jim Kinnison Johns Hopkins/Applied Physics Laboratory, +1 240 228-6169

Short Course: Joe Srour Northrup Grumman, +1 310 813-4569

Publicity: Teresa Farris Aeroflex, +1 719 594-8035

Finance: Robert Reed NASA/GSFC, +1 301 286-2153

Awards: Dave Beutler Sandia National Laboratories, +1 505 845-7068

Industrial Exhibits: David Meshel Northrup Grumman, +1 301 454-9238

Guest Editor: Lewis Cohn DTRA, +1 703 325-1156

For further information please contact Teresa Farris, the conference Publicity Chairman. She can be reached at Aeroflex UTMC, 4350 Centennial Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO 80907-3486; Phone +1 719 594-8035; Fax: +1 719 594-8468; E-mail: teresa.farris@aeroflex.com.

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