What's New @ IEEE in Circuits

VOLUME 2 NUMBER 1 JANUARY 2001

CONTENTS:
1. Plastic Microchips Becoming Reality
2. Introducing... the New IEEE Spectrum
3. Everything You Ever Needed to Know About Microwave Circuits
4. ISCAS features systems of circuits and mixed technology elements
5. New Online Device And Materials Reliability Publication Calls For Papers
6. Electron Devices Topics covered in Proceedings Volume
7. IEEE Journals Score Highest Citations Yet
8. Get an Education on MEMS Performance and Reliability

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1. PLASTIC MICROCHIPS BECOMING REALITY
Cambridge University researchers are standing on the brink of a technology that was all but unthinkable only a few years ago--microchips made from plastic so inexpensive to produce that even the simplest household products could reap the benefit. Utilizing exotic plastic materials and using techniques related to ink-jet printing, Plastic Logic, a company put together by venture capital group Amadeus Capital Partners hopes to demonstrate prototypes by summer 2001. Find out more at http://globalarchive.ft.com/globalarchive/articles.html?id=001127001255&query=Plastic+Logic

MORE ON PLASTIC CHIPS: Imagine being able to print your own semiconductor chips without the expense of a multibillion-dollar manufacturing plant. That is exactly what head of MIT's Media Lab, Joseph Jacobson says his Printed PC Group, is working on. Jacobsen says the group has already managed to print rudimentary but working transistors using an "ink" consisting of nanometer-sized semiconductor particles. "Our goal is to follow the trajectory silicon took, and start printing processors with perhaps several hundred transistors, moving to thousands and then more," says Jacobson. "We should be able to demonstrate a very simple processor in the next 12 to 18 months." If this vision becomes reality, it could change everything in computer hardware. A chip fab on every desktop could bring about the day when individuals download the architecture of integrated circuits the way they download software today. Visit http://www.techreview.com/articles/nov00/mihm.htm

2. INTRODUCING... THE NEW IEEE SPECTRUM
In January, the IEEE Spectrum editors are introducing a completely fresh and distinctive publication. Reinvigorated and repositioned, the new IEEE Spectrum opens with the editorial blockbuster, "Technology 2001: Living in a Networked World." This special issue pushes the envelope in analysis and assessment of the trends, developments and people behind emerging technologies. The new Spectrum will deliver timely articles that are provocative, visually interesting, international in scope, and easy to read. The magazine is also adding new sections to allow more rapid reporting of events and technical developments. IEEE members, look for the new Spectrum in your mailbox or visit http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/index.html.

3. EVERYTHING YOU EVER NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT MICROWAVE CIRCUITS
Do you want to design a wireless transmitter or receiver for hand-held telephones? Have you wondered why the printed circuit wires on high-frequency circuits donâ€™t always run in a straight line? "Introduction to Microwave Circuits" by Robert J. Weber will answer all of your questions regarding component parasitics and circuit characterization for rf/microwave amplifier, oscillator, and filter circuit design and analysis. Visit http://shop.ieee.org/store/product.asp?prodno=PC5758

4. ISCAS FEATURES SYSTEMS OF CIRCUITS AND MIXED TECHNOLOGY ELEMENTS
2001 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS) will be held in Sydney, Australia 6--9 May 2001. The theme for 2001 is Systems of Circuits and Mixed Technology Elements. Tracks will include: medical technologies and systems, hardware-software-mechanical design, system level description and modeling, automated partitioning, synthesis of hardware and software, fault tolerant systems, sensors and actuators, micromechatronics, robotics, and other mixed technology systems. Visit http://www.iscas2001.org/

5. NEW ONLINE DEVICE AND MATERIALS RELIABILITY PUBLICATION CALLS FOR PAPERS
The IEEE Electron Devices Society and the IEEE Reliability Society are seeking papers for a free online publication that will preview in the first quarter of 2001. IEEE Transactions on Device and Materials Reliability (T-DMR) is a peer-reviewed archival journal that will be free to all IEEE members through IEEE Xplore. Authors are invited to submit manuscripts on the following topics: reliability of electronic, optical and magnetic devices and microsystems; the materials and processes used in the manufacture of these devices; and the interfaces and surfaces of these materials. Visit http://www.ieee.org/organizations/society/eds/tdmr.html

6. ELECTRON DEVICES TOPICS COVERED IN PROCEEDINGS VOLUME
Read about some of the most intriguing topics in the field of electron devices. Cover Materials & Technologies; Modeling & Characterization; Structures & Devices; Microsystems and more in the proceedings of the Conference on Advanced Semiconductor Devices and Microsystems, 2000 3rd International. Learn more at http://shop.ieee.org/store/product.asp?prodno=EX386

7. IEEE JOURNALS SCORE HIGHEST CITATIONS YET
The IEEE registered its best journal and magazine citations performance ever in the category of electrical engineering and related technologies, according to the Institute of Scientific Information's newly released 1999 Journal Citation Report. The study ranked 205 electrical engineering periodicals on the number of times they were cited in scientific literature. The "Proceedings of the IEEE" was the most highly cited IEEE journal, ranking second over all. However, the IEEE had nine of the top ten, 28 of the top 30 and 42 of the top 60 cited journals -- its best showing ever.

The study also demonstrated the IEEE's breadth. IEEE publishes eight of the top ten publications in telecommunications. This includes the number one journal, "IEEE Journal of Selected Areas of Communication.â€? Seven of the top ten in computer science hardware and architecture, including the number one journal, "IEEE/ACM Transactions of Networking," are also from IEEE. Four of the top ten in computer science graphics and programming, including the number one journal, "IEEE Transactions on Image Processing" and two of the top five in computer science theory and methods, including the number one journal, "IEEE Transactions on Image Processing" are all the result of IEEE efforts. To learn more at www.ieee.org/products/citations.html

8. GET AN EDUCATION ON MEMS PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY
Performance and reliability are two key aspects in the development of microelectromechanical systems. IEEE offers answers to how to make valid performance and reliability measurements, using optimized drive signals in achieving high reliability of MEMS actuators and the physics behind failure mechanisms in an important educational resource on this topic. Find out more about "MEMS Performance & Reliability (NTSC)" at http://shop.ieee.org/store/product.asp?prodno=HV7051

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