What's New @ IEEE in Circuits

VOLUME 3 NUMBER 1 JANUARY 2002

CONTENTS:
1. Possible Chip-Industry Rebound Signaled by Chip Maker Developments
2. IEEE Fellows Announced
3. ISLPED Seeks Submissions
4. Low Voltage and Power Become Industry Focus
5. Announcement of Pipeline Synthesis Breakthroughs Sparks Industry Debate
6. A Decade of Technological Challenges: An IEEE Spectrum Special Feature
7. Proceedings of 2001 ICICS Released
8. Managing a Mobile Workforce
9. Zoom Into Engineering Hopes to Reach Ever-Younger Audience
10. New IEEE Web Site Makes it Easy to Shop for Insurance
11. IEEE-USA Database Helps Consultants Find Assignments
12. Authors Approach the Art of Verification with VERA

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1. POSSIBLE CHIP-INDUSTRY REBOUND SIGNALED BY CHIP MAKER DEVELOPMENTS
Korea's Hynix Semiconductor, Inc., the world's third-largest chip maker, announced a price hike of up to 30 percent in contract prices in 2002, signaling a possible rebound in the chip sector, according to Reuters. http://reuters.com/news_article.jhtml;jsessionid=RBBD23SUSN4YGCRBAE0CFFAKEEATGIWD?
type=technologynews&StoryID=486848

The Semiconductor Industry Association reported on 2 January that chip sales in both October and November up by 1.6 percent, from US$10.44 to $10.6 billion. This development marks two months in a row with reported sales growth. http://www.sia-online.org/pre_release.cfm?ID=208

2. IEEE FELLOWS ANNOUNCED
IEEE announced two hundred fifty-eight new inductees to Fellow Grade. For a complete list, visit www.ieee.org/about/awards/fellows/new-fellows.htm

Interested in reading about the nominating process for 2003? www.ieee.org/about/awards/fellows/request.htm

3. ISLPED SEEKS SUBMISSIONS
The International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design (ISLPED) seeks online submission of papers to the 2002 event through 2 February 2002. Topics sought include low power technologies and digital circuits, energy-efficient logic and micro-architecture design, low-power analog MEMS and mixed signal electronics, simulation and estimation, synthesis and optimization for low power, systems and software design. To learn more about the program, topics and deadlines, visit www.ee.ucla.edu/~islped

4. LOW VOLTAGE AND POWER BECOME INDUSTRY FOCUS
With the emergence of the portable battery-operated environment, low voltage and low power are prime goals in an industry dependent on voltage references and the control of power. "Voltage References: From Diodes to Precision High-Order Bandgap Circuits," by Gabriel Alfonso Rincon-Mora and published by John Wiley-IEEE Press, provides a reference and tutorial on the design of integrated voltage references covering the conceptual history and the plethora of practical design issue behind the design of circuit voltage. shop.ieee.org/store/product.asp?prodno=PC5874
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5. ANNOUNCEMENT OF PIPELINE SYNTHESIS BREAKTHROUGHS SPARKS INDUSTRY DEBATE Claiming a new option in its architectural synthesis tool will enable chip designers to work with heavily pipelined architectures as never before, San Jose chip maker Get2Chip, Inc. prompted response from other companies claiming that their new release offers nothing revolutionary at all. Tom Ferry, Marketing Vic President of ASIC synthesis leader Synopsys, Inc., said he does not see the Get2Chip release changing the competitive landscape. www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20011221S0042

6. A DECADE OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES: AN IEEE SPECTRUM SPECIAL FEATURE
Can an alarm warn us early enough to avoid the destruction of a tornado? Can air, rail and road travel be made truly safe? How smart can electronic intelligence become? Can personal, institutional and national security be tight without infringing on personal privacy and freedom? These are just a few of the questions that come up when discussing the evolution of technology in the world. IEEE Spectrum Magazine grapples with these questions and more in discussing the top ten technological challenges of the next decade. www.spectrum.ieee.org/contents/index.html

7. PROCEEDINGS OF 2001 ICECS RELEASED
One of the goals set by conference organizers of the 8th International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems (ICECS) held in Malta in September was "bringing people to the Mediterranean from everywhere." Sponsored by the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society this major international forum with participants from all over the world presented design methodologies, techniques and experimental results in emerging electronics, circuits and systems topics from analog circuits and signal processing to neural systems and electronic education. shop.ieee.org/store/product.asp?prodno=EX483
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8. MANAGING A MOBILE WORKFORCE
Mobility technologies will completely transform the way many of us do our work, and communicate with our employers, colleagues, customers, suppliers, and sources of information. Many organizations are looking at the business benefits and are developing effective seamless strategies to deal with increasingly mobile employees. In the Dec. - Jan. issue of IEEE-USA Today's Engineer. www.todaysengineer.org/careerfocus/dec01te/dec01features/mobile.html

9. ZOOM INTO ENGINEERING HOPES TO REACH EVER-YOUNGER AUDIENCE
National Engineers Week 2002 committee co-chairs the American Society of Civil Engineers and DuPont have kicked off a new educational "legacy" program entitled "ZOOM Into Engineering." Created in cooperation with ZOOM, the popular daily PBS children's television series and Web site produced by WGBH Boston, the program seeks to reach an ever younger audience, to teach them the principles of engineering through hand-on experiments and other fun activities. For more information, visit: www.eweek.org/2002/Engineers/zoom.shtml

10. NEW IEEE WEB SITE MAKES IT EASY TO SHOP FOR INSURANCE
IEEE members have access to a wide variety of insurance products at affordable rates including Life, Health Care, Supplemental Health, Disability Income, Business and Personal Insurance. One easy way to search for personal and professional insurance is through the IEEE Group Insurance Program's newly enhanced Web site. To learn more, visit at www.ieeeinsurance.com

11. IEEE-USA DATABASE HELPS CONSULTANTS FIND ASSIGNMENTS
Completely rebuilt for 2002, the online IEEE-USA Consultants Database offers many new or enhanced features, making it more powerful and easier to use. The site, which last year had more than 100,000 visitors, is the ideal online meeting place for consultants and prospective clients. Despite its name, the database is not limited to U.S. IEEE members and clients. The database includes a profile of consultants' credentials, contact information and a link to their Web sites. Online banner ads can also be purchased to increase visibility, and data can be updated instantly. Register now at: www.ieeeusa.org/consultants

12. AUTHORS APPROACH THE ART OF VERIFICATION WITH VERA
Verification of complex system on chip designs has always been a challenge. Use of the OpenVERA open source hardware verification language has made this challenge less daunting, but learning how best to use Vera has become the challenge. A new volume, "The Art of Verification with Vera" by Faisal Haque and Jonathan Michelson, attempts to bring this subject clarity. Containing examples, detailed discussions of verification issues and test cases, Haque and Michelson try to provide the tools needed to work with the Vera testbench in developing independent verification strategies. Buy this title through IEEE Fatbrain, an IEEE members-only site offering discounts on the most popular technology titles from the leading publishers in the field. www.ieee.org/ieeefatbrain (IEEE Web Account required)

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