What's New @ IEEE in Circuits

VOLUME 2 NUMBER 7 JULY 2001

CONTENTS:
1. IEEE Spectrum special feature: "Digital radio takes to the road"
2. International Solid-State Circuits Conference accepts online submissions.
3. Learn circuits design and technology for RF-CMOS videos
4. The European Solid-State Circuits Conference meets in Villach, Austria September 18-21
5. Summer workshops
6. Seabury & Smith, a Marsh Co., contributes US$50,000
7. Read the latest on custom integrated circuits
8. IEEE Foundation announces rapid response fund
9. New volume on high-speed CMOS circuits

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1. IEEE SPECTRUM SPECIAL FEATURE: "DIGITAL RADIO TAKES TO THE ROAD"
Driving coast to coast across the United States, drivers will soon be able to listen to their favorite radio stations the whole way, as digital radio services debut this fall. This special report from IEEE Spectrum Online explains digital radio, looks at the future of radio broadcasting and makes some predictions as to how this new technology will change the industry. www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY/publicfeature/jul01/dig.html

2. INTERNATIONAL SOLID-STATE CIRCUITS CONFERENCE ACCEPTS ONLINE SUBMISSIONS The International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) is the foremost global forum for presentation of advances in solid-state circuits and systems-on-a-chip. The conference offers a unique opportunity for engineers working at the cutting edge of IC design and use to maintain technical currency, and to network with leading experts. Scheduled for February 4-6 in San Francisco, CA, the conference presentations explain novel work that advances the state of the art of ICs for Information Technology. The Website is open for submissions. www.isscc.org/isscc/submit/

3. LEARN CIRCUITS DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY FOR RF-CMOS VIDEOS
Presented by Dr. Asad Abidi of the University of California, Los Angeles, this course develops an understanding of how tuned amplifiers, mixers, and oscillators work. Using newly developed models for noise in mixers and oscillators, the relation of power dissipation to RF performance will be explained. Visit shop.ieee.org/store/product.asp?prodno=EV6975 ***What's New Special - Use Code TIJ for 20% discount - ordering instructions below***

4. THE EUROPEAN SOLID-STATE CIRCUITS CONFERENCE MEETS IN VILLACH, AUSTRIA SEPTEMBER 18-21
Pre registration rates are available until August 10. The three days of technical sessions will be preceded by a workshop on systems-on-a-chip, systems in package and followed with a tutorial on automotive electronics. ESSCIRC 2001 will have three parallel sessions with selected papers, separate poster presentations, and invited papers in plenary sessions on topics including analogue, digital, RF and mixed signal solid-state circuits, smart power devices and applications, microsystems, smart cards, IP-blocks. Visit www.esscirc.org/esscirc2001/

International Workshop on Memory Technology, Design and Testing MTDT 6-7 August San Jose, CA Advance registration deadline July 27 www.cse.psu.edu/~islped/

6. SEABURY & SMITH, A MARSH CO., CONTRIBUTES US$50,000
Executive Vice President, Susan Hussar, and Assistant Vice President, Mark Nunes of Seabury & Smith, a Marsh Co. presented a US$50,000 contribution to the IEEE Foundation Board of Directors during its June 2001 meeting. Given in honor of IEEE Director Emeritus and IEEE Foundation Secretary, Theodore (Ted) Hissey, this gift will be used to support international educational programs with a special focus on programs in IEEE Regions 8, 9, and 10. To learn more about the IEEE Foundation please click here www.ieee.org/foundation

7. READ THE LATEST ON CUSTOM INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
This new release, "Proceedings of the IEEE 2001 Custom Integrated Circuits Conference" covers topics from analog, wired and wireless circuits; embedded memories, soc, ip generation and project management to simulation-modeling; dsp; custom/low-power; programmable devices; process, foundry, and test and reliability. Visit shop.ieee.org/store/product.asp?prodno=CH37169
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8. IEEE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES RAPID RESPONSE FUND
The IEEE Foundation Board of Directors unanimously approved the establishment of the Rapid Response Fund. This Fund will provide the IEEE Foundation with the flexibility to respond to requests for funding that requires a faster turnaround than afforded in the normal review process. Only projects and activities related to IEEE student and young professional members that further the scientific and educational objectives of the IEEE are eligible for consideration. The maximum allowable grant from this Fund is US$5,000. To learn more about how to apply for a grant from the IEEE Foundation please click here www.ieee.org/organizations/foundation/html/funding.html

9. NEW VOLUME ON HIGH-SPEED CMOS CIRCUITS
Get up to speed with "High-Speed CMOS Circuits for Optical Receivers" by Behzad Razavi. This book explores the design and implementation of the first and second 10-GB/S clock and data recovery circuits in a CMOS process. You will learn about CMOS circuit techniques, TIAs and Limiters, and the latest designs for high-speed optical communication.
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