What's New @ IEEE in Circuits

VOLUME 3 NUMBER 9 SEPTEMBER 2002

CONTENTS:
1. Dobberpuhl Recognized for Pioneering Microprocessor Design
2. SSCS Conference Digital Library Available
3. Automotive Electronics Workshop Rescheduled for December
4. Is DSP dead?
5. Proceedings of 2002 CICC Just Released
6. Organic Electronics: A Technology to Watch - IEEE Spectrum Reports
7. Launch of 2003 Looks Lean for Chip Profits
8. Single-Article Purchase Now Available Through IEEE Xplore
9. IEEE Members to Receive Renewal Packages
10. Backscatter: About Working Together -- Or Not
11. New Title Builds on Circuit Design Theory and Practice

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1. DOBBERPUHL RECOGNIZED FOR PIONEERING MICROPROCESSOR DESIGN
The 2003 IEEE Solid-State Circuits Technical Field Award will be awarded to Daniel Dobberpuhl for "pioneering the design of high-speed and low-power microprocessors." Dobberpuhl led the development of many microprocessors, including DECs T-11, MicroVAX-II, the first ALPHAs and StrongArm. The last two were industry benchmark devices, ALPHA for its performance and StrongArm for its performance/watt. Dobberpuhl is recognized by many throughout the industry for his legacy of both training and inspiring a new group of circuit designers to find the same enjoyment in building better circuits that he had when he started more than thirty years ago. Most processor design teams today have members that were originally trained by Dubberpuhl's group at Digital. Visit: sscs.org/awards/2003TFA.htm

2. SSCS CONFERENCE DIGITAL LIBRARY AVAILABLE
Beginning January 2003, members of the IEEE Solid-state Circuits Society can subscribe to online access of all the digests of the three premier SSCS Conferences: the International Solid-state Circuits Conference (ISSCC) from 1955 to the present, the Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC) from 1988 to the present, and the Symposium on VLSI Circuits from 1990 to the present. Read more at: sscs.org/pubs.htm

3. AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS WORKSHOP RESCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER
The 2002 IEEE Solid-state Circuits Society Workshop for Automotive Electronics, recently rescheduled for 12 to 13 December in Arlington, VA, USA, focuses on spanning interests in analog, digital, RF and power systems. The workshop is divided into three half-day sessions: sensors and actuators; communication, intelligence, and guidance; and advanced power. To find out more or sign up to attend, visit: www.ieee.org/ssctc

4. IS DSP DEAD?
The digital signal processor (DSP) is a technology, not merely a chip, says Will Strauss in his latest EE Times column, disputing often loud industry cries that DSP is dead. Strauss, President of Forward Concepts, is considered by EE Times an authority on DSP technology. He argues that the technology is so pervasive, it is impossible to find an MPU or MCU without DSP. Read more at www.eet.com/semi/c/ft/OEG20020624S0039

5. PROCEEDINGS OF 2002 CICC JUST RELEASED
Sponsored by the IEEE Solid-state Circuits Society, the proceedings of the 2002 Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC) address important industry topics from digital signal processors (DSP), digital systems, simulation-modeling and custom/low-power to programmable devices, fabrication/foundry and test and reliability. Find this title at: shop.ieee.org/store/product.asp?prodno=CH37285
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6. ORGANIC ELECTRONICS: A TECHNOLOGY TO WATCH - IEEE SPECTRUM REPORTS
In portable electronics and flat-panel displays, plastic organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays will soon give liquid-crystal displays (LCD) a run for their money, writes IEEE Spectrum magazine in their "They Might Be Giants" feature. Cross-industry alliances are sprouting to meet a vast array of technical challenges, with giants in electronics collaborating with chemical powerhouses. Read more: www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY/publicfeature/sep02/org.html

7. LAUNCH OF 2003 LOOKS LEAN FOR CHIP PROFITS
The worldwide profit outlook in the chip sector is looking meager for 2003, say global chipmakers in Shanghai. Reuters reports that according to executives from Infineon Technologies and Micron Technology Inc., unstable markets and U.S. military threats against Iraq have prompted companies to put IT spending on hold. These companies are expecting profits to stay low at least through the beginning of 2003. Read more: reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=technologynews&StoryID=1406916

8. SINGLE-ARTICLE PURCHASE NOW AVAILABLE THROUGH IEEE XPLORE
IEEE technical articles may now be purchased online through a new enhancement to IEEE Xplore™. IEEE Article Purchase Online offers researchers pay-per-view access articles from IEEE conferences or journals to which they do not currently subscribe. One-time access to articles may be purchased using a credit card for US$35 (US$13 for IEEE members). The service does not include IEEE Standards, remain available for purchase through the IEEE Online Catalog & Store shop.ieee.org.

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9. IEEE MEMBERS TO RECEIVE RENEWAL PACKAGES
Current IEEE members will begin receiving their 2003 renewal information in September and will be able to renew their memberships online beginning 1 October. IEEE offers its members a large list of benefits that range from career resources, local and regional activities and financial programs to insurance, education and training tools and what the IEEE is known for -– access to a world of information through IEEE Xplore™.

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10. BACKSCATTER: ABOUT WORKING TOGETHER - OR NOT
Whatever happened to the "lone wolf" engineer? Gone seem to be the Nikola Teslas and the Philo Farnsworths of the world, solitary engineering pioneers who did their best work in seclusion. Those individuals, and their innovations, seem to have been replaced by teams of engineers who -- although prolific -- don't quite have that same mystique. But, is that necessarily a bad thing? Don Christiansen looks at the changing trend in the latest edition of IEEE-USA Today's Engineer. www.todaysengineer.org/Aug02/backscatter.htm

11. NEW TITLE BUILDS ON CIRCUIT DESIGN THEORY AND PRACTICE
Published in June 2002, R. Jacob Baker's book "CMOS, Mixed Signal Circuit Design" builds on the fundamental material in the author’s previous book, "CMOS: Circuit Design, Layout, and Simulation," to provide a solid textbook and reference for mixed-signal circuit design. Highlights of this book include a practical/theoretical approach to mixed-signal circuit design with an emphasis on oversampling techniques, an accessible and useful alternative to hard-to-digest technical papers without losing technical depth and hundreds of worked examples and questions covering all areas of mixed-signal circuit design. Find this title at: shop.ieee.org/store/product.asp?prodno=PC2754
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