IWLS 2009
18th International Workshop on Logic & Synthesis
Cadence Research Laboratories Berkeley, California July 31 - August 2, 2009 (Co-located with DAC).

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The International Workshop on Logic and Synthesis is the premier forum for research in synthesis, optimization, and verification of integrated circuits. Research on logic synthesis for emerging technologies and for novel computing platforms, such as nanoscale systems and biological systems, is also strongly encouraged. The workshop accepts complete papers as well as abstracts highlighting important new problems in the early stages of development. The emphasis is on novelty and intellectual rigor.

Call for Participation (please post/distribute).

The program consists of 28 regular talks, 2 invited talks and 18 poster presentations. (Paper submission is closed. Accepted papers are distributed only to IWLS participants.)

IWLS 2009 will feature two exciting invited talks, in the areas of embedded security and carbon nanotube electronics.

• "Imperfection-Immune Digital VLSI using Carbon Nanotube Field Effect Transistors"
  Subhasish Mitra, Stanford University (abstract & bio).
  
  
• "Embedded Security in the Automotive World: Feature Activation, Software Integrity and Secure Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication"
  Kai Schramm, enscrypt, Inc. (abstract & bio).
  
  

Registration is through RegOnline. The cost of registration includes breakfasts, lunches, dinners and coffee break service; wireless internet.

Rates for registration on or before July 29, 2009, 12:01am PST:

Non-student, ACM/IEEE Members	$350
Non-student, ACM/IEEE Non-members	$450
Student	$275

Non-student, ACM/IEEE Members	$450
Non-student, ACM/IEEE Non-members	$575
Student	$300

IWLS 2009 will be held in Berkeley, CA, in the Cadence Research Laboratories (CRL) facility. We appreciate CRL's generosity in offering the use of their facility for IWLS.

The talks, poster sessions, and meals will be in the Half Dome room.

The CRL facility is located at 2150 Shattuck Avenue, 10th floor, Berkeley, CA 94704. A map showing the facility can be found here.

CRL is walking distance from the Berkeley BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) station.

The closest airports to Berkeley are Oakland International Airport (OAK), San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and San Jose International Airport (SJC).

There is no official hotel for IWLS 2009. Some hotel suggestions are provided below.

• Hotel Shattuck Plaza, is right across the street. From $185 a night
• Doubletree Hotel Berkeley Marina, 2.9 miles from CRL. From $129 a night
• Woodfin Suites, Emeryville, 3.2 miles from CRL. From $119 a night
• Hilton Gardens, Emeryville, 3.2 miles from CRL. From $119 a night
• Four Points Sheraton Emeryville, 3.5 miles from CRL. From $129 a night

Benchmarks

The IWLS community maintains a set of benchmarks, synthesized and mapped in Verilog and OpenAccess.

General Chair		Sunil Khatri		Texas A & M University
Technical Program Chair		Marc Riedel		University of Minnesota
Special Sessions Chair		Igor Markov		University of Michigan
Publications Chair		Valeria Bertacco		University of Michigan
Special Activities Chair		Alan Mishchenko		University of California, Berkeley

Photos

Photos from IWLS 2008 (courtesy of Professor Sasao)

IWLS 2008: June 4 - 6, 2008, Lake Tahoe, California

IWLS 2007: May 30 - June 1, 2007, San Diego, California

IWLS 2006: June 7 - 9, 2006, Vail, Colorado

IWLS 2005: June 8 - 10, 2005, Lake Arrowhead, California

IWLS 2004: June 2 - 4, 2004, Temecula Creek, California

IWLS 2003: May 28 - 30, 2003, Laguna Beach, California

IWLS 2002: June 4 - 7, 2002, New Orleans, Louisiana

IWLS 2001: June 12 - 15, 2001, Lake Tahoe, California

IWLS 2000: May 31 - June 2, 2000, Dana Point, California

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