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        CANADIAN CONFERENCE ON VERY LARGE SCALE INTEGRATION

                            CCVLSI'92

                        October 18-20, 1992
           Chateau Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada


                        CALL FOR PAPERS

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                      General Information
        (Information for Authors begins 56 lines after this one)
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The Canadian Conference on Very Large Scale Integration is intended to
enhance the quality of microelectronics research and development in
Canadian universities and industry.

CCVLSI'92 is being organized by the Applied Microelectronics Institute
of Nova Scotia.  The conference is co-sponsored by Canadian
Microelectronics Corporation, Applied Microelectronics Institute,
Technical University of Nova Scotia, Northern Telecom Electronics Ltd.,
Bell-Northern Research Ltd., Canadian Semiconductor Design Association,
Strategic Microelectronics Consortium, Alberta Microelectronic Centre,
Mitel, Gennum, Microtel Pacific Research Teltech Ltd., Information
Technology Research Centre, Telecommunications Research Institute of
Ontario, and MICRONET.

Best Paper Award
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There will be a $2,000 prize for the Best Paper Award.  The award will
be judged on the technical merit of the both the initial submitted
version of the paper and the final version of the paper as well as the
lecture or poster presentation.

Special Sessions
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Suggestions for additional special sessions should be forwarded to the
Technical Program Committee Chair by March 1, 1992.  In this context, a
special session is a session differing from traditional CCVLSI session
topics like the planned special session on joint university/industry
research and development work.

Organizing Committee Chair            Technical Program Committee Chair
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Dr. D. Pincock                        Dr. J.A. Barby
Applied Microelectronics Institute    Electrical and Computer Engineering
1046 Barrington St.                   University of Waterloo
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada          Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
B3H 2R1                               N2L 3G1
office (902) 421-1250                 office (519) 885-1211 x3995
fax (902) 429-9983                    fax (519) 746-5195
pincock@appliedmicro.ns.ca            jabarby@vlsi.UWaterloo.ca

Technical Program Committee:
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D. Agnew, Bell-Northern Research
J. Barby, University of Waterloo
G. Birtwistle, University of Calgary
M. Copeland, Carleton University
G. Jullien, University of Windsor
A. Parameswaran, Simon Fraser University
D. Pincock, Applied Microelectronics Institute
Y. Savaria, Ecole Polytechnique
J. Seary, Canadian Microelectronics Corporation
M. Snelgrove, University of Toronto

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                      Information for Authors
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One of the special sessions planned for CCVLSI'92 will be devoted to
papers describing joint university/industry research and development
work.  These papers should concentrate on the university content but
may include short reviews of commercial significance and the nature of
interaction.  This session should be of particular interest to those
wishing to develop these relationships.

There will be both lecture and poster sessions.  Papers likely to be of
interest to a broad audience are preferred for lecture sessions, while
papers expected to attract detailed attention from a smaller group of
specialists are preferred for poster sessions.  Authors may suggest
which format would be most suitable, however the technical program
committee will make the final decision.  Both types of papers will be
included in the proceedings and will be judged by the same technical
standards.

Areas of Interest
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(1)  Advanced technologies, architectures and systems
(2)  Novel circuits and systems
(3)  Application specific signal processing chips
(4)  Practical applications of VLSI technology
(5)  Neural networks
(6)  Logic and high-level system synthesis and simulation
(7)  Mixed-signal design and test
(8)  Analog design and test
(9)  Simulation and modeling
(10) Testing and fault tolerant computing
(11) Design for Testability
(12) Design for manufacturability
(13) Formal verification and specification
(14) Managing the Design Process
(15) CAE systems
(16) Other

Information to Prospective Authors:
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Authors should forward to the Technical Program Committee Chair:
(1) 6 copies of a one-paragraph abstract
(2) 6 stapled copies of either the complete paper or an extended summary
    (not to exceed 18 double-spaced pages, minimum of 11pt typeset).
Notes:  Papers will be reviewed anonymously by technical program
        committee members and three external referees.  Therefore, ONLY
        the cover page should identify authors and their affiliation.
        Authors of accepted papers will receive an author's kit along
        with the notification of acceptance.  The author's kit will
        outline any modifications requested by the reviewers and
        guidelines for preparing the camera-ready copy.

Format
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The ONE-PARAGRAPH ABSTRACT, on a separate page, should state what is
new and significant.  Abstracts of accepted papers will be included in
the advance program.  In the detailed description, the author should
objectively address why the proposed contribution is significant and of
interest to the microelectronics community.  A clear description of the
paper's contribution, status of the work, significant examples and
appropriate results should be given.  Lecture session papers should
include enough background information to introduce the topic to a broad
audience.

Cover Page
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The cover page should include:
the title of the paper;
topic which most closely matches paper's content (see Areas of Interest);
up to 10 key words that describe the contribution;
suggest whether contribution should be a lecture or poster;
full name, affiliation, address of each author;
include return address, telephone, fax (where possible) and electronic
mail address of the individual to whom all communications should be
addressed;

Author's Schedule
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Deadline for submissions:       May 20, 1992
Notification of acceptance:     August 19, 1992
Deadline for final version:     September 23, 1992
-- 
 Jim Barby  <jabarby@vlsi.UWaterloo.ca>
 VLSI Group, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 3G1
 519-885-1211x3995, FAX 519-746-5195