Register Now for the next SSCS Webinar -Physics is tough, but girls are tougher", Presented by Wanda Gass

Please join us on May 20th, 2015 at 10:00am EDT for the next SSCS webinar, entitled Physics is tough, but girls are tougher, presented by Wanda Gass. 

Abstract: 

The theme for the 2 week summer outreach program is "Physics is tough, but girls are tougher." In this talk, Wanda Gass will examine the business case for why we need more women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) and she will cover the things about the camp that spark an interest in physics. The data shows that the summer program translates into the participants having more self confidence, better grades and higher percentage of young women receiving a STEM degree in college. 

About Wanda: 

Wanda Gass graduated from Rice University with a BS in Electrical Engineering in 1978 and received an MS in Biomedical  Engineering from Duke University in 1980.  She worked at Texas Instruments for 32 years before retiring in 2012. Wanda is an IEEE Fellow for her pioneering work in the development of TI’s first Digital Signal Processor (DSP).  In 2014 she founded Design Connect Create, a nonprofit focused on expanding the reach of a successful program in Dallas to other schools districts across the country.

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CFP for JXCDC - A New Interdisciplinary Open Access Journal

The JXCDC, a new multi-disciplinary Open Access IEEE journal cosponsore by the Solid-State Circuits Society, is dedicated to the publication of solid-state circuits research using exploratory materials and devices for novel energy efficient computation beyond standard CMOS(Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) transistor technology.

JXCDC will focus on the exploration of materials, devices and computation circuits to enable Moore’s Law to continue for computation beyond a 10 to 15 year horizon -- the end of the roadmap for CMOS technologies --  with density scaling and improved energy efficiency. Appropriate topics are research milestones in the integration of exploratory materials, devices and computation circuits based upon any of the following:

• Quantum electronic charge based devices (e.g. tunneling)
• Spintronics and Nanomagnetics devices
• Straintronics (piezo-electric) devices
• Functional materials
• High fan-in, fan-out logic circuits based on new devices
• Reconfigurable and non-volatile computation circuits
• Computation circuits comprehending the on-chip communication means.

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OPEN FOR ISSCC 2015 PREVIEW VIDEOS

First Pre-Conference Preparation Offered to the Public

This year, for the first time, the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) will offer an online tutorial course prior to the conference to prepare participants  to maximize their conference experience.

Open to the public at no cost, the 11-module set of 10-18-minute videos titled "ISSCC Previews: Circuit and System Insights" introduces several key circuit concepts, trends, and  broad themes that will be central to ISSCC 2015.

"ISSCC Previews: Circuit and System Insights" is now open to everyone for pre-registration at www.issccx.org. The modules,  powered by the edX platform on the IEEx school site, will be posted online on December 1, 2014 through February 28, 2015.

Each video, taught by a leading expert, will provide background for, and an overview of, state-of-the-art essentails and  key challenges facing solid-state circuit design today in several fields, including wireless and wireline communication, analog, digital, and memory. Optional questions at the end will enable participants to test their understanding of the material. The eleven modules are:

• How Far Can We Go With Electrical I/O?, Elad Alon, University of California, Berkeley
• Exascale Computing—Fact or Fiction?, Shekhar Borkar, Intel
• Voltage Scaling Limits: How Low Can Vmin Go?, Leland Chang, IBM
• Millimeter-wave and Terahertz Integrated Circuits in Silicon Technologies: Challenges and Solutions, Payam Heydari, University of California, Irvine
• Creating Energy Efficient Digital Systems, Mark Horowitz, Stanford University
• Innovation Trend of Semiconductor Memories, Nicky Lu, Etron Technology, Inc.
• Techniques and Trade-offs in Low Power Wireless Transceivers, Al Molnar, Cornell University
• A/D Converter Figures of Merit and Performance Trends, Boris Murmann, Stanford University
• N-Path Filters, Bram Nauta, University of Twente - Impact of Scaling on Analog Design, Willy Sansen, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
• How to Extract Power from a Solar Cell, Stefano Stanzione, IMEC Netherlands

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ISSCC is the flagship conference of the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society, and  the premier forum for advances in solid-state circuits and integrated systems-on-a-chip. Held annually in San Francisco, the 2015 conference will celebrate its 62nd anniversary, and is expected to attract over 3000 circuit experts from around the world.

ISSCC 2015 will feature more than 200 stimulating technical papers covering the latest innovations in circuit and system design.In addition, there will be three exciting Plenary talks; Plenary videos from recent years can be found at the ISSCC website: www.isscc.org

Five Elected for AdCom 2015-2017

In September balloting, Andreia Cathelin, Pavan Hanumolu and Patrick Yue gained places on the SSCS Administrative Committee with Kofi Makinwa and Roland Thewes, who returned for second terms.

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• IEEE Fellow Robert Adams Wins 2015 Donald O. Pederson Award
• IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine Now Downloadable as a Digital Edition
• Three on Slate for IEEE Division I Director- Click for Candidate Bios
• ISCC 2010 Tutorials Available Online
• SSCS AdCom Slate for 2015-2017
• International Solid-State Circuits Conference Call for Papers
• IEEE Technology Time Machine
• Call for Papers for 2nd Asian Image Sensors and Imaging Systems Symposium
• Webinar-Boris Murmann-"Back to the Future:Analog Signal Processing"

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