The 2009 International Symposium on VLSI Design, Automation & Test (VLSI-DAT) will be held in the Ambassador Hotel, Hsinchu, TAIWAN on April 27-30, 2009. Sponsored by the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the semiconductor industry, the VLSI-DAT provides a forum for presenting new innovations and achievements related to VLSI design, automation, and test. The 2009 VLSI-DAT will offer attendees a full-day of tutorials and two-and-a-half days of technical sessions including a plenary session, 3 special topic sessions and two invited industrial sessions in addition to the regular paper presentation and poster sessions. The 2009 VLSI-DAT will hold a joint-opening with the International Symposium on VLSI Technology, Systems and Applications (2009 VLSI-TSA). Joint keynotes from both design and technology fields will be given to all the audience in the joint-opening. Keynote Speeches for 2009 VLSI-DAT 　．Fang-Churng Tseng, Vice chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd and Chairman of Global Unichip Corp., Taiwan. 　 (Joint Keynote) Topic : The Future of Semiconductor Industry-A Foundry's Perspective ．Jan Rabaey, Professor and Director of Gigascale Systems Research 　 Center (GSRC) of UC Berkeley, USA. Topic: Microscopic wireless-exploring the boundaries of ultra low- power design ．Tetsuya Iizuka, Founder & CEO, Thine Electronics, Inc., Japan Topic: Semiconductor Industry Prosperity with Deeper Horizontal Collaborations Spun-off from the influential 22-year-old International Symposium on VLSI Technology, Systems, and Applications (VLSI-TSA), the VLSI-DAT is proud to create a platform for technical exchanges and communications shared by experts from all over the world. The 2008 VLSI-DAT has successfully attracted nearly 400 attendees with a very high-quality program featuring 3 keynote speeches, 6 invited talks, over 60 technical papers, 3 tutorials on hot topics and 6 industrial talks. In 2009, the VLSI-DAT and the VLSI-TSA will be held again in the same week with a two-day overlap. Hsinchu is the semiconductor capital of Taiwan. Its science-based industry park is home to foundry giants TSMC and UMC as well as many world-leading fabless IC design companies such as MediaTek, Novatek and Sunplus. It is also the home city of the Industrial Technology Research Institute, National Tsing Hua University and National Chiao-Tung University. The VLSI-DAT is an excellent opportunity for VLSI Design professionals and researchers to meet together. Hsinchu is only one-hour bus-ride away from Taipei, the real capital of Taiwan, where great tourist attraction is abundant. Join us at the VLSI-DAT to experience vibrant Hsinchu city in which the technical and cultural atmosphere have been harmoniously connected. More VLSI-DAT information will keep in updating. For details about VLSI-TSA, please visit the website at http://vlsitsa.itri.org.tw

Sponsored by
Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan Dept. of Industrial Technology, MOEA, Taiwan Ministry of Education, Taiwan
In cooperation with
Chinese Institute of Electrical Engineers IEEE Circuits and Systems Society IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Taipei/Tainan Chapter IEEE Computer Society Taipei/Tainan Chapter IEEE Electron Devices Society IEEE Electron Devices Society Taipei/Tainan Chapter IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society Taipei/Tainan Chapter IEEE Taipei/Tainan Section Taiwan IC Design Society Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association
Inquiries
	Requests for information about the Symposium should be directed to : Ms. Elodie HO Symposium Secretary Rm. 200, Bldg. 9, 195, Sec. 4, Chung Hsing Road Chutung, Hsinchu, Taiwan Tel: +886 3 591-9039 Fax: +886 3 582-0420 E-mail: vlsidat@itri.org.tw