Conference Theme:

"Educating Systems Designers for the Global Economy and a Secure World"


Saturday, June 2, San Diego Convention Center

Free tutorials will be presented by Synopsys, Synplicity and Cypress
on the day before the conference.

08:30 -- 12:00 (Room 23A): Cypress -- Programmable System-on-Chip

12:00 -- 13:30: Lunch on your own

13:30 -- 17:00 (Room 23A): Synopsys -- TCAD Sentaurus: Quick Start Workshop

13:30 -- 17:00 (Room 23C): Synplicity -- Optimizing DSP Algorithms for Hardware Implementation



Sunday, June 3, Marriott Hotel

8:00 - 8:30am     Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30 - 10:30am    Session 1: Embedded Systems

     Introduction: Mark Johnson, Purdue University (General Chair)

Invited Speaker:

     Dr. Pieter Mosterman, Senior Research Scientist, The Mathworks, Inc.

Invited Speaker:

     Dr. Stewart Tansley, External Research and Programs at Microsoft Research

"Reflections on Implementing and Teaching an Advanced Undergraduate
Course in Embedded Systems"
     D. Helvick, R. Mercado, Z. Zhang, D. T. Rover
         Iowa State University


"A Senior-Level Course in Hardware/Software Codesign"
     P. Schaumont
         Virginia Tech


10:30am - 12:00pm Session 2: Poster Session I

  Poster Chair: John Nestor, Lafayette College

"Challenges and Innovations in Microelectronics Education in Developing Nations"
     N. Ekekwe, C. Ekenedu
         Johns Hopkins University and Blekinge Institute of Technology (Sweden)
 
"A Novel Graduate Course Takes a Systematic Approach to Teaching Digital System Timing"
     J. D. Lynch
         Oregon Health & Science University

"Simulink Based Real-Time Laboratory Courses Development"
     J. Kang, B. Olson, A. Felzer, R. Chandra, S. Oldak
     Cal State Polytechnic University, Pomona

"A Unified Environment For Design Entry and 3D Animation of Analog Circuit Schematics"
     J. Becker, S. Trendelenburn, Y. Manoli
         IMTEK, Albert-Ludwigs University, Germany

"AnaDig - an Educational Chip for VLSI Device Characterization"
     E. Piwowarska, W. Kuzmicz, G. Farkas, A. Poppe, M. Hristov,
         E.  Manolov, B. Weber, J. Butas, G. Jablonski, A. Jarosz,
         A. Kos, A.  Golda, R. Dlugosz
         Warsaw University of Technology, Poland

"Capstone Design Project for a Ubiquitous Sensor Network"
     N. Chang, Y. Kim
     Seoul National University, Korea

"Stream Manager, Easy CAD Tools Switching"
     J. M. Galliere, G. Cathebras
         Polytech University of Montpellier, France

"Graduate School in Information and Communication Technologies -
Experiences at Tallinn University of Technology"
     G. Jervan, M. Kruus, E. Rustern
     Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia

"Development and Distribution of TSMC 0.25 um Standard CMOS Library Cells"
     J. D. Djigbenou, D. S. Ha
         Virginia Tech

"Teaching Informatics Students the Secrets of Hardware Design"
     T. Pionteck
         University of Lubeck, Germany

"Using an FPGA Processor Core and Embedded Linux for Senior Design Projects"
     T. S. Hall, J. O. Hamblen
     Georgia Tech

"A Pioneering Integrated Circuit Design Program - High Volume Fast
Track Hiring and Integration of Engineers"
     R. C. H. Ng
	Intel Microelectronics, Penang, Malaysia


"Simulating a Reconfigurable Cache System for Teaching Purposes"
     E. Herruzo, R. Quislant, J.I. Benavides, E. L. Zapata, O. Plata
         University of Cordoba and University of Malaga, Spain

"Multi-user/Multi-test-bed Remote Hardware Laboratory with Job Management System"
     N. Fujii, N. Koike
     Hosei University, Japan

"Applying e-Environments in Teaching the Basics of Digital Logic"
     T. Robal, A. Kalja
     Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia

"Design and Implementation of a Miniscule General Purpose Processor in
an Undergraduate Computer Architecture Course"
     A. Chidanandan, J. P. Mellor, L. D. Merkle
     Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Indiana

"Graduate Education to Fight System Level Design Productivity in SoC Design"
     O. Hamami, M. O. Cheema
         Ecole Nationale Superieure de Techniques Avancees, France

"Distributed Collaborative Adaptive Sensing: A Unifying Theme for a
Junior Level Embedded Systems Course"
     D. Kumar, W. Burleson
         University of Massachusetts

"A CAL Tool to Aid the Understanding of Logic Synthesis"
     R. Tavares, W. Lautenschlager, R. Reis
         Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

"Education for 21st Century Microelectronics and Semiconductor Technology"
     S. Kurinec, L. Fuller, M. Abushagur
         Rochester Institute of Technology

"Rice WARP, a Unified Wireless Network Testbed for Education and Research"
     K. Amiri, Y. Sun, P. Murphy, C. Hunter, J. R. Cavallaro, A. Sabharwal
         Rice University

"Knowledge Module for Logic Design to Introduce Majority Logic
Synthesis Using Karnaugh Maps"
     S. Srivastava, S. Bhanja
         Univesity of South Florida

"A Student-Oriented Course in Digital VLSI Design"
     K. Jeppson
     Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

"KARMA: a Didactic Tool for Two-Level Logic Synthesis"
     C. Klock, F. Schneider, M. Gomes, D. Moura, R. Ribas and A. Reis
     Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

"Creating a Special Topics Course in Aerospace Applications"
     D. Fay, S. Campbell, G. Miller, D. Connors
         University of Colorado

"An Entrepreneurship Emulation Platform"
     R. S. Tsay
         National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan

"Design-For-Debug: A Vital Aspect In Education"
     P. Nagvajara, B. Taskin
         Drexel University

"Hardware Security: Preparing Students for the Next Design Frontier"
     F. Koushanfar, M. Potkonjak
         University of California, Los Angeles

"HDL-s for Students with Different Background"
     U. Reinsalu, A. Arhipov, T. Evartson, P. Ellervee
     Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia

"TACT as a Learning Tool for Radio Design"
     D. Rodriguez de Llera Gonzalez, W. Xu, A Rusu, M. Ismail
         Ohio State University

"A Hollistic Approach Towards a Unified CpE Laboratory Platform"
     P. Athanas, C. Patterson
         Virginia Tech

"Accurate Back-of-the-Envelope Transistor Model for Deep Sub-micron MOS"
     Z. Qi, M. Stan
         University of Virginia

"Building an Evolvable Low-Cost HW/SW Educational Platform
Application to Virtual Instrumentation"
     A. Cicuttin, M. L. Crespo, A. Shapiro, N. Abdallah
         ICTP, Trieste, Italy and Actel Corporation

"Experiences Teaching Physical Synthesis of FPGAs and ASICs"
     D. Bouldin, P. Chimakurthy
         University of Tennessee


12:00 - 1:30pm    Lunch

Luncheon Speakers

"Microelectronic Systems Education in the Global Economy Era"
     Dr. Andrzej Rucinski, University of New Hampshire
     Dr. Don Bouldin, University of Tennessee


1:30 - 3:30pm     Session 3 : EDA Panel Discussion

     Introduction: James Duckworth, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (moderator)

         Participants include (alphabetical by last name):

         Anna Acevedo
           Manager, Xilinx University Program
           Xilinx, Inc.

         Ian Burgess
           Development Manager, 
           Mentor Graphics Corporation

         Rich Goldman, 
           Vice President Strategic Marketing Development, 
           Synopsys, Inc.

         Patrick Kane, 
           Cypress University Alliance Program    
           Cypress Semiconductor Corporation

         Sandra Larrabee
           Senior Manager
           University, Partner & Marketing Solutions
           Synplicity, Inc.

         Grant Martin
           Chief Scientist
           Tensilica, Inc.

         Shekhar Sharad,
           Academic Product Marketing Manager
           National Instruments

3:30 - 5:30pm     Session 4: Poster Session II

  Poster Chair: John Nestor, Lafayette College

"Multifunctional Digital Embedded Platform"
     P. Van Pelt, P. Pelgrims, T. Tierens, W. Dams, B. Van de Vondel
         Hogeschool voor Wetenschap & Kunst, Belgium

"Teaching Top-Down ASIC/SoC Design vs Bottom-Up Custom VLSI"
     M. Stan, A. Cabe, S. Ghosh, Z. Qi
     University of Virginia

"Improving Student Confidence with Analog Circuits"
     T. A. Hudson, M. Goldman
     Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Indiana

"Experiences Teaching Functional Verification Techniques with Practical Designs"
     T. Li, G. Yang, S. Li, W. Dong, R. Deng
         National University of Defense Technology, China

"A Low Cost and Interactive Rapid Prototyping Platform"
     D. S. Kang, S. Y. Hwang, K. S. Jhang, K. Yi
         Chungnam National University, Korea

"MP3 Portable Player System-level Glue Logic on FPGA"
     K. J. Raut, S. S. Shriramwar
         Sachdeva Institute of Technology, India

"Readout and Control Circuit for a Four Pixel Digital Camera as Semester Project"
     B. B. Larsen, L. R. Cenkeramaddi, J. Typpo
         Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

"Extensive Coverage of Functional Verification of Hardware Designs"
     M. E. Radu
     Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Indiana

"A Laboratory for Wireless and Embedded Systems"
     Z. Zilic, J.S. Chenard, M. Prokic
         McGill University, Montreal, Canada

"Abstract Verilog: A Hardware Description Language for Novice Students"
     C. Ebeling, B. French
         University of Washington

"Simulation and 3D Characterization of Microsystems"
     B. Bercu, L. Montes, P. Morfouli, N. Mathieu
         INPG, Grenoble, France

"Globally-Collaborative 'Homeland' Security System Design"
     H. Spaanenburg, A. Rucinski, K. Chamberlin, T. Kochanski, L. Long
     University of New Hampshire

"VLSI CAD Education and Exercise Course with Public Domain Tools"
     S. Komatsu, K. Takagi, M. Fujita, K. Asada
         University of Tokyo, Japana

"Developing and Integrating Lab Projects as Important Learning
Components in an Embedded Systems Course"
     L. Sousa, F. Alegria, J. Germano
         INESC-ID, Lisbon, Portugal

"The RoboCup Nanogram League: An Opportunity for Project-Based
Undergraduate Education in Microsystems"
     S. L. Firebaugh, J. A. Piepmeier
         United States Naval Academy

"Introducing Embedded Design Concepts to Freshmen and Sophomore
Engineering Students with LEGO Mindstorms NXT"
     S. Sharad, K. Kesler
         National Instruments, Austin, Texas

"Student-Specified versus Instructor-Specified Projects: A Comparison of Outcomes"
     E. A. Hughes
         Virginia Commonwealth University

"Experiences Using the Xilinx Microblaze Softcore Processor and uCLinux
in Computer Engineering Capstone Senior Design Projects:
     R. H. Klenke
         Virginia Commonwealth University

"Active Learning Techniques in a CAD Course"
     S. Hauck
         University of Washington

"An FPGA Design Project: Creating a PowerPC Subsystem plus User Logic"
     R. Foist, A. Ivanov, R. Turner
         University of British Columbia, Canada

"A Paradigm of Government/Industry/University Cooperation: A PSoC
Controller for a NASA Robotic Arm"
     D. Baker, E. Goodman, P. Kane, M. Shanblatt
         Michigan State University

"Study on Rapid Prototyping Methodology of the Lecture Contents for the
IT SoC Certificate Program"
     E. Kim, J. Park
         Electronic and Telecommunication Research Institute, Korea

"Open Hardware Platform Helps Students Getting Started in Analog and
Digital Design"
     W. Dams, M. Roggemans, P. Pelgrims, T. Tierens, D. Pauwels
         Hogeschool voor Wetenschap & Kunst, Belgium

"Interdisciplinary Embedded System Design in Education"
     T. Tierens, P. Pelgrims, W. Dams, P. Van Pelt
         Hogeschool voor Wetenschap & Kunst, Belgium

"Exploring RFID Prototyping in the Virtual Laboratory"
     A. K. Jones, S. R. Dontharaju, L. Mats, J. T. Cain, M. H. Mickle
         University of Pittsburgh

"A Technique to Remote Access a Laboratory for Design and Test"
     R. Hashemian, J. Riddley
         Northern Illinois University

"Collaborative VLSI-CAD Instruction in the Digital Sandbox"
     A. K. Jones, S. Levitan, R. A. Rutenbar, Y. Xie
         University of Pittsburgh

"Integrating Validation and Verification in the Digital Design Curriculum"
     S. M. Yardi, M. S. Hsiao
     Virginia Tech

"An Electronic System Design Platform for SYSTEMatic Learning in ECE
and ICT Curricula"
     M. Ravel, M. McDermott
         University of Texas, Austin

"Rapid Prototyping Course on Mobile Computer Systems"
     A. Smailagic, D. P. Siewiorek
     Carnegie Mellon University

"An Educational Tool for Design Automation of CMOS Cells"
     A. Ziesemer, C. Lazzari, R. Reis
         Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

"Teaching Reconfigurable Hardware Using an Multidisciplinary Problem
Based Model to Strengthen Digital System Design Skills in Electronic
Engineering Undergraduates"
     J. E. Loya-Hernandez, J. L. Gonzalez-Vazquez, M. I. Garduno-Mota
         Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, Mexico

"Integration of Statistical Techniques in Design Curriculum"
     F. Koushanfar, M. Potkonjak
         University of California, Los Angeles

"Introducing TCAD Tools in a Graduate Level Device Physics Course"
     D. Parent, L. Del Rio-Parent
         San Jose State University

5:00 - 6:00pm     Mixer

6:00 - 7:30pm     Dinner

Dinner Speaker:  Shay Benchorin, Director, Business Development, Synopsys

"Software-driven system design for time-to-market sensitive consumer products"


Monday, June 4, Marriott Hotel

8:00 - 8:30am     Continental Breakfast

8:30 - 10:00am    Session 5 : SoC

     Moderator: Dave Parent, San Jose State University

Invited Speaker:

     Dr. Stephen Brown, University of Toronto and Altera Toronto
Technology Center


Invited Speaker:

     Dr. Ivo Bolsen, Chief Technology Officer, Xilinx, Inc.


"NetFPGA - An Open Platform for Instructing Students to Route and
Switch with Reconfigurable Hardware"
     N. McKeown, J. W. Lockwood, G. Watson, G. Gibb, P. Hartke,
         J.  Naous, R. Raghuraman, J. Luo
         Stanford University

"Using a Low-Cost SoC Computer and a Commercial RTOS in an Embedded
Systems Design Course"
     J. O. Hamblen
         Georgia Tech


10:30am - 12:00pm Session 6: Innovative Teaching Methods and Curricula

     Moderator: Mihaela Radu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

"Introduction to Digital Design: A Paradigm-based Approach"
     M. Potkonjak, J. L. Wong
         University of California, Los Angeles

"Experience with the CADAPPLETS Project"
     J. A. Nestor
         Lafayette College

"Incorporating Large-Scale FPAAs in Analog Design Courses"
     C. M. Twigg, P. E. Hasler
         Georgia Tech

"FreePDK: An Open-Source Variation-Aware Design Kit"
     J. E. Stine, I. Castellanos, W. R. Davis, P. D. Franzon,
         M. Bucher, S.  Basavarajaiah, J. Oh, R. Jenkal
         Oklahoma State University

12:00pm           Lunch on your own

                  Free Exhibits at DAC

1:00 - 6:00pm     Demos at the DAC Univ. Booth (1 p.m. - 6 p.m.)

Demonstrations of EDA tools, design projects, and instructional
materials will be held in the SIGDA University Booth during DAC.