SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS Sponsored by the Japan Society of Applied Physics and the IEEE Electron Devices Society In Cooperation with the IEEE Solid State Circuits Society Rihga Royal Hotel Kyoto Kyoto, Japan June 12-14, 2001 The 2001 Symposium on VLSI Technology, represents the Symposium in a New Century, welcomes submission of papers on all aspects of VLSI technology and includes a new feature. The scope of the symposium is - new concepts and breakthroughs in VLSI devices and processes - new functional devices including quantum effect devices with possible VLSI implementation - materials innovation for MOSFET and interconnect in VLSI - advanced lithography and fine patterning technologies for high density VLSI - process/device modeling of VLSI devices - packaging and reliability of VLSI devices - theories and fundamentals related to the above devices - new concepts and technologies for VLSI manufacturing SUBMISSION OF PAPERS Prospective authors must submit summaries in the format of two pages of camera-ready copy. Those interested in submitting papers should contact the secretariat, as early as possible, to receive an author's kit. The abstracts are to be submitted in final form and, if accepted, will be published as submitted. The two page summary and 52 DOUBLE-SIDED copies are to be sent to Business Center for Academic Societies Japan (all countries except North America and Europe) or to Widerkehr and Associates (North America and Europe). Secretariat for VLSI Symposia (Japan) c/o Business Center for Academic Societies Japan 5-16-9 Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-8622, Japan Tel: +81 3 5814 5800 Fax: +81 3 5814 5823 E-mail:vlsisymp@bcasj.or.jp Secretariat for VLSI Symposia (USA) Widerkehr and Associates 101 Lakeforest Boulevard Suite 400B Gaithersburg, MD 20877, USA Tel: +1 301 527 0900 ext.103 Fax: +1 301 527 0994 E-mail:vlsi2001@aol.com To improve the probability for acceptance of a submitted paper, the paper should describe original work with specific results from experiments or simulations. The content of the paper must not be announced or published prior to the Symposium. Deadline for Receipt of Summaries is January 10, 2001 INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION Prospective attendees can obtain further information and forms for Symposium registration and hotel reservations by contacting their respective secretariats. Submissions from universities are encouraged. Partial travel expense support for students who are presenting papers is available upon request. WORLD WIDE WEB The VLSI Symposia have a web page. It contains general information on the Symposia. The address is: http://www.vlsisymposium.org VLSI TECHNOLOGY SHORT COURSE A one-day short course will be held on June 11, 2001. Details will be given in the VLSI Technology Symposium Advance Program, which will be issued toward the end of March, 2001. SATELLITE WORKSHOPS Satellite workshops will be held at the same location. June 10 Sixth International Workshop on Statistical Methodology for VLSI Design and Fabrication June 10-11 2001 Silicon Nanoelectronics Workshop Following this Symposium, the 2001 Symposium on VLSI Circuits will be held at the same location. See the reverse side.