About the Symposia
Professors Shoji Tanaka and Walter Kosonocky, founders of the Symposia,
first organized the VLSI Technology Symposium in 1981 with the hope of
offering an opportunity for world's top technologists to engage in an open
exchange of ideas on what was quickly becoming a revolution in the world's
industrial capability. Since then, the Symposium has been held annually and
has grown to be an important and valuable event for people working in the VLSI
business. The presentation of high-quality papers has made it possible for
attendees to learn about new directions in the development of VLSI technology.
The friendly atmosphere has made this an enjoyable learning experience. |
The Symposium on VLSI Technology has alternated each year between sites
in US and Japan. In 1987, the first Symposium on VLSI Circuits was held in
conjunction with the Technology Symposium in recognition of the growing interest
to provide the same small but intense and open forum for discussing circuit and
system implementations. Since then, this annual meeting has increased its value
over the past 18 years. We are confident that so many new technologies and circuits
were introduced in the past Symposia and thus have contributed to the prosperity of
the world. Its sponsors continue to be the IEEE Electron Devices Society and
Solid-State Circuits Society, and the Japan Society of Applied Physics in cooperation
with the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers. |
For many reasons, these meetings have remained linked for the past years to
provide opportunities for technology people and circuit and system designers to
interact with each other. These interactions are augmented with short courses, invited
speakers and several evening rump sessions. In recognition of the efforts of
organizers, authors and participants to make the Symposia successful, there is
ample banquet and entertainment prearranged. |
The 2004 meeting was held in Honolulu, Hawaii. This year it will be returning
to the Rihga Royal Hotel in Kyoto, Japan in June 2005. |
Symposia in the Past
1996,
1997,
1998,
1999,
2000,
2001,
2002,
2003,
2004
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