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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 27 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 2014 meeting was held in Honolulu, Hawaii. This year it will be returning to the Rihga Royal Hotel in Kyoto, Japan in June of 2015.

Best Student Paper Award

The VLSI Symposia has established a Best Student Paper Award to encourage the research of student project which will lead the next generation.

Future Symposia

June 13 - 17, 2016  -  Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu

Past Symposia

View a past symposia website by clicking on the year you wish to see.

1999 : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004
2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 : 2009 : 2010
2011 : 2012 : 2013 : 2014

Committees

JSAP Executive Committee
Chair
  • Tadahiro KurodaKeio Univ.
Members
  • Eiji FujiiPanasonic Corp.
  • Toshiro HiramotoThe Univ. of Tokyo
  • Dai HisamotoHitachi, Ltd.
  • Satoshi InabaToshiba Electronics Korea Corp.
  • Hideyuki KabuoSocionext Inc.
  • Toshihiko KanayamaAIST
  • Kinam KimSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
  • Chih-Yuan LuMacronix International Co., Ltd.
  • Yoshio MasubuchiToshiba Corp.
  • Akira MatsuzawaTokyo Institute of Technology
  • Masayuki MizunoRenesas Electronics Corp.
  • Yasunori MochizukiNEC Corp.
  • Tohru MogamiPETRA
  • Masato MotomuraHokkaido Univ.
  • Shinichiro MutohNTT Corp.
  • Naoki NagashimaSony Corp.
  • Masaaki NiwaTohoku Univ.
  • Toshihiro SugiiFujitsu Laboratories Ltd.
  • Jack Y.-C. SunTSMC
  • Hirotaka TamuraFujitsu Laboratories Ltd.
  • Akira ToriumiThe Univ. of Tokyo
  • Hitoshi WakabayashiTokyo Institute of Technology
  • Kazuo YanoHitachi, Ltd.
  • Hoi-Jun YooKAIST
IEEE Executive Committee
Chair
  • H.-S. Philip WongStanford Univ.
Members
  • Ajith AmerasekeraTexas Instruments
  • John Chen nVidia
  • Vivek DeIntel Corp.
  • Giovanni DeMicheliEPFL
  • Charles DennisonMicron Technology, Inc.
  • Ichiro FujimoriBroadcom Corp.
  • Jeffrey GealowAnalog Devices, Inc
  • Raj JammyIntermolecular
  • Mukesh KhareIBM Research
  • Tsu-Jae King LiuUniv. of California Berkeley
  • Stephen KosonockyAMD
  • Gunther LehmannInfineon Technologies AG
  • Ming-Ren LinGLOBALFOUNDRIES
  • Un-Ku MoonOregon State Univ.
  • Katsu NakamuraAnalog Devices, Inc.
  • Tak NingIBM
  • Klaus SchrueferIntel Mobile Communications GmbH
  • David ScottDBS
  • An Steeganimec
  • Hans StorkON Semiconductor
  • Jason WooUniv. of California, Los Angeles
  • Kevin ZhangIntel Corp.
JFE Symposium Officers and Program Committee – Technology
JFE Symposium Officers – Technology
  • Symposium ChairToshiro HiramotoThe Univ. of Tokyo
  • Program ChairSatoshi InabaToshiba Electronics Korea Corp.
  • SecretaryKatsura MiyashitaToshiba Corp.
  • Publicity ChairShinya YamakawaSony Corp.
  • Publication Chair/Evening Panel ChairNobuyuki SugiiHitachi, Ltd.
  • TreasurerMeishoku MasaharaAIST
  • Short Course OrganizerKen UchidaKeio Univ.
Chair
  • Program ChairSatoshi InabaToshiba Electronics Korea Corp.
Members
  • Siyoung ChoiSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
  • Steve S.ChungNational Chiao Tung Univ.
  • Byoung Hun LeeGwangju Institute of Science and Technology
  • Hang-Ting LueMacronix International Co., Ltd.
  • Meishoku MasaharaAIST
  • Hideharu MiyakeMicron Memory Japan, Inc.
  • Katsura MiyashitaToshiba Corp.
  • Hiroshi MoriokaSocionext Inc.
  • Jae Sung RohSK Hynix Inc.
  • Norio SatoNTT Corp.
  • Nobuyuki SugiiHitachi, Ltd.
  • Munehiro TadaNEC Corp.
  • Shinichi TakagiThe Univ. of Tokyo
  • Tetsu TanakaTohoku Univ.
  • Kenji TateiwaTowerJazz Panasonic Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
  • Takaaki TsunomuraTokyo Electron Ltd.
  • Ken UchidaKeio Univ.
  • Shinya YamakawaSony Corp.
  • Tomohiro YamashitaRenesas Electronics Corp.
  • Yee-Chia YeoTSMC
  • Tri-Rung YewUMC
JFE Symposium Officers and Program Committee – Circuits
JFE Symposium Officers – Circuits
  • Symposium ChairHideyuki KabuoSocionext Inc.
  • Program ChairMasato MotomuraHokkaido Univ.
  • Secretary / Publicity ChairMakoto IkedaThe Univ. of Tokyo
  • Publication ChairHiroyuki NakamotoFujitsu Laboratories Ltd.
  • Local ArrangementsYoshihisa KatoPanasonic Corp.
  • Short Course ChairMakoto TakamiyaThe Univ. of Tokyo
  • Evening Panel ChairHiroki IshikuroKeio Univ.
Chair
  • Program ChairMasato MotomuraHokkaido Univ.
Members
  • Kenichi AgawaToshiba Corp.
  • Fumio ArakawaNagoya Univ.
  • Seong Hwan ChoKAIST
  • Shiro DoshoTokyo Institute of Technology
  • Koji FujiiNTT Microsystem Integration Labs.
  • Masanori HariyamaTohoku Univ.
  • Masanori HashimotoOsaka Univ.
  • Makoto IkedaThe Univ. of Tokyo
  • Hiroki IshikuroKeio Univ.
  • Masao ItoRenesas Electronics Corp.
  • Yoshihisa KatoPanasonic Corp.
  • Chen-Yi LeeNational Chiao Tung Univ.
  • Jri LeeNational Taiwan Univ.
  • Nicky LuEtron Technology, Inc.
  • Noriyuki MiuraKobe Univ.
  • Hiroyuki NakamotoFujitsu Laboratories Ltd.
  • Srikanth NimmagaddaIntel Technology India Pvt Ltd.
  • Hideyuki NodaRenesas Electronics Corp.
  • Hiromasa NodaMicron Memory Japan
  • Bing SheuTSMC
  • Yun-Shiang ShuMediaTek Inc.
  • Jae-Yoon SimPOSTECH
  • Kyomin SohnSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
  • Kazuhisa SunagaNEC Corp.
  • Makoto TakamiyaThe Univ. of Tokyo
  • Ken TakeuchiChuo Univ.
  • Yasumoto TomitaFujitsu Laboratories Ltd.
  • Hayato WakabayashiSony Corp.
  • Masanao YamaokaHitachi, Ltd.
  • Hiroyuki YamauchiFukuoka Institute of Technology
  • Changsik YooHanyang Univ.
  • C. Patrick YueHong Kong Univ. of Science and Technology
NAE Symposium Officers and Program Committee – Technology
NAE Symposium Officers – Technology
  • Symposium Co-ChairRaj JammyIntermolecular
  • Program Co-ChairMukesh KhareIBM Research
  • SecretaryGeoffrey YeapQualcomm Inc.
  • Publicity / Publication Co-ChairCarlos MazureSoitec
  • TreasurerDavid ScottDBS
  • Short Course Co-OrganizerChorng-Ping ChangApplied Materials
  • Evening Panel Co-ChairGosia Jurczakimec
Chair
  • Program Co-ChairMukesh KhareIBM Research
Members
  • Johann AlsmeierSanDisk
  • Reza ArghavaniLAM Research
  • Karen AttenboroughNXP Central R&D
  • Larry BairAMD
  • Kamel BenaissaTexas Instruments
  • Chorng-Ping ChangApplied Materials
  • Jon CheekFreescale
  • Thomas ErnstCEA-LETI
  • Adrian IonescuSwiss Federal Institute of Technology
  • Herve JaouenSTMicroelectronics
  • Gosia Jurczakimec
  • Boon-Khim LiewnVidia
  • Witek MaszaraGLOBALFOUNDRIES
  • Carlos MazureSoitec
  • Tomas PalaciosMassachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Eric PopStanford Univ.
  • Willy RachmadyIntel Corp.
  • Nirmal RamaswamyMicron Technology, Inc.
  • Sayeef SalahuddinUniv. of California, Berkeley
  • Luca SelmiUniv. of Udine
  • Peide YePurdue Univ.
  • Geoffrey YeapQualcomm Inc.
  • Greg YericARM Ltd.
NAE Symposium Officers and Program Committee – Circuits
NAE Symposium Officers – Circuits
  • Symposium Co-ChairJeffrey GealowAnalog Devices, Inc.
  • Program Co-ChairGunther LehmannInfineon Technologies AG
  • SecretaryAndreia CathelinSTMicroelectronics
  • Publicity Co-ChairBrian P. GinsburgTexas Instruments
  • Electric Publication Co-ChairGeert Van der Plasimec
  • Short Course Co-ChairKen ChangXilinx Inc.
  • Evening Panel Co-ChairPavan HanumoluUniv. of Illinois
Chair
  • Program Co-ChairGunther LehmannInfineon Technologies AG
Members
  • Elad AlonUniv. of California, Berkeley
  • Henk Jan BergveldNXP Semiconductors
  • Tom BurdAMD
  • Andreia CathelinSTMicroelectronics
  • Vikas ChandraARM
  • Ken ChangXilinx Inc.
  • Lik ChengOracle
  • Yun ChiuUniv. of Texas at Dallas
  • John DeBrosseIBM
  • Steven DillenQualcomm Inc.
  • Cyrille DrayIntel Mobile Communications
  • Terri FiezOregon State Univ.
  • Eric FoglemanMaxLinear
  • Gordon GammieMediaTek Inc.
  • Brian P. GinsburgTexas Instruments
  • Fatih HamzaogluIntel Corp.
  • Pavan HanumoluUniv. of Illinois
  • Ron KapustaAnalog Devices, Inc.
  • Alyosha MolnarCornell Univ.
  • Afshin MomtazBroadcom Corp.
  • Reza NavidRambus Inc.
  • Jeff L. NillesTexas Instruments
  • Jeyanandh ParameshCarnegie Mellon Univ.
  • J. Thomas PawloskiMicron Technology, Inc.
  • Srini SridharaApple
  • Dennis SylvesterUniv. of Michigan
  • Jim TschanzIntel Corp.
  • Geert Van der Plasimec
  • Nick Van Helleputteimec
  • Naveen VermaPrinceton Univ.
  • Engling YeoMarvell Semiconductor