Aug. 3-4 2010,  Penang, Malaysia
http://www.isqed-asia.org

Papers are requested in the following areas:

As a premier Asia Symposium, ASQED10 accepts and promotes papers related to circuit and system design (digital, analog, RF, and mixed-signal), semiconductor manufacturing, advanced IC Packaging, Test, Electronic Design Automation (EDA), as well as emerging semiconductor nano/bio-technologies, and photovoltaic electronics. Topics of interest for paper submission are as follows:

•  Circuit & System Design
•  Test & Verification
•  IC Packaging Technology
•  PCB and PWB Technology & Manufacturing
•  Semiconductor & Nano Technology
•  Bio Electronics Innovations
•  Photovoltaic Technology & Manufacturing
•  Electronic Design Automation Methodologies
•  Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS)

Submission of Papers:

Paper submission must be done on-line through the conference web site at www.isqed-asia.org. The guidelines for the final paper format are provided on the symposium website.  Authors should submit FULL-LENGTH, original, unpublished papers (Minimum 4, maximum 10 pages) along with abstract of about 200 words.  To permit a blind review, do not include name(s) or affliation(s) of the author(s) on the manuscript and abstract.  The complete contact author information needs to be entered separately. Please check the as-printed appearance of your paper before sending your paper.  In case of any problems, email info2010@isqed-asia.org.

Please note the following important dates:

***   Paper Submission Deadline March 16, 2010
***   Acceptance Notification April 24, 2010
***   Final Camera-Ready paper June 2, 2010

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., February 8, 2010— Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that APAC IC Layout Consultant, Inc., a global provider of IC physical design services, has adopted Synopsys’ Galaxy Custom Designer™ implementation solution. APAC IC, based in the Philippines, benefited from the ease with which Galaxy Custom Designer can be adopted to quickly achieve high productivity for its team of layout engineers servicing a worldwide customer base. APAC IC selected Galaxy Customer Designer because of its productive and streamlined design environment and its openness for interoperability. APAC IC’s custom design flow also includes Synopsys’ HSPICE® circuit simulation, CustomSim™ FastSPICE simulator, Hercules™physical verification and StarRC™ parasitic extraction solutions.

“We are focused on growing our business and contributing to establishing the Philippines as a centre of semiconductor excellence,” said Jerome Avondo, CEO and president of APAC IC. “Custom Designer’s ease of use, productivity and interoperability has allowed us to meet the needs of our diverse international customer base.”

Custom Designer is a modern-era custom implementation solution that delivers superior ease-of-use and leverages Synopsys’ Galaxy™ Implementation Platform to provide a unified solution for custom and digital designs. Custom Designer is architected for productivity and is built on an open environment that supports interoperable PDKs (iPDKs) and standard languages to facilitate design reuse and exchange both within and between companies.

“APAC IC’s adoption of Custom Designer is a testament to the growing ecosystem of companies that support the needs of our customers,” said Farhad Hayat, senior director of product marketing at Synopsys. “Custom Designer’s integration with our circuit simulation, physical verification and RC extraction tools provides a comprehensive and highly productive environment for analogue and custom digital design teams.”

About Synopsys

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) is a world leader in electronic design automation (EDA), supplying the global electronics market with the software, intellectual property (IP) and services used in semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing. Synopsys’ comprehensive, integrated portfolio of implementation, verification, IP, manufacturing and field-programmable gate array (FPGA) solutions helps address the key challenges designers and manufacturers face today, such as power and yield management, software-to-silicon verification and time-to-results. These technology leading solutions help give Synopsys customers a competitive edge in bringing the best products to market quickly while reducing costs and schedule risk. Synopsys is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and has more than 65 offices located throughout North America, Europe, Japan, Asia and India. Visit Synopsys online athttp://www.synopsys.com.