Newsletter 5

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The symposia overview

Technology/Circuits Joint Focus Sessions

Paper No.AffiliationTitle
JFS1-1
(invited)
imecDesign and Technology Solutions for 3D Integrated High Performance Systems
JFS5-6National Chiao Tung Univ.Reconfigurable Germanium Quantum-Dot Arrays for CMOS Integratable Quantum Electronic Devices
JFS4-1Renesas ElectronicsA CMOS Image Sensor and an AI Accelerator for Realizing Edge-Computing-Based Surveillance Camera Systems
JFS2-1KAISTA 13.7 TFLOPS/W Floating-Point DNN Processor Using Heterogeneous Computing Architecture with Exponent-Computing-in-Memory
JFS2-8The Univ. of TokyoEnergy-Efficient Reliable HZO FeFET Computation-in-Memory with Local Multiply & Global Accumulate Array for Source-Follower & Charge-Sharing Voltage Sensing

Technology Sessions

Paper No.AffiliationTitle
T2-1imecForksheet FETs for Advanced CMOS Scaling: Forksheet-Nanosheet Co-Integration and Dual Work Function Metal Gates at 17nm N-P Space
T8-2MacronixA Novel Micro Wall Heater for Thermally-Assisted 3D AND-Type Flash Memory to Radically Boost the Write/Erase Speed and Endurance for the Applications of Write-Intensive Persistent Memory
T5-1Samsung ElectronicsSuper Low-Power Advanced 5nm Extended Platform Technology for Extreme Low Voltage Applications
TFS1-1 (invited)AIST3-Dimensional Integration of Epitaxial Magnetic Tunnel Junctions with New Materials for Future MRAM
T2-3IntelAdvancing Monolayer 2D NMOS and PMOS Transistor Integration From Growth to Van Der Waals Interface Engineering for Ultimate CMOS Scaling

Circuit Sessions

Paper No.AffiliationTitle
CFS1-2Stanford Univ.CHIMERA: A 0.92 TOPS, 2.2 TOPS/W Edge AI Accelerator with 2 MByte On-Chip Foundry Resistive RAM for Efficient Training and Inference
CFS1-1Preferred NetworksMN-Core - A Highly Efficient and Scalable Approach to Deep Learning
C20-1Sogang Univ.A 0.93-μW Single-Stage Rail-to-Rail Class AB Buffer Amplifier Improving DC Gain and Slew-Rate with Different-Ratio Current-Mirrors and Positive-Feedback Loops
C7-1Samsung Electronics5nm Low Power SRAM Featuring Dual-Rail Architecture with Voltage-Tracking Assist Circuit for 5G Mobile Application
C20-2KAISTA 12-bit Mobile OLED/μLED Display Driver IC with Cascaded Loading-Free Capacitive Interpolation DAC and 6.24V/μs-Slew-Rate Buffer Amplifier

Special Sessions

Paper No.AffiliationTitle
SC1-1TSMCCMOS Device Technology for the Next Decade
WS1-1Univ. of Texas at AustinMachine Learning for Agile IC Design and Manufacturing
SC1-2imecNanosheet Device Architectures to Enable CMOS Scaling in 3nm and Beyond: Nanosheet, Forksheet and CFET
SC1-6MacronixEmerging Memories and the Applications
WS4-1MicronThe Power and Limitations of Materials Solutions

See program details here.

We look forward to seeing you all at 2021 VLSI Symposia!
Sincerely yours,

Shinya Yamakawa, 2021 Technology Symposium Chair, Tomas Palacios, Co-Chair
Katsura Miyashita, 2021 Technology Program Chair, Gosia Jurczak, Co-Chair
Ken Takeuchi, 2021 Circuits Symposium Chair, Brian Ginsburg, Co-Chair
Yusuke Oike, 2021 Circuits Program Chair, Borivoje Nikolić, Co-Chair