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SLIP'99
Workshop on System-Level Interconnect Prediction
April 10-11, 1999, Embassy Suites Hotel, Monterey, California, USA
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About SLIP'99
The Workshop on System-Level Interconnect Prediction is a new forum
for the exchange of ideas related to estimation of
interconnect design parameters in VLSI CAD applications. All
aspects of interconnect design parameter estimations and their
applications to CAD and computer architecture evaluation are in the
scope of the workshop. This year, special interest goes to Rent's rule. Also, while most research on
interconnection length and topology estimations has been performed in
the a posteriori (i.e., post-layout) regime, this workshop seeks to
promote research on a priori and on-line
(i.e., pre-layout and during layout) estimations since these will be
fundamental to the development of future convergent design
methodologies. Interconnection length estimates also provide deeper
insight in the placement properties of circuits on different carriers,
e.g. three-dimensional architectures with optical channels used for
the third dimension of interconnect.
The 1999 SLIP workshop will provide an informal
context for discussions of key new directions in the field, as
well as presentations of leading-edge theoretical
and experimental contributions. Contributed papers will be
invited for submission to a special issue of the
IEEE Transactions on VLSI, devoted to system-level interconnect
prediction.
Program highlights
- Two tutorial sessions will be organized:
- one on Rent's rule and it's importance to Computer-Aided Design;
- one on the use of a priori wire length estimates.
- Invited presentations:
- Wilm E. Donath (IBM T.J. Watson Research) will present a historical view on Rent's rule and interconnection
length estimations;
- Professor James D. Meindl (Georgia Institute of Technology) is willing to guide us through the exciting world
of wire length estimations and their importance to Computer-Aided Design.
- Round table discussions.
Based on the position statements received, round table discussions will be organized on the main workshop topics.
- Two full paper sessions with leading-edge research results from Asian, European, and
American universities.
Workshop topics
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Rent's rule and its applications in VLSI CAD
- A priori, on-line, or a posteriori estimation of interconnect design parameters such as
interconnection length, area occupancy, signal delay, power dissipation, etc.
- Theoretical estimation techniques
- Estimation algorithms
- Applications of interconnect parameter estimations in CAD, e.g., floorplanning, placement, routing
- Applications of interconnect parameter estimations for system architecture evaluation
- Interconnect parameter estimations for ASIC's, MCM's, and FPGA's
Workshop site
The workshop will take place in the Embassy Suites Hotel
in Monterey, California.
For room reservations, please contact the hotel directly:
Address: 1441 Canyon Del Rey, CA 93955
Tel.: (408) 393-1115
Fax : (408) 899-1928
and mention that you are attending the SLIP Workshop
Embassy Suites on Monterey Bay is within minutes of the Monterey Bay
Aquarium, Fisherman's Wharf, sport fishing, Cannery Row, Pebble Beach,
17-Mile Drive and 17 championship golf courses. The hotel and
conference center is just two blocks from the beach and minutes from
the Monterey Peninsula Airport.
The day after the workshop, the International
Symposium on Physical Design (ISPD'99) will start at the same
location.
Registration
If you want to attend the workshop, please contact
Dr. Dirk Stroobandt
SLIP'99
University of Ghent, ELIS Department
Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41
B-9000 Gent
Belgium
Tel.: +32 9 264.34.01
Fax: +32 9 264.35.94
E-mail: dstr@elis.UGent.be
Registration information will then be sent to you. The registration fee will be kept minimal.
Organization
Prof. Andrew B. Kahng (University of California at Los Angeles, USA)
Dr. Dirk Stroobandt (University of Ghent, Belgium)
Mail your comments to: dstr@elis.UGent.be.
Webmaster:
Dirk Stroobandt