ASPDAC

It is our great pleasure and honor to welcome you to the 13th ASP-DAC, January 21 - 24, 2008 held in Seoul, Korea. Astounding growth of economy in Asia for the last quarter century is based on the zeal and quest for the development of industry and information technology. Ever-growing interactions among countries and among heterogeneous technologies are where the potential for unrelenting growth lies. This is happening in Asia, where the role of semiconductor and systems industry is truly critical.

ASP-DAC 2008 will encourage all participants from all parts of the planet earth to meet with each other and exploit the best opportunities in the future regarding information technology, embedded systems design and design automation technologies. We look forward to having precious time to share the active exchange of ideas and experiences through this conference.

ASP-DAC 2008 received 350 papers from 27 countries and selected 122 papers as a result of thorough review. ASP-DAC conference will be a stimulating and challenging conference through academic exchange of up-to-date ideas. We have one-day for tutorials comprising two full-day lectures and four half-day lectures, followed by technical sessions in three days including Special Sessions, Designers' Forum, Student Forum, and University LSI Design Contest. ASP-DAC 2008 will help you steer into the vision of 2008 and beyond with messages from three excellent keynote speeches, to be addressed by Professor Jan Rabaey, Univ. of California on Tuesday, Dr. Ki-Soo Hwang, CEO of Core Logic, top fabless in Korea on Wednesday, and Dr. F. C. Tseng, vice chairman of TSMC on Thursday.