Original and unpublished papers on all aspects on VLSI technology and manufacturing are solicited.

SCOPE OF PAPER SOLICITED

* CMOS, SiGe bipolar, and BiCMOS ICs
* DRAM, SRAM and non-volatile memory
* Merged logic and memory
* SOI material and devices
* Device and interconnect reliability
* Process and device modeling
* Advanced lithography technology
* TFT technology
* Advanced packaging technology
* Advanced process technology
* Interconnect and 3D Integration technology
* High-k and low-k materials
* Steep Subthreshold devices and other energy related concept
* Nanoelectronic devices/technology
* Organic electronics and photonics
* Novel device concept
* Yield enhancement
* Process control

REQUIREMENT kg
Camera-ready manuscript (2 pages including figures and tables) should be sent electronically through the conference website at http://vlsitsa.itri.org.tw/. Accepted papers MUST be presented by one of the authors at the conference to ensure the paper publication on the conference proceedings and all the presenting authors are required to register for the symposium. The presentation must be in English and will be limited to 15 minutes with additional 5 minutes for discussion. Papers presented at the symposium will be published in the proceedings as submitted without revisions.

BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARD
Starting 2005, the VLSI-TSA Symposium presented the Best Student Paper Award to one paper that is best-written and presented by a full time student. The conference committee has decided to present the Award annually. The paper will be evaluated by technical committee members both on students' written papers as well as their oral presentations during the conference. The selected Best Student Paper Award will be granted in the next conference. Students must indicate with their submission that they would like to be considered for this award.

IMPORTANT DATES
Paper Submission Online July, 2009　
Paper Submission Deadline Oct. 15, 2009　
Notification of Acceptance Dec. 25, 2009　
Registration Deadline for Presenters Feb. 28, 2009　

Note: The above dates are based on Taiwan time. Taiwan is eight hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and does not practice daylight saving time in summer.