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TITLE: DAC STUDENT DESIGN CONTEST
Criteria for entering the Contest
Entries are solicited for designs of both integrated circuits and
electronic systems (board-level designs). Submissions are invited
from full-time graduate and undergraduate students. The design
must have taken place as part of the students' course or research
work at the university and must have been completed within 18
months prior to the submission deadline of December 15th of each
year.
The contest has two categories: Operational (built and tested)
and Conceptual (designed and simulated). Operational designs
will have been built and tested. Proof of implementation in the
form of die- or board- photographs and measurement data must be
supplied. Conceptual designs need not have been implemented but
must have been thoroughly simulated and must include a test plan.
Submitting a Design
Submission must be in the DAC paper format, and will be done
electronically via the DAC web
site. Submissions must include two files: the title and a
60-word abstract; and a document describing the design, not to
exceed 6000 words, with a recommended length of 4000 words. The
deadline for submission is December 15, 2000. Please refer to
the DAC web site, "Student Design Contest," for additional
information.
It is appropriate for a professor to be included as a co-author
if he/she was instrumental in the approach to the design, or
provided other guidance that contributed to the success of your
design.
A panel of experts from industry will judge submissions. Judging
criteria will include originality, soundness of engineering,
measured performance and the quality of the written submission.
Judging will take place and winners will be decided in mid
January. Awards will be given at a luncheon at the Design
Automation Conference in June.
Contest Awards
Prizes will be awarded in each category. The number and value of
prizes will depend on the number and quality of entries. There
may be a first, second and third prize and also some honorable
mentions. Winners will be notified in February and offered travel
assistance to DAC. They will be invited to prepare their paper
for poster presentation at the university booth in the DAC
exhibition; authors will be expected to be by their posters for
a designated time period. Winning entries may be included in the
technical program at the discretion of the Technical Program
Committee. Awards will be presented at a special luncheon at
DAC, to which the judges, sponsors and awardees are invited.
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FILENUMBER: 9960
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DAC STUDENT DESIGN CONTEST
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DATE: December 2000
TITLE: DAC STUDENT DESIGN CONTEST
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