The 2006 ESSCIRC Conference will allow only electronic submission of the papers in PDF format. Prospective authors must submit their paper(s) via the conference website.

Papers must be submitted in the final format to be published in the Proceedings. They must not exceed four A4 pages with all illustrations and references included. The size of the PDF files submitted should not exceed 2 Mbytes. Manuscript guidelines (MS Word, LaTex and PDF) as well as instructions on how to submit electronically are available on the paper submission website.

All paper submissions must be received by Monday, 10 April 2006, 23h59 (GMT -0700)

For submitting your paper, please register as a new author and follow the instructions posted on the paper submission site.

Click here to access the on-line paper submission site.

After selection of papers, the authors will be informed of the decision of the Technical Program Committee by e-mail at the beginning of June 2006. At the same time, the complete program will be published on the internet.

The working language of the conference is English, which must also be used for all presentations and printed material.


TRACK DESCRIPTIONS
Please note that on the paper submission site, all ESSCIRC and ESSDERC tracks are listed under a single pull-down menu. Please make sure to review the track descriptions below carefully and make your selection accordingly.


Analog Circuits
Analog circuits including: amplifiers; continuous-time & discrete-time filters; comparators; multipliers; voltage references; oscillators; power-control circuits; consumer electronics; nonlinear analog circuits; op-amps; switched-capacitor circuits.

RF Circuits
RF/IF/baseband circuits including: LNAs; mixers; IF amplifiers; power amplifiers; RF switches; power detectors; active antennas; modulators; demodulators; VCOs; frequency dividers; frequency synthesizers; phase-locked loops.

Wireless Communication Circuits and Systems
Receivers/transmitters/transceivers for wireless systems including Bluetooth; WLAN; WPAN; WMAN; GPS; UWB; GSM/EDGE/CDMA/UMTS/3G base stations and handsets; TV/radio/satellite; DVB/DMB; MMDS; wireless sensor networks.

Data Converters
Nyquist-rate and oversampled A/D and D/A converters; sample-and-hold circuits; A/D and D/A converter calibration circuits.

SoC and SiP Integration (Digital and Mixed-Signal )
Digital and mixed-signal SoCs and SiPs for communication; data-storage; automotive; consumer; industrial and health applications; smart cards; techniques for SoC and SiP integration.

Digital and Memory Circuits
Digital circuit techniques; I/O and interchip communication; reconfigurable digital circuits; clocking; memories; microprocessors; digital signal processors.

Mixed Signal; High Voltage and High Power Circuits
Interface circuits; wireline and optical communication front-ends; power management circuits and systems; smart-power circuits; dc-dc converters.

Imagers; Sensors and Microsystems
Imagers; image processing; circuits for sensors and actuators; circuits for MEMS; complete Micro- and Nanosystems.


Joint ESSDERC/ESSCIRC Track:

Emerging Nano-devices and Circuits
New digital; analog and mixed circuits using emerging devices such as multi-gate MOSFETs (Double-Gate MOSFETs; FinFETs, Triple-Gate MOSFETs); nanowires/nanotubes and quantum devices.




In order for papers to receive a full review, the following information must be entered on the paper submission website:

- Title of the paper
- Name, mailing address and phone, fax and e-mail of the first author
- Names, affiliations, city, state, country of additional authors
- Name of the corresponding author
- Complete mailing address, phone, fax, and e-mail of the corresponding author if other than the first author


Papers submitted for review must clearly state:

- The purpose of the work
- How and to what extent it advances the state-of-the-art
- Specific results and their impact

The degree to which the paper deals with the above issues is fundamental to a successful review and selection of the paper. The most frequent cause of rejection of submitted papers is a lack of new results. Only work that has not been previously published at the time of the Conference will be considered. Submission of a paper for review and subsequent acceptance is considered by the Committee as a commitment that the work will not be placed in the public domain prior to the Conference.

Papers presented at the Conference will be considered for the Best Paper Award and for the best "Young Scientist" Paper Award. The selection will be based on the judgment of the Conference participants and the award delivery will take place at ESSCIRC 2007.