FIFTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON
             ADVANCED RESEARCH IN ASYNCHRONOUS CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS

				   "ASYNC'99"


                               April 19-21, 1999

			Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
	                  Campus Nord, Barcelona, Spain


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                              FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS
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SPONSORED BY
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Esprit Working Group 21949 (ACiD-WG)
IEEE Computer Society (VLSI-TC)
IFIP Working Group 10.5
Generalitat de Catalunya
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya


GENERAL INFORMATION
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ASYNC'99, the Fifth International Symposium on Advanced Research in 
Asynchronous Circuits and Systems, is a successor to ASYNC'94 (Utah, USA), 
ASYNC'96 (Aizu, Japan), ASYNC'97 (Eindhoven, The Netherlands), and
ASYNC'98 (San Diego, USA).  ASYNC'99 is hosted by Universitat Politecnica 
de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain. Proceedings will be published by the 
IEEE Computer Society Press. 


TOPICS OF INTEREST
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A major goal of the symposium is to identify application domains where 
asynchronous circuit techniques are of practical interest and to articulate, 
quantify, and demonstrate their potential advantages (such as high 
performance, low power, low EM radiation, and high reliability). Special 
emphasis is given to industrial applications, functional ICs, and 
mature CAD tools.  Furthermore, attention is paid to technical innovations 
that may help improve the cost, quality, performance, or testability of 
the final product.

Topics include, but are not limited to:

    * Asynchronous architectures, circuits, and techniques for low power
        and high-performance

    * Synthesis, simulation, and verification of asynchronous circuits
 
    * Formal methods for asynchronous circuits and systems

    * Mixed-timing circuits and asynchronous/synchronous interfaces

    * Testing and the testability of asynchronous circuits
 
    * Power, performance, and reliability analysis of asynchronous circuits
        and systems

    * Novel approaches and future opportunities for asynchronous circuits


WEB SITE
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	See http://www.ac.upc.es/conferencies/ASYNC99 for updated information.


SUBMISSION INFORMATION
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Author Schedule:

    * SUBMISSION:			October 25, 1998 (Postmarked)
    * NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE:	December 20, 1998
    * FINAL VERSION DUE:		February 11, 1999 (Received)


Format/Length: 

    * Abstract:  Less than 150 words
    * Manuscript:  15 pages or less (including figures), single spaced,
        10pt or larger font size


How and Where to Submit: 

    1. E-MAIL INFORMATION.  Send the following to "async99@pharos.cs.columbia.edu":

		- Title of Paper
		- Abstract (see above)
		- Complete name, return address, telephone number, FAX number, 
				email address, and affiliation, for *each* author
		- Clear identification of corresponding author
		
    2. MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION.  PostScript or PDF file:

	(PREFERRED) via anonymous ftp to "pharos.cs.columbia.edu"

	(OTHERWISE) email to "async99@pharos.cs.columbia.edu"



SYMPOSIUM COMMITTEE
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General Co-Chairs:

	  Jordi Cortadella (jordic@lsi.upc.es)
	  Mark B. Josephs  (mark.josephs@sbu.ac.uk)
 

Program Co-Chairs:

	  Steven M. Nowick    (nowick@cs.columbia.edu)
	  Alexandre Yakovlev (alex.yakovlev@newcastle.ac.uk)


Tutorial and Speaker Chair:	Ganesh Gopalakrishnan (ganesh@cs.utah.edu)

Financial Chair:		Fermin Sanchez   (fermin@ac.upc.es)
 
Publications Chair:		Rosa M. Badia    (rosab@ac.upc.es)
 
CAD Booth Chair:		Enric Pastor     (enric@ac.upc.es)
 
Publicity Chair:		Marco A. Pe\~na  (marcoa@ac.upc.es)
 
Local Arrangements:		Gloria Casanova  (gloria@uex.es)
 


PROGRAM COMMITTEE
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Venkatesh Akella (USA)		       Peter Beerel     (USA)
Erik Brunvand    (USA)		       John Brzozowski  (Canada)              
Jordi Cortadella (Spain)               Al Davis         (USA)            
Jo Ebergen       (USA)		       Doug Edwards	(UK)	
Steve Furber     (UK)                  Jim Garside      (UK)             
Ran Ginosar      (Israel)              Ganesh Gopalakrishnan (USA)
Mark Greenstreet (Canada)	       Ian Jones	(USA)	
Mark Josephs     (UK)		       David Kinniment	(UK)	
Mike Kishinevsky (USA)                 Alex Kondratyev  (Japan)
Prabhakar Kudva  (USA)		       Luciano Lavagno  (Italy)		
Tony Lee         (Hong Kong)           Bill Lin         (USA)            
Gensoh Matsubara (Japan)               Chris Myers      (USA)            
Takashi Nanya    (Japan)               Steven Nowick    (USA)            
Nigel Paver      (UK)                  Massoud Pedram   (USA)            
Nagarajan Ranganathan (USA)            Marc Renaudin    (France)
Marly Roncken    (USA)                 Jens Spars/o     (Denmark)
Robert Sproull   (USA)                 Ken Stevens      (USA)                 
Jose Tierno      (USA)                 Jan T. Udding    (The Netherlands)
Kees van Berkel  (The Netherlands)     Tom Verhoeff     (The Netherlands)
Alex Yakovlev    (UK)                  Kenneth Yun      (USA)