Actas de la Quinta Escuela Argentina de Micro y Nanoelectrónica, Tecnología y Aplicaciones

P. JULIAN; A. G. ANDREOU

EDIUNS/IEEE

Año: 2010 p. 122

978-9-8716-2014-2

The fourth edition of the “Escuela Argentina de Microelectrónica, Tecnología y Aplicaciones,” and at the same time first edition of the “Escuela Uruguaya de Microelectrónica, Tecnología y Aplicaciones”, is taking place in Montevideo, Uruguay, hosted by Electrical Engineering Institute of “Universidad de la República” and the Electrical Engineering Department of “Universidad Católica del Uruguay”. This is the natural result of the cooperation between the research groups of Uruguay and those of Argentina, since the organization of the first EAMTA in 2006 in Bahía Blanca. Same as last year, papers will be published in IEEE Xplore. Twenty-two papers have been selected out of thirty-one, after a rigorous revision process. Paper topics included reliability analysis, ESD, radiation effects on MOS transistors, power electronics, device modelling and analysis, communication developments, MEMS, sensor networks, nanowires and nanotubes, medical devices, RF circuits and RFID. All papers received between three and six reviews. We want to specially thank all reviewers for their hard work in providing useful feedback to improve the papers, as they are the key to maintain the technical quality of the proceedings. The Technical Program is also very rich. During the event, fifteen lectures will be delivered by experts from Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Spain, France and USA. Industry day will count with known Semiconductor, Design and EDA companies from around the world, plus representatives of Investments Funds. This year, four course tracks will be offered. One basic track will cover basic topics on analog circuits, digital circuits, tools, and design laboratories. A digital track will be delivered by Synopsys in order to provide an entry-level knowledge of advanced and industrial tool & techniques. The advanced tracks will cover selected topics on MOS modeling, ultra low power design, analog circuits, design for low noise, RF design, MEMS design and Thin film technology. One of the targets of EAMTA is to help establish a technological platform in the country, and in doing this, we continue emphasizing the central role of students. Therefore, continuing with the tradition started in the first EAMTA, sixty (60) travel and lodging grants were provided to students from different provinces of Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica and Uruguay. We want to thank all sponsors for making this possible. We hope you enjoy the event and the city, and wish you an enriching experience.