Areas of Interest:
Original papers in, but not limited to, the following areas are invited.

1. System-Level Modeling and Design Methodology:
1.1. HW/SW co-design, co-simulation and co-verification
1.2. System-level design exploration, synthesis and optimization
1.3. Model- and component-based embedded system/software design
1.4. System-level formal verification
1.5. System-level modeling, simulation and validation tools/methodology

2. Embedded System Architecture and Design:
2.1. Many- and multi-core SoC architecture
2.2. Reconfigurable and self-adaptive SoC architecture
2.3. IP/platform-based SoC design
2.4. Domain-specific architecture
2.5. Dependable architecture
2.6. Machine learning architecture
2.7. Cyber physical system
2.8. Storage system and memory architecture
2.9. Internet of things

3. Interconnect, Network, and Communication-Centric Design:
3.1. Communication-centric system design, application, and simulation
3.2. Networks-on-chip and NoC-based system design
3.3. Inter/intra-chip interconnect and network, and interface and I/O
3.4. Communication traffic and modeling
3.5. Optical/photonic interconnect and network
3.6. Rack-scale interconnect and network
3.7. Emerging interconnect technology and application

4. Embedded Software:
4.1. Kernel, middleware and virtual machine
4.2. Compiler and toolchain
4.3. Real-time system
4.4. Resource allocation for heterogeneous computing platform
4.5. Storage software and application
4.6. Human-computer interface
4.7. System verification and analysis

5. Device/Circuit-Level Modeling, Simulation and Verification:
5.1. Device/circuit/interconnect modeling and analysis
5.2. Device/circuit-level simulation tool and methodology
5.3. RTL and gate-leveling modeling, simulation and verification
5.4. Circuit-level formal verification

6. Analog, RF and Mixed Signal:
6.1. Analog/mixed-signal/RF synthesis
6.2. Analog layout, verification and simulation techniques
6.3. Noise analysis
6.4. High-frequency electromagnetic simulation of circuit
6.5. Mixed-signal design consideration
6.6. Power-aware analog circuit/system design
6.7. Analog/mixed-signal modeling and simulation techniques
6.8. CAD for memory circuits

7. Power Analysis, Low Power Design, and Thermal Management:
7.1. Power modeling, analysis and simulation
7.2. Low-power design and methodology
7.3. Thermal aware design
7.4. Architectural low-power design technique
7.5. Energy harvesting and battery management

8. Logic/High-Level Synthesis and Optimization:
8.1. High-level synthesis tool and methodology
8.2. Combinational, sequential and asynchronous logic synthesis
8.3. Logic synthesis and physical design technique for FPGA
8.4. Technology mapping

9. Physical Design:
9.1. Floorplanning, partitioning and placement
9.2. Interconnect planning and synthesis
9.3. Placement and routing optimization
9.4. Clock network synthesis
9.5. Post layout and post-silicon optimization
9.6. Package/PCB/3D-IC routing

10. Design for Manufacturability and Reliability:
10.1. Reticle enhancement, lithography-related design and optimization
10.2. Resilience under manufacturing variation
10.3. Design for manufacturability, yield, and defect tolerance
10.4. Reliability, aging and soft error analysis
10.5. Design for reliability, aging, and robustness

11. Timing and Signal/Power Integrity:
11.1. Deterministic/statistical timing and performance analysis and optimization
11.2. Power/ground and package modeling, analysis and optimization
11.3. Signal/power integrity, EM modeling and analysis
11.4. Extraction, TSV and package modeling
11.5. 2D/3D on-chip power delivery network analysis and optimization

12. Test and Design for Testability:
12.1. ATPG, BIST and DFT
12.2. Fault modeling and simulation
12.3. System test and 3D IC test
12.4. Online test and fault tolerance
12.5. Memory test and repair
12.6. Analog and mixed-signal/RF test

13. Security and Fault-Tolerant System:
13.1. Security modeling and analysis
13.2. Architecture, tool and methodology for secure hardware
13.3. Design for security and security primitive
13.4. Cross-layer security
13.5. Fault analysis, detect and tolerance

14. Emerging Technology:
14.1. New transistor/device and process technology: spintronic, phase-change, single-electron etc.
14.2. CAD for nanotechnology, MEMS, 3D IC, quantum computing etc.
14.3. Biochip and biodata processing etc.

15. Emerging Application:
15.1. Biomedical application
15.2. Big data application
15.3. Advanced multimedia application
15.4. Energy-storage/smart-grid/smart-building design and optimization
15.5. Artificial intelligence hardware and systems
15.6. Automotive system design and optimization
15.7. Electromobility