SNUG Boston Call for Papers

Call for Papers is Closed

If you have used Synopsys technology to overcome difficult design issues and to accelerate your innovation, the SNUG community wants to hear from you!

Share your experience using Synopsys tools and IP at the 2019 Synopsys Users Group (SNUG) Boston. SNUG brings together Synopsys users, technologists and industry experts for your local technical conference devoted to the challenges of electronic design and verification.

As a published SNUG author, you will increase your visibility in the local design and worldwide Synopsys User communities. In addition to the professional recognition, you will be eligible for significant cash awards (please check your company’s gift acceptance policy).

The call for papers is closed. The SNUG Technical Committee will review the submitted proposals and notify authors about program acceptance by January 9, 2019.

We have a preliminary list of topics to get you started, but don’t let that limit your ideas or innovation in your submission:

  • Design Applications – Arm, Automotive, Graphics/GPUs, IP, Machine Learning, Processors
  • Digital Design Methodologies - High Performance, Low Power, Area Optimization, Machine Learning
  • Design Closure (Timing, Power, ECOs) and Signoff (Physical Verification, Timing, Extraction)
  • Advanced Technologies (<20nm, 3DIC, FinFET) & Established Nodes (28nm and above)
  • Design-For-Test and Yield Analysis
  • Digital Verification - Simulation, Debug, Coverage, Verification IP, Formal and Static
  • Emulation and Prototyping, System Design, Hardware/Software Integration and Validation 
  • FPGA Design and Verification
  • Full Custom Design Flows, Transistor and Analog/Mixed-Signal Verification 
  • Characterization - Standard Cell, Memory, I/Os, Complex Cells

Copyright Statement

Please carefully read the following notice before submitting your written materials to the SNUG program.

By submitting materials to the SNUG program, you and your employer are giving Synopsys the following rights: to reproduce, publish and distribute the submitted materials on the SNUG web site for access by Synopsys employees, contractors, and licensees.

It is your responsibility to confirm that your employer agrees to the use described above. You and your employer reserve the right to modify the submitted materials at any time. Synopsys shall reproduce any copyright or other legal notices that you include in your submitted materials. Synopsys will not use your submitted materials for product marketing purposes without first obtaining your express written consent.

If you have any questions about this copyright statement, please contact the SNUG team before submitting your proposal.

For the complete author submission timeline, please view the Author's Kit.

Have a question? Ask the SNUG Team.