The 2012 IEEE International Interconnect Technology Conference

2012 IEEE International Interconnect Technology Conference

The fifteenth annual IITC is sponsored by the IEEE Electron Devices Society as a premier conference for interconnect technology. It provides a forum for professionals and researchers in semiconductor processing, advanced materials, equipment development, and interconnect systems to present and discuss exciting new science and technology.

IITC 2012 will be held June 4-6 at the DoubleTree Hotel in San Jose, CA. It will be preceded by a day-long Short Course on leading-edge interconnect technologies on Sunday, June 3. The conference attracts professionals from industry, academia, and national laboratories in semiconductor processing, interconnect design, and equipment development. The traditional U.S. venue is now one of three international locations for this important technology conference, which rotates among them annually.

Keynote presentations by Mike Mayberry, Vice President of Research, Intel Corp. and Bill Dally, Chief Scientist, nVIDIA will open the conference on Monday morning. Invited speakers include Subu Iyer (IBM Fellow responsible for 3D), Michael van Buskirk (CTO of Adesto, former CTO of Spansion), Dan Edelstein (IBM Fellow responsible for BEOL), Axel Preusse (Fellow at GLOBALFOUNDRIES), Jean Marc-Yannou (Analyst focusing on 3D at Yole Development) and many others.

The topics of this conference include both fundamental and applied research, as well as issues related to introduction into manufacturing. This year, the Organizing Committee explicitly solicits contributions for the following areas of growing importance: Fine Grain 3D, Contacts and Local Interconnects, Interconnects for Biological Applications, Networks-on-Chip, and Circuits for High-Speed and Low-Power Signaling. Regular papers, with 3-page abstracts, will be selected for either oral or poster presentation. In addition, papers with 2-page abstracts will be selected for a special poster session for New Engineers and Students. The deadline for paper submissions is January 25, 2012. Complete submission information will be available on September 30.

Exhibits/Seminars:: New products, processes, analytical methods and materials will be exhibited at the conference. Supplier seminars will be held on the 1st or 2nd evenings of the conference. Interested suppliers are kindly requested to contact the Conference Headquarters for details.