IIT Madras to host VLSI and embedded systems conference

IIT Madras will host the international conference on VLSI Design (very large scale integration) and embedded systems from 2-7 January, 2011.

Sponsored by the VLSI society of India, the theme of this year's conference is ''Embedded products for the emerging markets - infrastructure, energy and automotive.''

There is a need to have discussions on the trends and the road ahead as VLSI design and embedded systems are the core technologies behind all electronics used widely today in these and more domains, an official communiqué said.

The three verticals, infrastructure, energy and automotive, are also the ones with the highest growth rates projected for India over the years ahead, the statement added.

Professor Veezhinathan Kamakoti, general co-chair of the conference, and professor at department of computer science and engineering, IIT-Madras, said, ''The Indian semiconductor market grew even while the global market shrunk thus pointing to the immense potential of this industry.

''For the industry to flourish and R&D to take-off one need close collaboration between industry and the academia besides a global perspective which is where this conference comes in providing a platform enabling the same.''