ICCAD 2003 broadens scope, attracts record number of paper submissions

The CAD and design community's premier technical forum, the International Conference on Computer-Aided Design 2003 (ICCAD), enjoyed a surge in paper submissions this year, thanks to a decision to broaden the scope of the conference to include innovative design technologies for devices, circuits, and systems. As a result, a record 490 papers were submitted. From this pool of submissions, 129 papers were accepted and compiled into an exciting technical program, enriched by multiple special sessions and events.