Opening of the 2021 Editorial Year—Overture for a New Year of Change

The year 2021 is expected to be a turning point, after a challenging year that has unexpectedly impacted our lives and interactions. In 2020, technological and scientific progress in the area of VLSI design has been relentless despite the difficulties that the year has brought. This has been made possible by the ability to adapt to the temporary “new normal” of our community of researchers, designers, and innovators in the area of VLSI systems.