Opening of the 2023 Editorial Year—This Coda as Prelude of Next TVLSI Cycle With Sustained Growth

The journey as Editor-in-Chief (EiC) of the IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems (TVLSI) from 2019 to 2022 has been exhilarating. Continuing the analogy with classical music concertos in recent editorials in this journal
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, some movements have been somewhat tempestuous in a rapidly changing world under a pandemic. Simultaneously, fundamental transformations have taken place in the semiconductor supply chain, as well as in our life and work style through increasingly distributed cooperation models (across continents, and from the office to the home office). Other movements have been highly rewarding thanks to the concerted effort (analogy intended) of a talented and rock-solid Editorial Board, whose precious contribution has led to relentless journal improvements in many respects. And, indeed, it has been a real pleasure to work with each and every one of the members of the TVLSI Editorial Board, whose commitment to excellence has brought the journal to new heights.