18th NASCUG Call for Contributions

Meeting to be held 6 June 2012

The North American SystemC User’s Group (NASCUG) accelerates the use of SystemC for both new and established users by providing venues for users to contribute, learn, and interact. Following the great success of our previous meetings, we are calling for contributions to NASCUG 18 to be held Wednesday, June 6, 2012. The meeting will be co-located with Design Automation Conference 2012 (DAC) in San Francisco, California, USA.

A central component of the half-day user's group meeting is a number of short user experience presentations discussing techniques of design, modeling and verification using SystemC.

Important Dates

  • Abstract Deadline: Saturday, 28 April 2012
  • Notification: Tuesday, 1 May 2012
  • Draft Due: Monday, 21 May 2012
  • Final Slides Due: Thursday, 31 May 2012
  • Presentation Day: Wednesday, 6 June 2012

Topics

Topics (include but are not restricted to):

  • Architectural Modeling with SystemC  
    • Modeling power domains
    • Enabling multi-core analysis
  • Verification Techniques Using SystemC
    • SystemC and UVM
    • Techniques for faster modeling
  • Transaction-Level Modeling
    • Virtual platforms
    • Plug-and-play models and tools
  • Integrating SystemC into the Design Flow
    • Dealing with organizational issues
    • Overcoming obstacles
  • Software Co-Design with SystemC
    • Enabling early software development
    • Keys to virtual platform success
  • SystemC Tool Flows and Methodologies
    • Guaranteeing successful deployment
    • Example flows and experiences
  • Platform Design Using SystemC
    • Configuration and control
    • Effective debugging techniques
  • SystemC Language Development
    • Using the new features of C++11
    • Best of SystemC 2011 Standard
  • Analog Modeling with SystemC AMS
  • Synthesis with SystemC/C++

Submission Requirements

The final contribution should be a PowerPoint or PDF slide presentation with duration of about 20 minutes (for "how-to" presentations approval may be given for up to 40 minutes). Presentations are expected to be of current topical interest to attendees and should consider the following:

  • What is unique to the audience
  • Value/contribution of the technology being presented
  • Level of presentation (beginner, intermediate, advanced)
  • Summary of results for the project

Submit Online

A title and an abstract (of no less than 75 words and no more than 150 words) for a user experience presentation or "how to" presentation can be submitted online.

Fill out and submit our Abstract Submission Form.


Program Co-Chairs

David C Black, Jack Donovan, Tor Jeremiassen, Joanne DeGroat, Cicerone Mihalache, John Swan


Sponsors

NASCUG is looking for sponsors to underwrite the cost of this meeting. If your company or organization is interested in being a sponsor, please email feedback@nascug.org.


Sponsored by

ARM Cadence CircuitSutra
Forte Design Systems Mentor Graphics Synopsys

 

NASCUG is managed by

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