Foreword

The SBCCI 2013 Program Committee has made a major effort to thoroughly review 117 papers which were electronically submitted. After blind-reviewing and rebuttal periods, the TPC finally selected 43 papers for the final program. This Committee has members from all regions of the world: Europe, South America, USA and Japan. This year SBCCI received submissions coming from 15 countries, including France, Germany, United States, Canada, Korea, China, Portugal, Australia, Egypt, and 4 Latin American countries. The Proceedings available in IEEExplore expose the clear international participation in SBCCI, as papers from authors from 9 different countries were accepted for oral presentation. A total of 10 paper sessions deal with analog design and modeling, RF circuits, CAD methods and synthesis, circuit and SoC testing, embedded systems, low power digital design, on-chip communication (networks-on-chip), and reconfigurable systems. The Technical Program of SBCCI is enriched by many highlights: 1 keynote speaker, 5 invited talks, 4 tutorials, panels, and business sessions with presentations from industry experts. Keynote speech by Dr. Maher Kayal deals with the challenges of Smart-phone and Smart-grid technologies. The SBCCI Program includes one full day of tutorials on IC and systems design issues.