4^th International Workshop on
Mixed Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems
Poznań, 12-14 June 1997

The MIXDES'97 Conference took place in Poznań, Poland. The topics of the MIXDES Conference included:

1. Design Methodologies, Techniques and Practical Examples
2. Thermal Problems in Semiconductor Devices and ICs
3. Analog and Digital Filters and Signal Processing
4. Advanced Testing Methods and Reliability
5. Neural Networks
6. Sensors, Actuators and Micromachines: Modeling, Simulation and Design
7. Integrated Circuits and Power Devices
8. New Trends in Microelectronics: RF, Low Power, Low Voltage
9. Education of CAD of Modern IC Devices
10. EUROPRACTICE Activities

The total number of 120 papers from 22 countries were accepted for publication including 5 invited papers.

The following invited papers were presented during the conference:

1. A CMOS 1.8 GHz Sub-Sampling Down-Converter for Digital Receiver, S. Lindfors, J. Jussila, M. Lansirinne, P. Litmanen, K. Halonen (Helsinki Univ. of Techn., FINLAND)
2. A VLSI Implementation of The Earliest Specialized Logical Computer: The Jevons' Machine, P. Amblard (INP - Grenoble, FRANCE)
3. Cost Related Reliability Measures, G. Anders (ONTARIO HYDRO, CANADA)
4. On The Methodology and The Design of Application Specific Processors for Mechatronic Systems, M. Glesner, T. Le, M.-D. Doan, A. Kirschbaum, F.M. Renner (Tech. Univ. Darmstadt, GERMANY)
5. The Conclusion of BARMINT, D. Esteve (LAAS-CNRS, Toulouse, FRANCE)