40th IEEE VLSI Test Symposium
(VTS'22)
San Diego, CA (or your living room based on Covid-19)

April 25-27, 2022

The IEEE VLSI Test Symposium (VTS) explores emerging trends and novel concepts in test, validation, yield, reliability and security of microelectronic circuits and systems. The 2022 edition of VTS will be held in San Diego, CA or as an online virtual interactive live event depending on the evolution of the COVID-19 worldwide situation.

The program includes keynotes, scientific paper presentations, short industrial application paper presentations, special sessions and Innovative Practices sessions. 

You are invited to participate and submit your contributions to VTS’22. The areas of interest include (but are not limited to) the following topics:

• Analog, Mixed-Signal, RF Test
• ATPG & Compression
• Silicon Debug
• Automotive Test & Safety
• Built-In Self-Test (BIST)
• Defect & Current Based Test
• Defect & Fault Tolerance
• Delay & Performance Test
• Design for Testability, Yield or Reliability
• Pre-silicon Design Verification & Validation
• Post-silicon Validation
• Embedded System & Board Test
• Embedded Test Methods
• Emerging Technologies Test and Reliability
• FPGA Test
• Fault Modeling and Simulation
• Hardware Security
• Low-Power IC Test
• Machine Learning in Test,Yield and Reliability
• Microsystems/MEMS/Sensors Test
• Memory Test and Repair
• On-Line Test & Error Correction
• Power & Thermal Issues in Test
• System-on-Chip (SOC) Test
• Test & Reliability of Biomedical Devices
• Test & Reliability of High-Speed I/O
• Test & Reliability of Machine Learning Systems
• Test Quality & Reliability
• Test Standards & Economics
• Test Resource Partitioning
• Transient & Soft Errors
• 2.5D, 3D & SiP Test
• Yield Optimization

VTS puts particular emphasis on enlarging its scope soliciting submissions on aspects on the following hot topics: 

• Scientific Papers:  complete manuscripts, up to six pages (EXCLUDING THE BIBLIOGRAPHY) in a standard IEEE two-column format. Papers exceeding the page limit will be returned without review. Authors should clearly explain the significance of the work, highlight novel features, and describe its current status.
• Industrial applications short papers: short papers, up to three pages (EXCLUDING THE BIBLIOGRAPHY) presenting relevant industrial applications or practices. 
• Special session proposals: proposals for special sessions may include presentations on hot topics, panels, embedded tutorials. Every proposal must include a 150-to-200 word abstract the name of the organizers and a list of at least three speakers with a tentative presentation title. If the proposal for the special session is accepted, speakers and organizers will be invited to prepare a paper, up to ten pages (excluding references) to be included in the formal proceedings of the conference.
• Proposals for the Innovative Practices sessions: The innovative practices track highlights cutting-edge challenges faced by test practitioners in the industry, and innovative solutions employed to address them. Every proposal must include a 150-to-200 word abstract the name of the organizers and a list of at least three speakers with a tentative presentation title. If the proposal for the special session is accepted, speakers and organizers will be invited to prepare a one page abstract describing the content of the session to be included in the formal proceedings of the conference.

All submissions must  be submitted electronically through the VTS website. A submission will be considered as evidence that, upon acceptance, the author(s) will submit a final camera-ready version of the paper. Registration of at least one author by the camera-ready deadline and presentation of the paper at the symposium are also required for inclusion of the paper in the published proceedings.

IMPORTANT!!!!. VTS review process for both scientific papers and industrial application short papers is DOUBLE BLIND with REBUTTAL. The page limit excludes the Bibliography.

Do not include any author names on any submitted documents except in the space provided on the submission form. You must also ensure that the metadata included in the PDF does not give away the authors. If you are improving upon your prior work, refer to your prior work in the third person and include a full citation for the work in the bibliography. 

Authors will be required to answer specific questions from the reviewers in a rebuttal phase before the TPC meeting.

• Paper registration (title, abstract and authors): Oct. 29, 2021 Nov. 12, 2021
• Paper PDF upload: Nov. 3, 2021 Nov. 12, 2021
• Questions from reviewers to authors: Nov. 29, 2021 Dec. 13, 2021
• Submission of rebuttal: Dec. 1, 2021 Dec. 15, 2021
• Notification of acceptance: Dec. 8, 2021 Dec 22, 2021
  
  
  

For submission-related information:

• S. Di Carlo – P. di Torino
• P. Song - IBM Research

• S. Ozev – ASU
• S. Natarajan – Intel 

• M. Abadir – Abadir & Associates 
• J. Figueras – UPC
• A. Ivanov – U. of British Columbia 
• M. Nicolaidis – TIMA Laboratory 
• P. Prinetto – Politecnico di Torino 
• A. Singh – Auburn University
• P. Varma – Veda Design Systems Inc.
• Y. Zorian – Synopsys