ASP-DAC 2011 Submission GUIDE for Camera-Ready Manuscript

Deadline for Final Version:

5 PM JST (GMT+9) November 15 (Mon.), 2010

Requirements for the Final Submission

  • You cannot add or remove any author and cannot change author names in the final manuscript. Any modifications of authors are allowed by TPC chairs only. If you have a proper reason, please contact TPC at 
      aspdac2011-tpc [at] mls.aspdac.com
  • Changing the paper title is not allowed, as far as it reflects the technical contents of the paper.
  • Fundamental changes in the technical contents of the paper are not allowed. If there is a wide degradation in the technical contents of a paper, the paper will not appear in the conference proceedings.
  • Page size of the final manuscript must be US Letter, and all texts, figures, tables, and footnotes (if any) must be placed within 181mm x 250mm (7.13in x 9.84 in) region in each page.
  • The final manuscript must be in IEEE Xplore-compatible PDF format. There are requirements on graphics resolution and font embedding.
  • The final paper submission page requires Registration ID, when submitting the final manuscript of a regular paper or a paper for University LSI Design Contest. If Registration ID is not given, your paper will not appear in the conference proceedings. One author of each paper must register to ASP-DAC 2011.
    The on-line registration site is now open. Before submitting your final manuscirpt, please follow the link in Registration Page.
  • Without IEEE Copyright Form, your paper will not appear in the conference proceedings.

Paper Format and Templates

The paper size is US Letter (8.5in x 11in). Arrange your text region in each page as follows;

Paper Size Text width Text Height Margins
Top Bottom Left Right
215mmx279mm
8.5in x 11in 		181mm
7.13in 		250mm
9.84in 		14.7mm
0.58in 		14.7mm
0.58in 		17.45mm
0.685in 		17.45mm
0.685in

You can refer to Preparation GUIDE for Camera-Ready Manuscript (pdf) as a template for your manuscript.*

File Format Download File(s)
LaTeX tex file template, style file
LaTeX2e tex file template, style file
MS Word word file template
* This PDF file is generated from LaTeX's DVI file using PDF eXpress.

IEEE Xplore-compatible PDF Format

All conference articles submitted to IEEE sponsored conferences must be in IEEE Xplore-compatible PDF format. IEEE offers PDF eXpress as a free service to IEEE conference authors, allowing you to make Xplore-compatible PDFs (Conversion function) or to check PDFs you have created yourself for Xplore compatibility (PDF Check function).

Please visit here and check your final manuscript is in IEEE Xplore-compatible PDF format.

If you experience trouble in creating your PDF, please contact 

  pdfsupport [at] ieee.org

Final Manuscript to be Submitted, no later than November 15, 2010, thru the final paper submission page.
IEEE Copyright Form and Other Forms to Be Postmarked, not later than November 15, 2010 (They must be sent by postal mail).

Page Limit Policy and Page Charge

Invited Papers & Designers' Forum Papers
The number of pages per paper is limited up to eight (8) pages. No extension is allowed.
Regular Papers
The number of pages per paper is limited up to six (6) pages. This limit can be extended up to eight (8) pages by paying an additional page charge.
For example, if your final manuscript has eight (8) pages,
     15,000 x 2 = 30,000 yen
is charged. Please refer to Additional Page Charge Payment Form (pdf, English), (pdf, Japanese)
Papers for University LSI Design Contest
The number of pages per paper is strictly limited up to two (2) pages. No extension is allowed.

Other Forms to be Prepared

- Speaker's Biography
It is used to introduce the speaker prior to the presentation. Please prepare the text version of biography.

Checking List

All authors must prepare items 1, 2 and 4. Item 3 is required for a paper with additional pages.

  1. Electronic File (IEEE Xplore-compatible PDF).
  2. IEEE Copyright Form.
  3. Additional Page Charge Payment Form (pdf, English), (pdf, Japanese).
  4. Reprint Order Form (pdf, English), (pdf, Japanese). Optional.
  5. Speaker's Biography.
  • Please put Items 1 and 5 thru the final paper submission page no later than November 15, 2010
  • Please make soft copies of Items 2, 3, and 4 with your scanner and send them via e-mail to 
      aspdac2011pub [at] aspdac.com
  • If you have any difficulties in making soft copies of above items, please send them via FAX or postal mail to the following address. Submissions sent via the postal mail must be postmarked by November 15, 2010.

    ASP-DAC 2011 Secretariat
    Japan Electronics Show Association
    12F Ote Center Bldg.,
    1-1-3 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, JAPAN
    Phone +81-3-6212-5231
    FAX +81-3-6212-5225

The due date for Item 1 and Item 5 is November 15, 2010.
The due date for Item 2 and Item 3, and Item 4 is November 15, 2010 (Postal mail must be postmarked by the due date).

Questions&Comments

If you have any questions or comments, please contact Publication Chair: Masashi Imai & Nozomu Togawa : 

  aspdac11publication [at] hal.rcast.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Last Updated on: 10 11, 2010