This document provides instructions to authors of papers accepted for presentation in the seventh VLSI Design and Test Workshops to be held in Mysore during August 26-28, 2004. Please follow the following format guidelines carefully. Author(s) are required to compose the text, drawings, photographs, tables and slides within the range of print area (4.5” X 8”). This document has been typeset using the directions that you will find below.

1. Page Limit

Regular papers and tutorials will have a limit of 10 pages and short papers will have a limit of 8 pages. Authors have the option of buying at most two extra pages by paying Rs. 1000/- per page. Send the cheque to Mr Ganesh Murthy, Finance Chair, VDAT 2004, Test Instruments India, Wind Tunnel Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore 560017; and make the draft payable to “VLSI Design and Test Workshops, 2004.”

2. Paper (Text matter)

Final manuscript must be submitted electronically at the VDAT 2004 website. Please do not send hard copies by regular mail or electronic copies by e-mail. Papers must be formatted using MS Word. The manuscript should be typewritten in single line spacing and standard font spacing, with 10 points font size in Times New Roman script.

3. Presentation

Abstract, introduction, sub-headings, paragraphs and conclusions of the manuscript should begin at the left margin and should be consistent throughout the paper.

4. Arrangement of the Manuscript

The manuscript should contain following points arranged in the order specified below:

4.1 Title

The Title of the paper shall be typewritten in BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS with center justification at the third line of the first page in 16-points size.

4.2 Name(s) of the Author(s), Title(s) and Affiliation

Typewrite the name of the author(s) in bold 12-points font size followed by their title(s). Leave one line space in between the title of the paper and the name of the author(s). Print affiliation of the Author(s) in 9 points front size in footnotes.

4.3 Abstract

Synopsis of not more than 200 words should be written on a new paragraph leaving one line space after the name(s) of the author(s). Use I0-points font size. The abstract should clearly focus on the scope of the paper and the main conclusions reached.

4.4 Keywords (Index)

List out key words in Italics and 10 points size in a separate sheet.

4.5 Tables and Figures

All graphic items must fit within the print area. Lettering within the tables and figures should be 10 points. Please do not use color in your figures or any part of the manuscript. If you plan to include an image, ensure that it is of high quality so that when printed it will reproduce clearly. All figures and tables must have captions and must be numbered.

4.6 Sections

Number your sections 1, 2, 3, etc. and subsections 2.1, 3.2.1, etc.

4.7 References

Within the text references should be indicated by citing the surname of the author(s) followed by the year of publication. The abbreviated author and date references should be placed in parentheses, e.g Hasan and Khan (1998), or Agrawal (1997). Here is a sample reference:

Hasan, S. And Khan, M.A. (1998), Management of Calcutta Megacity: A transition from a reactive to a proactive strategy, In Sustainable Development, Vol. 6, No 2, August, pp. 55)-67.

(For all conventions, references should follow the Harvard system (e.g. the Chicago Manual of Style, Style B).

5 Slides

Do not use animation or color filling in your slides. We plan to reproduce 2 slides per page. When printed, none of the lettering in your slides must be less than 10 point in size. We recommend that you use at least 18 point font size in your slides.

6 Copyrights

Any necessary rights or permission to reproduce quoted material or illustrations published elsewhere remain the responsibility of the author(s). To Safeguard authors' right, the copyright of all material published in the proceeding is vested in the publisher.

7 Submission

Submit the final camera-ready version electronically to ravikumar@ti.com

References

[1] Hasan, S. And Khan, M.A. (1998), Management of Calcutta Megacity: A transition from a reactive to a proactive strategy, In Sustainable Development, Vol. 6, No 2, August, pp. 55)-67.

Appendix A: MS Word Setting

We recommend the following procedure when you use MS/Word to typeset your document. Go to File-Page Setup menu and select paper size to be Letter (8.5” x 11”). Then set margins as follows – top and bottom margins of 1.5”, and left and right margins of 2” each. Set gutter to 0” and header and footer margins to 0.5”.

[1] Contact Information: Elite Publishers, New Delhi. rg_elite@yahoo.com