SSCD Initiative
In September 2023, the Solid-State Circuits Directions (SSCD) committee launched the workshop series titled “Think Impact with ICs.” The series provides members the opportunity to learn from world-leading experts outside the traditional domain of SSCS, while exploring transformative synergies between emerging disciplines and integrated circuits.
This series regularly attracts between 500 to 1,000 registrants per workshop. If you are interested in the intersection of ICs and frontier technologies, be sure to join our upcoming sessions!
Workshops are open to the general public—no IEEE or SSCS membership is required to attend live events.
Past Workshops Archive
2026
Workshops
(2 Workshops) ▾
Town Hall Meeting: IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
Oct. 5, 2026 ▾
The Journal of Solid-State Circuits (JSSC) has served as a flagship venue for decades and remains more relevant than ever amid the ongoing semiconductor boom. This webinar brings together JSSC stakeholders to discuss current trajectories, author guidance, submission trends, manuscript tips, AI-related publication policies, and general considerations for the review process.
Bridging Neurotechnology and Clinical Applications
Sep. 17, 2026 ▾
Presented by Prof. Jia Liu (Harvard University)
Presented by Dr. Carolina Mora Lopez (imec)
Presented by Dr. Shuo Wang (Washington University in St. Louis)
2025
Workshops
(3 Workshops) ▾
From Chips to Genes: Next-Gen Diagnostics and Therapies
Nov. 21, 2025 ▾
Focuses on the convergence of semiconductors, synthetic biology, and clinical medicine. Explores advances in solid-state platforms for genomics, DNA synthesis, disposable diagnostics, and ingestible/implantable systems for precision healthcare.
No recording or slide deck available for this session.
From Words to Circuits: Agentic AI, Foundation Models, and Open EDA
Sep. 22, 2025 ▾
Assesses the reality of language-to-circuit design at scale. Researchers cover foundation models, agentic workflows, language-to-analog synthesis, multimodal diagnosis, and AI-assisted RF/mmWave design with quantitative benchmarks.
Workshop on Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces; Standards, Design and Deployment
March 14, 2025 ▾
A comprehensive two-day workshop addressing advancements and engineering hurdles in Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) for 6G and next-generation communications systems.
2024
Workshops
(3 Workshops) ▾
Solid State Circuits and Devices in Extreme Radiation Environments
Dec. 2, 2024 ▾
Covers challenges and design techniques for developing reliable semiconductor components and ICs capable of operating in harsh radiation environments, such as space, nuclear systems, and high-energy physics installations.
System, Circuit, Device, and Packaging Co-Optimization for Next Generation AI Systems
2024 ▾
Focuses on holistic hardware-software co-design to meet the compute demands of large AI models. Highlights training system optimizations, low-precision supercomputing, latency-critical inference, analog compute-in-memory, and advanced 2.5D/3D packaging.
Quantum Computing and Technology Workshop
2024 ▾
Bridges the interface between solid-state electronics and quantum physics. Concludes with live, cloud-accessible algorithm experiments executed on actual quantum hardware.
2023
Workshops
(2 Workshops) ▾
Non-Traditional Computing Paradigms with Emerging Technologies for Energy Efficiency
2023 ▾
As classical Dennard scaling tapers, exploratory materials, devices, and architectures provide new paths to extreme energy efficiency. Topics include analog compute, neuromorphic processing, and non-Boolean automata models.
ICs Addressing Societal Grand Challenges: Sustainability and Climate Change
2023 ▾
Examines the environmental and carbon footprints of electronics from silicon refinement to lifecycle decommissioning, emphasizing the vital role of circuits in environmental sensing, renewable power management, EVs, and data centers.