ASP-DAC 2020 Submission GUIDE for Camera-Ready Manuscript

Deadline for Final Version

5 PM AOE (Anywhere on Earth, UTC-12) November 11 (Mon.), 2019

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 (UDC chairs, resp.) only. If you have a proper reason, please contact TPC (UDC) at
    TPC:
      aspdac2020.tpc [at] gmail.com
    UDC:
      aspdac2020.udc [at] gmail.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, which is a 6-character digital confirmation number you receive after registration, when submitting the final manuscript of a regular/invited/designer's forum paper or a paper for University LSI Design Contest(UDC). If Registration ID is not given, your paper will not appear in the conference proceedings. Each paper must be accompanied by at least one different conference registration at the non-student conference registration (non-student IEEE/ACM member or non-member) rate. As for UDC papers, at least one co-author per accepted UDC paper must register the conference at the conference registration or student registration rate.
    The on-line registration site will be ready in Oct. Before submitting your final manuscript, please follow the link in Registration Page.
  • Without IEEE Copyright Form, your paper will not appear in the conference proceedings.
    You are recommended to submit the form online from here.
    If any difficulties in online submission, you can download the electronic file from here and submit a soft copy via e-mail. "IEEE PUBLICATION TITLE" in the form should be "2020 25nd Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference (ASP-DAC)".
  • The copyright code/notice should be added to the left corner of first page (refer to the template). For papers in which all authors are employed by the US government, the copyright notice is: U.S. Government work not protected by U.S. copyright. For papers in which all authors are employed by a Crown government (UK, Canada, and Australia), the copyright notice is: 978-1-7281-4123-7/20/$31.00 ©2020 Crown. For papers in which all authors are employed by the European Union, the copyright notice is: 978-1-7281-4123-7/20/$31.00 ©2020 European Union. For all other papers the copyright notice is: 978-1-7281-4123-7/20/$31.00 ©2020 IEEE.

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
MS Word word file template

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 11, 2019, thru the final paper submission page.

Please submit Electronic IEEE Copyright Form here.

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,
     US $150 x 2 = US $300
is charged. Please refer to Additional Page Charge Payment Form (pdf)
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.

Check List

All authors must prepare item 1, 2, and 5. Item 2 is recommended to be registered via the Electronic IEEE Copyright Form. Item 3 is required for a paper with additional pages.

  1. Electronic File (IEEE Xplore-compatible PDF).
  2. IEEE Copyright Form to be submitted via Electronic IEEE Copyright From from here.
  3. Additional Page Charge Payment Form (pdf)
  4. Reprint Order Form. Unavailable now.
  5. Speaker's Biography.
  • Please put Items 1 and 5 through the final paper submission page no later than November 11, 2019
  • Please make soft copies of Items 3 and 4 with your scanner and send them via e-mail.
    wei.zhang [at] ust.hk
  • If you have any difficulties in making soft copies of above items, please send them via postal mail to the following address. Submissions sent via the postal mail must be postmarked by November 11, 2019.

    ASP-DAC 2020 Secretariat
    CSIE Building, No.168, Sec. 1,
    University Rd., Minhsiung,
    Chiayi 62102, Taiwan (R.O.C.),
    Phone +886-5-2720411, Ext: 33136

The due date for Items 1 through 5 is November 11, 2019.
(Postal mail must be postmarked by the due date).

Questions&Comments

If you have any questions or comments, please contact Publication Chair: Wei Zhang

wei.zhang [at] ust.hk
Last Updated on: Nov 1, 2019