FPGA

FPGA 2009 is the 17th annual meeting of the ACM International Symposium on Field-Programmable Gate Arrays. As we gather again in Monterey, CA, we welcome you to this premier conference for the presentation of the latest research and advances in all areas related to FPGAs.

This year, we received 92 submissions from which we selected 24 excellent quality full papers for presentation at the Symposium (acceptance rate of 26%). This cohort of full-length papers provides a balanced program with strong contributions in the three areas of FPGA architecture (6), CAD tools (10) and applications (8).

In an effort to widen participation, we also introduce a new category known as "short papers", each having a 4-page publication, a short (5 minutes) presentation and a poster presentation. In all, eleven short papers were chosen. We will also have over 30 poster presentations that provide additional opportunities for researchers to present their work.

Delegates to this year's Symposium will enjoy an interesting pre-conference workshop on research challenges and opportunities in emerging applications, and an interesting debate during the Panel Session on Monday evening on "CMOS vs Nano: Comrades or Rivals?".