It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to participate in the 2023 IEEE BiCMOS and Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuits and Technology Symposium (BCICTS). After 42 years of the Compound Semiconductor IC Symposium (CSICS), and 35 years of the Bipolar/BiCMOS Circuit and Technology Meeting (BCTM), the sixth meeting of this combined symposium will be held in person from Sunday October 15th to Wednesday October 18th at the Monterey Marriott, in Monterey California.
The planning committee looks forward with great anticipation at this opportunity to meet in person again, just like last year, after holding the previous two BCICTS conferences virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This a great opportunity for us in the engineering and technical community to reconnect with each other both professionally and personally, to meet new colleagues and visit with long-time friends, while catching up on the latest trends within microelectronics.
This year, BCICTS will continue the long history, from BCTM and CSICS, of international symposiums where distinguished experts present their latest results in bipolar, SiGe BiCMOS, and compound semiconductor circuits, devices, and technology. There are no other events in the world where you can see leading edge bipolar/BiCMOS devices and technology, 5G ICs, GaN HPAs, InP THz PAs, optical CMOS/SiGe transceivers, GaN HEMT power devices, and advances in compact modeling, all presented together.
This sixth BCICTS includes presentations from worldwide submissions on all aspects of the technologies. Topics span process technology, device advances, TCAD modeling, compact modeling to IC design and testing, high-volume manufacturing, and system applications. BCICTS will also feature the very latest results in RF/microwave, millimeter-wave, THz, analog mixed signal, and optoelectronic integrated circuits.
This year, as we have done in past years, BCICTS will offer a topical short course and a more basic primer course. Both will be taught by leading experts, with the short course intended for professionals seeking comprehensive understanding of the latest industry trends and techniques, and the primer as an introductory tutorial. Specific details on both of these offerings will be coming soon.
We would like to thank the many dedicated volunteers on the BCICTS Committee, and the generous support of the IEEE Electron Devices, Microwave Theory and Techniques, and Solid- State Circuits Societies. Finally, we look forward to interacting with all participants to continue the traditions of technical excellence for BCICTS!
Breandán Ó hAnnaidh, Symposium Chair
Analog Devices
Robert Howell, Symposium Co-Chair
Northrop Grumman
