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con ference reports

Porter and Chips
Swedish SSC/CAS Chapter Conference in Historic Beer Brewery

First held in 2001 and organized
annually since 2006 by the Swedish
Chapter of IEEE Solid-State Circuits
Society (SSCS) [now the joint SSCS/
IEEE Circuits and Systems (CAS)
Chapter], the Swedish System-onChip Conference has become the
venue where the majority of university researchers and Ph.D. students
in analog/RF and digital circuit
design in Sweden meet, enjoy, and
network. Local arrangements rotate
between four large universities in
Sweden, and they were organized
together this year with the Departments of Microtechnology and Nanoscience and Computer Science and
Engineering at Chalmers University
of Technology in Gothenburg.
The number of conference participants has fluctuated over the years,
between more than 100 down to 30.
This is probably a reflection of the
current popularity of the research
area and the related research funding situation. This year, around 50
participants enjoyed the presentations of four invited speakers from
industry as well as 24 research presentations during the two conference days.
The conference was held in the
old Carnegie Porter Brewery, now
converted into a modern hotel,
with a stunning view of the harbor of Gothenburg and the mighty
Älvsborgsbron. The brewery and
a sugar mill were built in the 19th
century on the remains of the first
Älvsborg fortress, dating back to the
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Andreas Ehliar from Linkoping University
presents the Best Digital Paper Award to
Christoffer Fougstedt from
Chalmers University of Technology.

Jonn Lantz from Volvo Car Group spoke
about mechatronics and how to use modeling, agile methods, and gradual integration
in the development of complex mechatronic
systems in cars.

Torbjörn Hult, chief engineer at RUAG
Space, was the keynote speaker at the
conference.

Atila Alvandpour from Linkoping University
presents Anders Nejdel from Lund University an award for his paper.

14th century. On two occasions, the
Danes conquered the fortress, cutting
off Sweden's connection to the sea in
the west. Sweden had to pay dearly to
recover it, and, in the history books,
one can read about the Älvsborg's
ransom. In addition, the Swedish East
India Company had its home port in
this district in the 1700s.

electronics and electronic systems
or provide important components
for suppliers of systems. Of the four
invited speakers, three were representing renowned companies of different sizes and profiles of the region.
The keynote was given by Torbjörn Hult, chief engineer at RUAG
Space. With almost 400 employees
in Sweden, 300 of which are in Gothenburg, and around 1,000 employees in total, RUAG Space is a strong
player in the European space industry, especially when it comes to the

Invited Speakers
There are many electronics-related
industries in the Gothenburg area,
either whose products consist of

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