38th Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems Preliminary Technical Program PRE-SYMPOSIUM SHORT-COURSES - Sunday, Aug. 13, 1995 #1 MULTIMEDIA: Concepts, Technical Challenges, and Implementation M. Malek Sunday, Aug. 13, from 2 to 6 p.m. #2 MULTIRATE DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING S. K. Mitra Sunday, Aug. 13, from 8:30 to 12:30 a.m. #3 THE TRUE POTENTIAL OF BiCMOS TECHNOLOGY FOR ANALOG IC DESIGN M. Ismail Sunday, Aug. 13, from 8:30 to 12:30 a.m. #4 CURRENT-MODE FILTERING TECHNIQUES AND TRENDS E. Sanchez-Sinencio and A. C. M. de Queiroz Sunday, Aug, 13, from 2 to 6 p.m. #5 VLSI FUZZY PROCESSORS J. Ramirez-Angulo and A. Rodriguez Vazquez Sunday, Aug. 13, from 9 to 12 a.m. and from 2 to 5 p.m. TECHNICAL SESSIONS - Monday, Aug. 14, to Wednesday, Aug. 16, 1995 Monday Morning #1 Computer Networks #2 Protocols and Distributed Systems #3 Modeling and Simulation #4 Implementation of Neural Networks #5 Digital Signal Processing #6 Image Processing #7 OTA-C Integrated Circuits #8 Switched Circuits #9 Instrumentation and Process Control #10 Power Electronics #11 New Trends on Adaptive Filtering #12 Analog Design Automation Tools and Approaches Monday Afternoon #13 Digital Integrated Circuits #14 CAD for VLSI #15 Digital Filter Design I #16 Analog Processing #17 Control Systems #18 Distribution Power Systems and Transmission Lines #19 Multi-Dimensional Signal Processing #20 Neural Modelling and Control #21 Integrated Sensors and Circuits Tuesday Morning #22 Communication Systems and Networks #23 Neural Networks with Applications #24 Digital Filter Design II #25 Linear and Nonlinear Systems #26 Robotics and Adaptive Control #27 Machine Control and Simulation #28 Converters and Inverters #29 Digital Signal Processing Applications #30 Testability Issues for Digital Circuits & Systems #31 Mixed Signal Integrated Circuits: Activity in Europe Tuesday Afternoon #32 Digital Hardware Design and Applications #33 VLSI Design and Automation #34 Adaptive Systems #35 Image and Video Coding #36 Data Converters and Sigma Delta Modulators #37 Continuous-Time Circuits #38 Fuzzy Systems #39 Power System Analysis #40 Digital Signal Processing in Communications #41 Electronic Design in Multimedia/High Performance Chip Designs #42 High Performance Analog Signal Processors Wednesday Morning #43 Adaptive Filters #44 Analog System Building Blocks #45 Current Mode Circuits #46 Pattern Recognition #47 Power Transformer, Equipment and Control #48 Wavelets and Filter Banks #49 Multimedia Architectures #50 Testing Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuits Wednesday Afternoon #51 Analog and Digital Circuits & Systems #52 Circuit Theory, Analysis and Design #53 Signal Compression #54 Signal Processing for Communication #55 Implementation of DSP Systems #56 Modeling for Power System Analysis and Design #57 Analog Signal Processing #58 Biomedical Engineering