Student Travel Support for 2018 IEEE VLSI Test Symposium

这项提案要求资助12名美国研究生参加第36届IEEE VLSI测试研讨会，目的是让他们接触这一学科，并鼓励他们在微电子领域追求职业生涯。参加这次研讨会被认为是学生在VLSI设计领域研究生院经历的重要组成部分，提供了与资深研究人员互动和接触该领域前沿工作的机会。这种支持将使科学知识能够传播给原本没有这种经历的学生。这项学生旅行支持也将促进有前途的研究生的发展，因此也将间接地帮助培训未来在重要的微电子领域的劳动力。妇女和任职人数不足的群体将得到适当考虑，以便通过这笔赠款获得支助。在过去的34年里，IEEE VLSI测试研讨会(VTS)一直是探索微电子电路和系统测试、调试和修复方面的新趋势和新概念的主要学术论坛。第36届研讨会将通过包括主题演讲和全会演讲、技术论文会议、嵌入式教程、小组讨论、热点话题会议、半天教程和创新实践课程在内的项目，探讨半导体设计和制造行业的主要趋势和挑战。会议委员会已经建立了适当的评估标准，从通过公开广告形成的申请者池中挑选合格的学生。该委员会还计划考虑少数本科生申请者，以便更好地接触到该领域的不同潜在研究人员。这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This proposal requests funding to assist 12 US-based graduate students for attending the 36-th IEEE VLSI Test Symposium with the intention of exposing them to the discipline and to encourage them to pursue careers in microelectronics. Participation in this symposium is considered an important part of the graduate school experience of students in the field of VLSI design, providing the opportunity to interact with senior researchers and to be exposed to leading edge work in the field. The support will enable dissemination of scientific knowledge to students who would otherwise not have the experience. This student travel support will also facilitate the development of promising graduate students, and will thus indirectly also help train the workforce of the future in the important area of microelectronics. Women and underrepresented groups will be given due consideration for receiving support through this grant. The IEEE VLSI Test Symposium (VTS) for the past 34 years has been the premier academic forum where emerging trends and novel concepts in testing, debug and repair of microelectronic circuits and systems are explored. The 36-th edition of this symposium will addresses key trends and challenges in the semiconductor design and manufacturing industries through a program that includes Keynote and Plenary Talks, Technical Paper Sessions, Embedded Tutorials, Panels, Hot Topic Sessions, Half-day Tutorials, and the Innovative Practices Track. The conference committee has set up an adequate evaluation criteria to select the qualified students from a pool of applicants formed via open advertisement. The committee also plans to consider a small number of undergraduate applicants in order to better reach a diverse population of potential researchers in this field.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.