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The eleven papers in this special section were presented at the Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, held in San Jose, CA, in September 2011. The papers are grouped into three broad areas?analog,digital/memory, and RF circuits. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The papers in this special section consists of expanded versions of six papers presented at the Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), held in San Jose, CA, USA, in September 2014. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Only in the last couple of years has San Jose State College, California begun to shed its long-deserved reputation as a party school. Campus tranquility was severely jarred at San Jose this fall by a hastily organized Afro-American campaign aimed at several varieties of discrimination that flourished there long after they had been abolished on paper. As at most colleges, the white fraternities and sororities had long ago dropped the all-white clauses from then charters, but none has accepted a black member. After four days of turmoil San Jose State President Robert D. Clark appointed an ombudsman for discrimination problems.

The article reports on the attendance of MCE PR to the System Builders Advisory Council in San Jose, .California. It says that the move aims to improve partner relations with topics on new products being released into the market and a focus on improving end-users' support. It mentions that the company's goal is to become seamless extension of their customers' operations. Furthermore, other attendees of the conference are also presented.

Information about several papers discussed at the International Symposium on Physical Design held in April 2006 in San Jose, California is presented. New chip design at 65 nanometers where temperature, voltage and process variations have dramatic impact on chip timing, manufacturability and yield were offered during the symposium. It also featured several authors from the University of California in Los Angeles and International Business Machine Research who received ISPD 2006 Best Paper Award.

Reports on Armon Mills' appointment as president and publisher of the "San Diego Business Journal." Position as publisher and chief executive officer of the business weekly "Silicon Valley Business Ink"; Comparisons to be drawn between the economic development challenges of both San Jose and San Diego; Mills' immediate plans for the paper; Career background.

Openly gay marine Stephen Funk comes out as the first conscientious objector of the U.S. war with Iraq as of May 13, 2003. When his Marine reserve unit was called to active duty in February, 21-year-old Funk did not report. But on April 1, 2003 after having been AWOL for 47 days, Funk turned himself in, in San Jose, California. In his hands he carried papers declaring himself a conscientious objector of the war. In a surprising move of leniency, Funk was not arrested, though at press time the Marines were deciding to punish him. He instead must report to San Jose in California while his application is processed. If convicted as a deserter, he could face up to two years in military prison.

Reports on the Association for Computing MemberNet97 Awards Ceremony in San Jose, California. Presentation of the A.M. Turing Award; Karl V. Karlstrom Outstanding Educator Award; Outstanding contribution to ACM Award.

The article reports that the Ridders family acquired the "San Jose Evening News and Morning Mercury," a newspaper based in San Jose, California. Joseph Ridder, currently general manager of the "St. Paul Dispatch" and "Pioneer Press" will be the new publisher. The family is eyeing two other California newspapers, the "Long Beach Independent" and "Press Telegram." It is also reported that the family sold the "Chicago Journal of Commerce" to the "Wall Street Journal."

This article provides information on the 65th Meeting of the Western States Communication Association (WSCA) which was held February 23 to 27, 1994 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, California. With an attendance of 850, this was the second largest convention in WSCA history. The President of San Jose State University, J. Handel Evans, greeted convention-goers on behalf of the host institution. Featured speakers were Ernest L. Boyer, who spoke on Making Academics Relevant, and WSCA President William F. Eadie, whose presidential address was titled, Is the Party Over: Coherence and Change in the Communication Discipline. President-elect Robert Avery's theme for the convention was Taking it to the Streets. A number of programs related to this theme, including: Taking it to the Streets: The Challenge of Addressing Concerns of Everyday Communication, with papers on applied interpersonal communication research presented by Michael T. Motley, Heidi Reeder, Jennifer L. Molloy and Matthew F. Abrahams; The Force of Voice in the Community, with papers on the nature of voice in an electronic and postmodern age presented by Jay Mechling, Michael Leff and Bruce Gronbeck; Sally MillerGearhart's Feminist Vision of Communication, a two-part program in honor of one of the discipline's leading feminist theorists.

The article focuses on Michael Lewis and the success of Cryptic Studios in San Jose, Calif., a hot shop founded and majority-owned by Lewis. Cryptic's massively multiplayer Internet game, City of Heroes, debuted in late April and has 180,000 users, adding 6,000 more newcomers every week. They pay $50 up front and $15 a month to design their own superheroes, arm them with an arsenal of mayhem machinery and pit them against a huge array of villains in the virtual Paragon City. Heroes is one of the fastest-growing online games ever. Lewis, who reaped $17 million selling a graphics-chip company a few years ago, figures Cryptic will be profitable by early 2005. "We're 30% over my wildest dreams," he says. Cryptic thereby defies a troubling trend: Internet games, first ballyhooed as the next big thing, have struggled. Electronic Arts dropped perhaps $30 million building, marketing and supporting Sims Online, but it drew at most 80,000 users, and the fad has faded. But when an online game hits, the riches pour in. Sony's EverQuest is the bestselling multiplayer game in the U.S.; it has 400,000 subscribers after five years. Lewis and his staff beat the odds by melding comic books, classical mythology and modern production techniques, and by fighting a few demons of their own on the way. Lewis spent $2.5 million of his own money, plus loans of $4.5 million from his distributor, the U.S. arm of South Korea game company NCsoft, to create City of Heroes. NCsoft is spending another $18 million a year to market and operate the game and provide customer support. INSET: A World for the Rest of Us.

The article reports that engineering students at San Jose State University (SJSU) in California has invented a solar powered device that makes ice. Professor Jinny Rhee, a contributor to the project stated that the invention is ideal for typical temperature arrays in warm climates. Rhee added that they hoped to polish the device by next summer. It also discusses the mechanics of the system of the device.

The article focuses on the idea behind the launch of the digital label manufacturing firm Altierre in San Jose, California. It is stated that chief executive officer (CEO) Sunit Saxena quit his job to create Altierre. It notes that the digital shelf labels can be controlled using a wireless network and can save money without changing consumer behavior. According to retail consultant Jon Schallert, the challenge for them would be to have large grocers as customers.

Information about several papers discussed at the Embedded Systems Conference held at Silicon Valley in San Jose, California on April 15, 2008 is presented. During the event, Microsoft officials laid out the next phase of their strategy for the Windows Embedded business. The company also provided details about its Spark Your Imagination community-focused program, aimed in brining a complete offering of hardware and software to nonprofessional developers.

An interview with art quilter Therese May of San Jose, California, is presented. When asked where she gets her energy for making the imagery used in her quilts, May said that she love childhood imagery and drawing and she was full of imagination as a kid and she was always drawing. When asked how things have changed since she began quilting in the 1960s, May said the art of quilting has grown in epic proportions with opportunities for all quilters to be successful.

The article highlights the specifications of and modifications done to a 1998 Honda Integra GS-R automobile owned by Harvey Flores of San Jose, California. It is said that the low ride height of the car is courtesy of Tokico Illumina gas shocks with Ground Control springs. A JDM front end was given by his wife and has been improved with a genuine Mugen front bumper. The seats from Recaro Speed and OEM rear seats ensure that the gray interior accents the blue paint.

The article reports that exclusive rights to manufacture and sell the MAXXSCORE has been granted to San Jose, California-based HMB Manufacturing and Supply Co.

The article features the storytelling festival Ogre Awards at the Harker School in San Jose, California in 1996-1997 school year. The event featured second graders who were performing so well with their traditional folk tales and stories. It was aimed to entertain the audience, help students form mental pictures while listening to storytelling, participate in creative dramatics, and empathize with the characters and understand classic fairy tales from cultural traditions.

Examines some of the process-specific papers in the 2003 Custom Integrated Circuits Conference in San Jose, California. Embedded software; Novel circuit architectures; Memory paradigms and packaging challenges.

Reports that the Custom Integrated Circuits Conference will be moved from May to September 21-24, 2003 at the Doubletree Hotel in San Jose, California. Benefit of the change to attenders and presenters; Deadline for the submission of papers for the event.

The article reports on the unveiling of a new version of WebwasherR Web gateway security by the Secure Computing Corp. in San Jose, California on September 24, 2007. Webwasher is the only Web gateway security solution that integrates caching and security to deliver bandwidth savings and reduced latency without compromising security. Secure Computing Corp. is a leading provider of enterprise gateway security which delivers a comprehensive set of solutions that help customer protect their critical Web, email and network assets. Webwasher has several features including Anti-Malware Engine for Web threats, reputation-based Filtering powered by TrustedSource, and Webwasher SSL Scanner.

Highlights the bingo socials conducted at the cafeteria in Notre Dame High School in San Jose, California. Pot money to be won weekly; Price ranges of the bingo cards; Contact person for the event.

Previews the 2002 International Conference on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD) to be held in San Jose, California. Design-related papers, panels and workshops to be featured; Parallel workshops on the OpenAccess standards effort, open-source circuit simulation and languages; Opening keynote address to be given by Chekib Akrout, director of microprocessor development at IBM Microelectronics.

Focuses on the winners of the Young Investor Award for the paper entitled 'New Photorefractive Polymer Composites Highly Sensitive at 1500 nm,' announced at the Photonics West trade show in San Jose, California on January 2002.

Reports that Citigroup Inc. filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against San Jose, California-based mortgage lender Citicredit. Details regarding the litigation at issue; Claims and contentions of both parties involved in the lawsuit; Overview on the counterclaim filed by Citicredit against Citigroup.

Presents an article on working at a small switching yard in San Jose, California. Reason for thinking the switching yard as a hospital yard; Description of the yard; Details on workers at the yard.

Describes how convention centers across the United States were decorated by planners. Transformation of Florida's Miami Beach Convention Center into an `Aqua Odyssey'; Creation of an Egypt-themed San Jose Convention Center in California; Hollywood-style party at the Los Angeles Convention Center in California.

The article features javelin thrower Bob Roggy, who broke the 300 feet 12-year American record of Mark Murro. Roggy threw a javelin at a distance of 307 feet and 6 inches during the Bruce Jenner/Michelob Light track and field classic held at the San Jose City College stadium in California. His record in javelin throw includes 130 feet as a sophomore at Holmdel, and 283 feet and 9 inches at the 1978 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship. An overview of the Bruce Jenner/Michelob Light event is also presented.

Reports on the advances made by International Business Machines Corp. Almaden Research Center in computer storage device technology. Development of magnetic material capable of storing eleven billion bits of data; Confronting the physical limits of magnetic media; Invention of the giant magnetoresistive head. INSETS: How The Bits Are Read;Limit, What Limit?.

The article focuses on the survival strategy of San Jose, California-based Maxtor Corp., the leading producer of high-capacity hard disk drives. William Dobbin, vice president of the company, required Maxtor to focus on profit, not revenue growth or market share. Maxtor began shipping finished products as soon as completed rather than shipping them all at end of the month. This brought discipline to manufacturing and cut inventories and receivables, thus increasing cash flow.

Mob hysteria and vigilante terrorism have returned to San Jose, fifty miles south of San Francisco in the heart of Santa Clara Valley, one of the most intensive fruit-growing regions in the United States. Here, where Brooke Hart, son of a department store owner, was kidnaped and murdered last fall where 6,000 men, women, and children jammed St. James Park last November 26 to watch lynch-hangmen. Citizens have again overthrown adequate legal machinery and turned to violence. This time in the name of "anti-Communist, anti-red Americanism." As a result, thirteen residents of this community, one of them a woman, have been taken from their homes, banished from the city, and driven from county to county as fast as deputy sheriffs could her them along.

The ACM Fellows Program was established by the ACM Council in 1993 to recognize and honor outstanding ACM members for their achievements in computer science and information technology and for their significant contributions to the mission of ACM. The ACM Fellows served as distinguished colleagues to whom the ACM and its members look for guidance and leadership as the world of information technology evolves. The ACM Council endorsed the establishment of a Fellows Program and provided guidance to the ACM Fellows Committee, taking the view that the program represents a concrete benefit to which any ACM member might aspire, and provides an important source of role models for existing and prospective ACM Members. The program is managed by an ACM Fellows Committee as part of the general ACM Awards program administered by Gwen Bell. The 41 men and women honored as ACM Fellows have made critical contributions towards and continue to exhibit extraordinary leadership in the development of the information age and will be inducted at the ACM Awards Banquet on March 2, 1997, during ACM97 in San Jose.

An interview with Glenn Sweetwood, founder of the San Jose, California-based guitar manufacturer Sweetwood Guitar Co., is presented. According to Sweetwood, his company focused on just one model of guitar during its first few years, with the Comet being the firm's signature product. He states that guitars from Sweetwood are mostly praised for the comfortable feel of their necks and the shape of the body which reportedly allows musicians to play faster and more accurately in all positions.

The article announces that Infinera Corp., manufacturer of optical transmission equipment, and cross-boarder and domestic communication services provider TeliaSonera International Carrier were able to complete the world's first terabit optical transmission based on 500 gigabit per second (Gbps) superchannels. It notes that this field trial has a total distance of 1,105 kilometers and used a route between Los Angeles and San Jose, California.

Information about the annual convention of California Association of Mortgage Professional (CAMP) held in San Jose, California in August 2011 regarding the education requirements and licensing rules in mortgages is presented.

The article describes the design of the restrooms at Sino, a restaurant and nightspot in San Jose, California. The design was created by ED6 senior interior designer Catharine Tarver. Between the men's and women's restrooms stand permeable partition, allowing guests to spy each other through slits. On each side of the semi-communal washroom, a mural of Chinese characters graces the red-painted walls.

The article discusses the highlights of the 26th international symposium of the American Association of Woodturners (AAW) held in San José, California from June 8-10, 2012. The event was attended by 1,365 members, featured more than 170 demonstrations and panel presentations. Woodworks were on display at the Instant Gallery, while tributes were given to woodturning icons John Jordan and Richard Raffan. The AAW Board announced Phil McDonald as the new Executive Director of AAW.

The article features Roger Maltbie, who is a rookie of Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA) Tournament professional in 1975. It says that Maltbie has grown up in San Jose, California and lives in Los Gatos with his wife and two sons named Spencer and Parker. It adds that the inaugural Memorial is tournament victories of Maltbie wherein he beaten Hale Irwin in a playoff following the gallery stake shot.

A review is offered for the San Jose Convention & Visitors Bureau located in San Jose, California.

The article highlights the plans of Mayor Chuck Reed unveiled in San José, California. The 15-year plan aims to solve environmental problems, elevate the local economy, and make the city as the world's center of clean technology innovation. The plan is based on several goals that address energy consumption, water use, greenhouse gas emissions, and other environmental impacts. It also includes the installation of solar power on city buildings and retrofitting facilities.

The article features Hope Services, a charity in San Jose, California that serves mentally disabled people in several northern and central California cities. Phyllis Sotomayor was enrolled in job-counseling and preparation classes at age 51, and trained to work at a dog-care business the charity was about to open. The organization runs a for-profit restaurant with disabled workers and has formed businesses in dog-care, document-shredding, document scanning and manual labelling.

The article reports on the award received by Angelica De Robles for winning the spot in the culinary high school contest with her recipe of a chocolate dessert, Molten Lava Tamales. The high school student represented the Metropolitan Education District in San Jose, California. De Robles was also regarded as the 14th student in the school's program to reach the finals of the Johnson & Wales competition.

Reveals that researchers at the IBM Almaden Research Center in San Jose, California began an effort to study the Web as a mathematical graph-a collection of nodes and lines. Actions taken by the researchers to obtain data; Remarks from Ravi Kumar of IBM; Information on the commercial service called WebFountain launched by IBM.

The article provides information on the Two Big Guys Mountain Games invitational tournament that was held in San Jose, California in May 1979. It mentions that U.S. shotputter Al Feuerbach and thrower Mac Wilkins competed to honor legends and friends in the country. The author states that the event started in more traditional surroundings with discus throw for women and men at the Independence High School in San Jose.