%0 Journal Article %T Preface %A Massimo Poncino %A Ka Lok Man %A Chi-Un Lei %J International Journal of Design, Analysis and Tools for Integrated Circuits and Systems %D 2011 %I Solari (HK) Co., Hong Kong %X This IJDATICS issue presents eight high quality research articles from eight different countries. This mix provides a comprehensive snapshot of state of the art research in the field and provides a springboard for driving future work and discussion. There are three key themes evident in thesepapers. %K preface %K circuit %K engineering %U http://ijdatics.distributedthought.com/current_issues/IJDATICS_01_01_PREFACE.pdf