Save the dates for ISPD 2027 March 31 - April 2, 2027, Taipei, Taiwan
Call for Papers
Important: Please review the changed ACM policy at the end of the CfP!
The International Symposium on Physical Design (ISPD) provides a premier forum to exchange ideas and promote innovative research in all aspects of physical design ranging from traditional topics for ASIC and FPGA designs to emerging technologies that impact physical design of integrated circuits (ICs). In 2027, ISPD will be held in Taipei, Taiwan. The 36th symposium will highlight key new directions and leading-edge theoretical and experimental contributions to the field.
Sponsored by ACM SIGDA with technical co-sponsorship from IEEE CEDA
Physical design topics of interest include but are not limited to:
| Floorplanning and interconnect planning | Interactions with system and logic level design |
| Partitioning, placement, and routing | Timing and power estimation, modeling, and optimization |
| Clock and power networks | Circuit analysis and optimization in a physical design context |
| Post layout and post-silicon optimization | Data management, multi-threaded/distributed algorithms |
| Design for manufacturability and yield | Hot topics such as machine learning and hardware security |
| Physical synthesis | 3D ICs, quantum circuits, and other emerging technologies |
English and Chinese versions of the call for papers are available here:
| English | Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese |
Important Dates
| Title and abstract submission deadline | September 21, 2026 |
| Full manuscript submission deadline | September 28, 2026 |
| Acceptance notification | November 5, 2026 |
| Camera-ready paper and speaker registration due | January 7, 2027 |
| Symposium | March 30-April 2, 2027 |
Submission of Papers
All papers must be submitted electronically via https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ispd27. Details will be posted on the ISPD website, https://ispd.cc/. Authors must submit full-length, original papers, with a maximum of 8 pages plus 1 extra page for references using the ACM template, https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template, in PDF format. Failure to comply with the page length limit, format, or the requirements below will result in the paper being rejected.
Previously published papers or papers currently submitted for publication elsewhere will not be considered. If related papers have been published or submitted elsewhere, clearly state the differences in the current submission. All submitted papers will be under blind review. They must not include the names or affiliations of the authors in the paper, abstract, or in the embedded PDF data. References to the authors’ works must be in the third person. Papers with open-source software (e.g., on GitHub) are highly encouraged. However, please do not include a direct link to the non-anonymized software in your submission; instead, indicate the open-source contribution in the text.
The symposium proceedings will be published in the ACM Digital Library. ISPD recognizes excellent contributions with a Best Paper Award, selected from among the submitted papers. There is a US$1,500 award for the best paper, and a US$750 award for best paper nominees (all award amounts are before tax and subject to applicable ACM and local tax withholding regulations).
One speaker per accepted paper must register for ISPD 2027, provide slides and video of their presentation, and attend live discussions in Taipei, Taiwan. The slides will be published on the ISPD website. The authors will retain the copyright for the slides and video, which will be posted on a YouTube channel for ISPD 2027.
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