Abstract :
The authors welcome the attendees to the 26th International Conference on VLSI Design and 12th International Conference on Embedded Systems, held in the 1st week of January, 2013 in the City of Pune, India. This joint conference will serve as a forum for the entire technical community engaged in semiconductor design, EDA, design services and academic research. They look forward to the conference as a prolific platform for exchange of ideas, results and future challenges.